Reminder: Margaret Thatcher died 13 years ago on this date!

I propose to raise a toast to the devil on her behalf—a G&T, obviously. (And good riddance to bad rubbish.)

@cstross The event is also notable for being one of the big examples of the benefits of Camel Case in hashtags: both Cher and Terri Hatcher had to deny that they had died.

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/cher-isn-t-dead-and-neither-is-terri-hatcher-twitter-users-confused-over-margaret-thatcher-death-hashtag-nowthatchersdead-8564972.html
Cher isn't dead (and neither is Terri Hatcher): Twitter users confused over Margaret Thatcher death hashtag #nowthatchersdead | The Independent

 

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@D_Perris To be fair, Twitter users are easily confused (which is understandable, as Twitter doesn't even exist anymore) 😉 @cstross
@j_bertolotti Also the article is from 2013, so there is that ...
@D_Perris Didn't look at the date. My bad.