It was an office/complex/hotel called The Watergate...

That five men broke into, and the government attempted to cover up. All subsequent scandals have made humourous nods back to this by adding the word gate at the end (ie 'Betsygate', when Iain Duncan Smith gave his wife a massive salary for a job she wasn't doing, 'Katrinagate', when the US government let New Orleans suffer in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and 'Nipplegate' when Janet Jackson's nipple slipped out during the Superbowl).

Posted By: tim berry on August 13th 2007 at 16:27:22

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The new MyFootballWriter model success... (NCFC) - Yellalee, Aug 13, 15:21:20
- and barbiegate is better than bbqgate (NCFC) - Dave in France, Aug 13, 16:10:39
  - Was the first 'gate' watergate? Actually a hotel wasn't it? (NCFC) - Yellalee, Aug 13, 16:16:48
    - the first gate was obviously (NCFC) - jayson blair, Aug 13, 16:29:44
      - Thought you had a new username (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Aug 13, 16:30:56
        
        Go on, enlighten me. (n/m) (NCFC) - jayson blair, Aug 13, 16:33:37
    - It was an office/complex/hotel called The Watergate... (NCFC) - tim berry, Aug 13, 16:27:22
      - was Squidgygate the 2nd gate? (NCFC) - blindasabat, Aug 13, 16:37:56
        
        Yes. (n/m) (NCFC) - tim berry, Aug 13, 16:39:09
      - And Garethgates... (NCFC) - Arganth, Aug 13, 16:29:34
        
        Ericgates (NCFC) - Johnny Comecardiff, Aug 13, 16:31:02
        
        ...but reaped the rewards instead of the real winner, that WAS a scandal. (n/m) (NCFC) - tim berry, Aug 13, 16:30:58
        
        I would say Will Young (the actual winner) has made more money than Gates (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Aug 13, 16:31:28
        
        On in the long term, by being shunned initially. And by actually being talented. (n/m) (NCFC) - tim berry, Aug 13, 16:35:38
        
        And being a scummer (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Aug 13, 16:37:40
        
        nah, that was his boyfriend (NCFC) - blindasabat, Aug 13, 16:39:53
        
        Oh yeah. (n/m) (NCFC) - tim berry, Aug 13, 16:42:44
        
        Ah, you have obviously followed his career more closesly than me (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Aug 13, 16:40:55
        
        it would appear so (NCFC) - blindasabat, Aug 13, 16:42:52
        
        *closely (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Aug 13, 16:41:51
        
        Is he? (n/m) (NCFC) - tim berry, Aug 13, 16:38:44
        
        ... (NCFC) - Brom, Aug 13, 16:39:31
        
        Lol (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Aug 13, 16:30:35
    - it's a portmanteau (NCFC) - Dave in France, Aug 13, 16:22:51
      - aha - never thought of it in those terms before. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Aug 13, 16:27:26

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