# Help!  I'm blind!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-im-blind/139351>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 28, 2002, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-im-blind/139351 "2002-11-28T15:31:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-im-blind/139351/1 "2002-11-28T15:31:35Z")

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The BBC news website seems to be broken. I am blinded, I cannot see what is happening in the world.  
Unless there is no news. right now the main page consists of a ‘o’ without the quotes.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-im-blind/139351/2 "2002-11-28T15:33:07Z")

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whoops, forgot my manners - ([http://news.bbc.co.uk](http://news.bbc.co.uk))

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**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-im-blind/139351/3 "2002-11-28T16:27:50Z")

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Works fine for me.

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**Author:** ![istara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-im-blind/139351/4 "2002-11-28T16:29:21Z")

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I am so relieved you are not actually blind!!

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**Author:** ![Zweistein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/54ee81/32.png) [@Zweistein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zweistein)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-im-blind/139351/5 "2002-11-28T19:08:02Z")

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Well try this:

[http://www.thepaperboy.com.au/welcome.html](http://www.thepaperboy.com.au/welcome.html)

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**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-im-blind/139351/6 "2002-11-28T19:11:56Z")

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What a cool site **Zweistein**. Cheers.