hate to be the fella that fell over on the RTE news...

hate to be the fella that fell over on the RTE news...

Updated Aug 06, 2010 at 07:40AM EDT by roycabinet.

Added Aug 04, 2010 at 08:19AM EDT by roycabinet.

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This meme originated from an Irish news report from the national broadcaster RTE. The news was covering a story on the increasingly bad weather during January 2010. During the broadcast a reporter gives a voice over on how the ice and snow had effected the whole country while a clip runs on screen. The clip is of a man walking along a foot path carrying a shopping bag who suddenly slips and falls on the ice landing quite violently on his head.

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The clip was deemed hilarious by the public and a facebook group entitled "Hate to be the fella who fell over on RTE news…" was created. To date the page has 103,000+ fans.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=292958908437&ref=ts#!/pages/hate-to-be-the-fella-that-fell-over-on-the-RTE-news/417652205397?ref=ts

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As of right now there is a search to find out who the person is, however his identity has yet to be revealed.

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