Make Bono history - now!

speedbird591 · Post by **speedbird591** » 15 Dec 2006, 22:47

An Aussie friend has just sent me this email. Supposedly true.

At a U2 concert in Glasgow , Bono asks the audience for some quiet.

Then in the silence, he starts to slowly clap his hands.

Holding the audience in total silence, he says into the microphone

"Every time I clap my hands, a child in Africa dies."

An "Aussie" voice from near the front pierces the silence,

"Well, stop f***ing clapping ya d***head."

Ian

Quixoticish · Post by **Quixoticish** » 16 Dec 2006, 01:01

As much as I dislike Bono and would love for that to be true, I'm afraid it's an urban legend.

http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/bono.asp

Although it is very funny.

speedbird591 · Post by **speedbird591** » 16 Dec 2006, 08:04

Well spotted! Some things are so funny it doesn't matter if they're true or not, I reckon. I hate missed opportunities

Quixoticish · Post by **Quixoticish** » 16 Dec 2006, 11:49

speedbird591 wrote: Well spotted! Some things are so funny it doesn't matter if they're true or not, I reckon. I hate missed opportunities

It's one of those things that is so on the nail that it deserves to be true. :dance:

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 16 Dec 2006, 21:12

Its like at Live Aid, Geldof never said "Give us your f***ing money!", but "F*** the address, just give the phone, here's the number..." :roll: