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Just yesterday Australia noted the first anniversary of a similar Twitter faux pas, by Prof. Peter Doherty [1], a Nobel laureate in physiology/medicine, and pop
by tomhoward 5y ago
Just yesterday Australia noted the first anniversary of a similar Twitter faux pas, by Prof. Peter Doherty [1], a Nobel laureate in physiology/medicine, and popular commentator on medical science in Australia.
One evening during Melbourne's first lockdown for the pandemic, he accidentally tweeted "Dan Murphy opening hours" – Dan Murphy's being a major chain of liquor stores.
It gave the nation some much-needed cheer that such an eminent, intelligent person was capable of making that kind of error, as well as apparently being so in need of a drink, which most of us could relate to.
He has also been a good enough sport to leave the tweet up [2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_C._Doherty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_C._Doherty
[2] https://twitter.com/ProfPCDoherty/status/1254616358479966209 https://twitter.com/ProfPCDoherty/status/1254616358479966209
- DC-3 5y agoPeter Doherty, more like Pete Doherty!