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[Flosshilde]

I think ahinton was winding us up; is he sure that his ideas will chime with modern taste?

[scottycelt]

I think ahinton was winding us up; is he sure that his ideas will chime with modern taste?

I very much doubt it as a little birdie has just tweeted that his ideas are widely regarded as timeless, so he could just as easily find himself up before the beak.

[johncorrigan]

I very much doubt it as a little birdie has just tweeted that his ideas are widely regarded as timeless, so he could just as easily find himself up before the beak.

Are you trying to tell me you think this story is a swiz?

[Flay]

We can rely on Boris for quirkiness!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19081335

[Flosshilde]

One of his flags would appear to be at half-mast. Is that for the death of his hopes of being taken for a serious politician?

[scottycelt]

One of his flags would appear to be at half-mast. Is that for the death of his hopes of being taken for a serious politician?

Who cares, on the Richter scale of entertainment he's way, way off it and infinitely preferable to Cameron immediately popping up on TV and informing the country, in a very serious tone, how delighted and proud he is of 'Bradley', 'Helen' and 'Heather' ...

[mangerton]

One of his flags would appear to be at half-mast. Is that for the death of his hopes of being taken for a serious politician?

His trousers are certainly at half mast. Known as "iambics" in the trade.

But as scottycelt has pointed out, still preferable to the pathetic, egregious, band-wagon-jumping Cameron.

[Flosshilde]

I'm not so sure - beneath that bumbling exterior lies a heart of steel. It will be interesting to see what his second term (won by a margin of 3%) is like. Most of the things in his first term that were popular were initiated by Ken: Boris was just lucky enough to be around when they came to fruition.

[ahinton]

I think ahinton was winding us up; is he sure that his ideas will chime with modern taste?

I cannot say, but, since I did mention both "wind up" and "movement" in what was then the current horological (though perhaps not otherwise logical) context, the nature of any "ideas" put forward there should be fairly clear, I'd have thought; at least they were my "ideas" rather than someone else's regurgitated, second hand, as it were but, cometh the hour, we surely won't need to concern ourselves with such minutiæ in any case (long case or otherwise)...

[ahinton]

His trousers are certainly at half mast. Known as "iambics" in the trade.

Better that than splicing the main braces, though, surely?...

[Flosshilde]

His trousers are certainly at half mast.

If trousers are at half-mast, aren't they in the process of falling down?

Still, at least he wasn't in a kilt

[mangerton]

If trousers are at half-mast, aren't they in the process of falling down?

Still, at least he wasn't in a kilt

Unthank you for that, floss. I shall probably have nightmares about that mental image tonight.

[Flosshilde]

I don't think that we need worry too much about it, unless his hopes for Tory leadership go completely a**e over t*t & he tries for First Minister.

[mangerton]

I don't think that we need worry too much about it, unless his hopes for Tory leadership go completely a**e over t*t & he tries for First Minister.

Now I know you're just trying to upset me!

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

...er this chap got quite upset ...