Duffy held captive for a few days.

[gilbertharding]

I mean, the story suggested she may have had a mobile phone - but they were pretty rare in 1994? A comment on the lack of rigour by the "journalist"

Well, I remember a student's mobile phone ringing in a lecture when I was in my first year at college, in 1994.

I remember it, because of the pandemonium it caused. Everyone thought the guy was a wanker - both because he was a student with a mobile phone in 1994 (people were familiar with mobile phones for company directors, sales reps and other grown ups by then), and because he was, in fact, a wanker.

[buzby]

I mean, the story suggested she may have had a mobile phone - but they were pretty rare in 1994? A comment on the lack of rigour by the "journalist"

1994 was the year that GSM-based mobile networks really took off in the UK (GSM having been introduced in the UK by Vodafone in December 1991). Mercury launched their One2One network in September 1993 with Motorola M200 phones, offering free weekend and evening calls, BT 's CellNet GSM network launched in December 1993 and Hutchison launched their Orange network in April 1994 with Nokia 2110 phones.

[BlodwynPig]

Edit: spiralling into a wormhole

[Dewt]

1994 was the year that GSM-based mobile networks really took off in the UK (GSM having been introduced in the UK by Vodafone in December 1991). Mercury launched their One2One network in September 1993 with Motorola M200 phones, offering free weekend and evening calls, BT 's CellNet GSM network launched in December 1993 and Hutchison launched their Orange network in April 1994 with Nokia 2110 phones.

You ever read the chapter about the early (pre-digital) mobile phone network rollouts in the book Backroom Boys? It's good reading.

[Satchmo Distel]

This is the Caroline Flack thread rebooted.

[chveik]

no it's not

[Butchers Blind]

This is the Caroline Flack thread rebooted.

We're talking about mobile phones in the early to mid nineties.

[beanheadmcginty]

At least she was well versed in a song with extremely appropriate lyrics for her situation.

[Satchmo Distel]

We're talking about mobile phones in the early to mid nineties.

In a thread about an abduction and rape, in which the phone topic was introduced to cast doubt on her account.

[BlodwynPig]

In a thread about an abduction and rape, in which the phone topic was introduced to cast doubt on her account.

Nope, that was Westbrook...and the doubt was the journalist piece

[Butchers Blind]

Shared a new track last night but not being released.

https://youtu.be/Bl53vZc_Kws

[Better Midlands]

Shared a new track last night but not being released.

https://youtu.be/Bl53vZc_Kws

Intentional pun?

[PaulTMA]

I hope they've got the bastard (or bitch, could be a lady).

This made me LOL way more than it should have done

[gilbertharding]

There'll be no laughing in this thread, thank you.

[Butchers Blind]

Intentional pun?

Unintentional but I'll take it.

[BlodwynPig]

For those of a strong constitution - her words

https://www.duffywords.com

I guess a wealthy man with his own plane, possibly arabic (made to walk behind him). whatever, cunt and hopefully dead now.

[Abnormal Palm]

Don't call it a comeback.

[Shaky]

It's all a horrible story, obviously, but this bit really got to me:

It was being told by a male, I had come to know and really like as a friend, that "most men would run a mile if they knew you were raped". I crumbled.

Not only total bullshit, but who says that sort of thing to a friend??

[SteveDave]

When I read this on Wales Online yesterday the advert in the middle of the piece was for a Ted Bundy book. Not now adverts. Not now.

[imitationleather]

When I read this on Wales Online yesterday the advert in the middle of the piece was for a Ted Bundy book. Not now adverts. Not now.

Almost definitely a targeted ad based on your previous online activity. No one to blame but yourself!

[SteveDave]

Almost definitely a targeted ad based on your previous online activity. No one to blame but yourself!

Or Tim Berners-Lee?