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ClydeR
09-19-2014, 08:41 PM
NEW DELHI: A Doordarshan news anchor has been sacked after she referred to Chinese President Xi Jinping as 'Eleven' Jinping, apparently confusing Xi's name with the Roman numerals XI, a senior official at the state television channel said on Friday

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"It is an unpardonable mistake," the official told Reuters on the condition of anonymity, saying the anchor was employed on a casual basis. "We have debarred her from news reading for a few months."

Their standards are too high.

Wrathbringer
09-22-2014, 05:51 AM
Their standards are too high.

More importantly, what's a door dar Shan?

Suppa Hobbit Mage
09-22-2014, 08:58 AM
I thought this was going to be about the Redskins :(

Thondalar
09-22-2014, 09:06 AM
I thought this was going to be about the Redskins :(

...lol

Tgo01
09-22-2014, 11:21 AM
More importantly, what's a door dar Shan?

I thinks it's a brand name of one of those fancy door knockers.