Template:Did you know nominations/Bat phone
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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 18:32, 24 December 2022 (UTC)
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Bat phone
... that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told a U.S. Senate committee that the only calls he received on his bat phone were from insurance salesmen?Source: "Holy annoyance, Mr. Mayor!", CBS News from Reuters (Jan. 9, 2007)- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Walter Hines Page School of International Relations
- Comment: Expansion began on November 28, 2022, so technically one day late, but requesting one day extension per D9.
5x expanded by Cielquiparle (talk). Self-nominated at 20:32, 6 December 2022 (UTC).
- General eligibility:
- New enough:
- No - Long enough:
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Not quite new enough, but extension by one day requested, which seems fair enough. Apart from that, no problems and ready to go. Moonraker (talk) 07:58, 7 December 2022 (UTC)
The source doesn't actually say what the hook says. The source says an occasional call for 'Do I want to subscribe to a particular magazine, buy an insurance policy' or some other such ridiculous thing
-- RoySmith (talk) 18:38, 7 December 2022 (UTC)- And, that statement wasn't made during the hearing, but to reporters after the hearing. -- RoySmith (talk) 18:40, 7 December 2022 (UTC)
- Here is the statement from the lede
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg complained to a U.S. Senate committee on Tuesday that he's vexed by pesky dinner-time phone calls from salesmen — ringing him on his secure “bat phone” line...Bloomberg mentioned his secure phone and the insurance sales people who regularly call him on it.
...THEN,Following the hearing...
. Anyway here are some alternatives:
- Here is the statement from the lede
- And, that statement wasn't made during the hearing, but to reporters after the hearing. -- RoySmith (talk) 18:40, 7 December 2022 (UTC)
- ALT0a: ... that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the only calls on his bat phone were from salespeople offering magazine subscriptions or insurance policies?
- ALT0b: ... that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told a U.S. Senate Committee that he was annoyed by calls from insurance salespeople on his bat phone? Cielquiparle (talk) 20:41, 7 December 2022 (UTC)