He’s Toxic, They’re Slipping Under (30%)
July 18, 2022 10:09 PM Subscribe
He had to fight, for his right, to paaaaarrrrty
posted by chavenet at 1:57 AM on July 19, 2022 [7 favorites]
posted by chavenet at 1:57 AM on July 19, 2022 [7 favorites]
Boris Johnson's Mashup Years - No Confidence Vote remix
posted by flabdablet at 4:16 AM on July 19, 2022
posted by flabdablet at 4:16 AM on July 19, 2022
Love the Cameron bit
and why is it that every time I look at Rees-Mogg I see less human being and more human skidmark? He's such a caricature of upper-class twittery that the only plausible explanation remaining is that he's doing it on purpose, though what purpose could possibly be served by it remains a deep mystery to me.
posted by flabdablet at 5:31 AM on July 19, 2022 [2 favorites]
and why is it that every time I look at Rees-Mogg I see less human being and more human skidmark? He's such a caricature of upper-class twittery that the only plausible explanation remaining is that he's doing it on purpose, though what purpose could possibly be served by it remains a deep mystery to me.
posted by flabdablet at 5:31 AM on July 19, 2022 [2 favorites]
flabdablet - because he can. And once they stop looking at the ridiculous spectacle, people will start asking awkward questions about the money. It's better to be a figure of fun - in a way that doesn't harm him at all - than to be scrutinised.
See also: George Osborne getting booed at the Olympics and not caring one bit.
Anyway, Cassette Boy is great, and I look forward to the point when Boris really has left the building.
posted by YoungStencil at 6:53 AM on July 19, 2022 [2 favorites]
See also: George Osborne getting booed at the Olympics and not caring one bit.
Anyway, Cassette Boy is great, and I look forward to the point when Boris really has left the building.
posted by YoungStencil at 6:53 AM on July 19, 2022 [2 favorites]
Sure can't wait until he's replaced by Liz Truss!
posted by atrazine at 7:29 AM on July 19, 2022 [2 favorites]
posted by atrazine at 7:29 AM on July 19, 2022 [2 favorites]
I feel like this rant, also called Bye Bye Boris, from fictional reporter Jonathan Pie will be cathartic to many in the UK.
I tried to put together a thread when this happened with some of the fun jokes but getting an actual description of what happened in a timely fashion proved beyond me, and then I was disheartened to see that no-one else on MetaFilter did it either. Because it was very satisfying seeing Boris Johnson's government collapse for the right reasons.
posted by Merus at 7:34 AM on July 19, 2022 [3 favorites]
I tried to put together a thread when this happened with some of the fun jokes but getting an actual description of what happened in a timely fashion proved beyond me, and then I was disheartened to see that no-one else on MetaFilter did it either. Because it was very satisfying seeing Boris Johnson's government collapse for the right reasons.
posted by Merus at 7:34 AM on July 19, 2022 [3 favorites]
Jeremy Vine: My Boris Story
With four minutes to go, Boris Johnson ran in. I was already concerned – maybe more concerned than Boris. It was an awards ceremony at the Hilton, Park Lane. The room was packed with financial people in bow ties. It was a couple of years before Johnson became Mayor of London. At this point he was a backbench Conservative MP and newspaper columnist. Right now he was due to make a funny speech.posted by sebastienbailard at 9:30 AM on July 19, 2022 [4 favorites]
In four minutes.
There I was, at 9.26pm, sitting with a table-load of London bankers, trying to answer their questions. ‘Will Boris actually arrive?’ ‘Is he normally this late?’ ‘Has he got lost?’
I answered them all as best I could:
(a) I’m sorry (b) I don’t know (c) I don’t see Boris Johnson that often
You see, I explained, I am only here to hand out the awards for… (I consulted the sign at the back of the stage)… ‘for International Securitisation,’ and Boris is making the after-dinner speech. So we have not coordinated at all. I don’t know where he is. Yes, I’m a little worried too.
