“Disraeli, as we know, was especially good at being rude and, although we have a persistent image of the Victorians as bound by rigid rules of decorum and politeness, their politicians could be appallingly rude in ways that would be ruled out of order today "
-- Jacob Rees-Mogg, in his book, before slouching in the House of Commons in an appallingly disrespectful manner.
A Limerick on Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
“There was a young fellow from Ankara,
Who was a terrific wankerer.
“Till he sowed his wild oats,
With the help of a goat,
But he didn’t even stop to thankera.”
On the Burka
"If you say that it is weird and bullying to expect women to cover their faces, then I totally agree. "I would go further and say that it is absolutely ridiculous that people should choose to go around looking like letter boxes."
On Tony Blair's visit to the Congo
"It is said that the Queen has come to love the Commonwealth, partly because it supplies her with regular cheering crowds of flag-waving piccaninnies...the tribal warriors will all break out in watermelon smiles."
On gay men
"In the Ministry of Sound, the tank-topped bumboys blub into their pils”
“If gay marriage was OK – and I was uncertain on the issue – then I saw no reason in principle why a union should not be consecrated between three men, as well as two men, or indeed three men and a dog.”
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