# Ed, WTF?

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 23, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-wtf/482650 "2009-01-23T15:46:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-wtf/482650/185 "2009-01-30T17:38:51Z")

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> [@yojimbo](#):
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> Heh!
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> [“American Idol” Judges Mistake Local Saying For A Threat](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/30/american-idol-judges-mist_n_162473.html)

And, rather than apologise or explain, just let the thread go on for some days and then closed it without further ado. Typical. That’s why I hate anyone in a position of authority. They are all incompetent and corrupt.

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