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Jeremy Vine: My Boris Story
posted by clawsoon at 9:48 AM on July 19, 2022 [7 favorites]
“Now, I accept,” he went on in an uncertain tone, “that as a result some small children were eaten by a shark. But how much more pleasure did the MAJORITY get from those beaches as a result of the boldness of the Mayor in Jaws?”Believe people when they tell you who they are, eh?
posted by clawsoon at 9:48 AM on July 19, 2022 [7 favorites]
My takeaway is that Boris Johnson was some sort of twisted genius whose lies and hubris eventually caught up with him and it resulted in a catastrophe for everyone. It does not bode well for the UK that the party that supports him will remain in power; it means the next PM just has to be better at public behavior while still continuing to feed on the souls of small children.
And the candidates all seem to be following this pattern.
posted by JustSayNoDawg at 10:08 AM on July 19, 2022
And the candidates all seem to be following this pattern.
posted by JustSayNoDawg at 10:08 AM on July 19, 2022
Bonus Stewart Lee on BJ: Boris Johnson's Premiership
posted by vverse23 at 10:20 AM on July 19, 2022 [3 favorites]
posted by vverse23 at 10:20 AM on July 19, 2022 [3 favorites]
Jeremy Vine: My Boris Story
The fact that the whole "I just stumbled completely unprepared into this situation and brilliantly improvised my way into this funny crowd-pleasing speech" act was completely rehearsed, refined, repeated, right down to the same scribbled words, the same "forgotten" punchline, the same everything... damn. There's a genius to that, but I don't know what sort of genius it is.
posted by clawsoon at 3:49 PM on July 19, 2022 [3 favorites]
The fact that the whole "I just stumbled completely unprepared into this situation and brilliantly improvised my way into this funny crowd-pleasing speech" act was completely rehearsed, refined, repeated, right down to the same scribbled words, the same "forgotten" punchline, the same everything... damn. There's a genius to that, but I don't know what sort of genius it is.
posted by clawsoon at 3:49 PM on July 19, 2022 [3 favorites]
I want to point out that Jeremy Vine's brother Tim is not only a lot funnier than Alex Johnson but actually a decent human being. I'm not sure I'd make him Prime Minister either, though. The country isn't ready for a pun-based regime just yet.
posted by Grangousier at 7:13 AM on July 20, 2022
posted by Grangousier at 7:13 AM on July 20, 2022
There's a genius to that, but I don't know what sort of genius it is.
There are funnier standup comedians who are much better at it.
It's always something of a shock to hear a standup deliver the same bit, with only very tiny variations, that made me laugh myself sick on first exposure and realise that yes, it is a well rehearsed bit and seems nowhere near as witty the second time around.
On the other hand there exist comedians (like Dylan Moran) whom I would happily listen to doing the exact same routine every day because their stuff is just so beautifully put together that it does work every time. That's a kind of genius. Boris doesn't have that and never has. Nowhere even close.
posted by flabdablet at 9:57 AM on July 20, 2022
There are funnier standup comedians who are much better at it.
It's always something of a shock to hear a standup deliver the same bit, with only very tiny variations, that made me laugh myself sick on first exposure and realise that yes, it is a well rehearsed bit and seems nowhere near as witty the second time around.
On the other hand there exist comedians (like Dylan Moran) whom I would happily listen to doing the exact same routine every day because their stuff is just so beautifully put together that it does work every time. That's a kind of genius. Boris doesn't have that and never has. Nowhere even close.
posted by flabdablet at 9:57 AM on July 20, 2022
This tweet is 11 seconds well spent:
Boris Johnson's premiership in full
posted by Superilla at 8:57 PM on July 20, 2022
Boris Johnson's premiership in full
posted by Superilla at 8:57 PM on July 20, 2022
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Boris Johnson is an actual mayor.
And I guarantee you, he's going to be Prime Minister at some point.
posted by Meatbomb at 10:43 PM on July 18, 2022 [12 favorites]