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Boris Johnson's cover up
By Bottleblondesurfer
06 October 2006
This follows on from Snodlanders piece.
In view of Jack Straws recent admission Boris Johnson has, with typical candour, tried to steal a march and landed himself in hot water.

Yesterday in a press release MP Boris Johnson admitted he sometimes asks some of his constituents to modify their clothing as well. He justified it today a by saying


“Oh hello, where’s the camera, Oh right it’s there, is it on… now what was I saying. Yes. Well you see,  how's my hair? It’s all a fuss about nothing, really. I mean, well…Ohmygosh..It’s just that I’ve been asking some of my constituents to cover up, you know put a balaclava on or sack over their heads.
I mean…well some of them are just so unbelievably ugly…well talk about visual pollution. You can’t believe how distracting it is trying to concentrate when you got Frankenstein’s ugly sister in front of you. And I’ve got it all day. I mean just look around you, this is Henley for God’s sake. There are some frightful old trouts wondering round. Have you been round waitrose of a morning. They just don’t care.
 
Before you take this all the wrong way I want to say  I use all my tact and diplomacy… I mean well…ohmygosh I just say something like
 “Look dear unless you want a lap full of vomit put this sack on”
 We even provide bags and sacks  and some of dog-faced regulars have taken to bringing their own. No-one’s complained. I mean what’s all the fuss about,,bloody hell  just think... for heavens sake; if old Jack Straw can piss of the towels heads and get away with it I don’t see why I should get fatwa from the Henley WI.  He should really count his blessings that they want to cover themselves up. Well OK some of them get a bit miffed but they’re lucky to have someone so bright, clever and intellectual representing them, and they know it ;now if one of you will just point out which is my house I’ll go and start my surgery.

Reviews
Laugh out loud funny
Written by Snodlander (501 comments posted) 6th October 2006
Gosh, I'm an inspiration. 
 
Very funny, and impossible to read without hearing the jolly old buffer's voice.
Practised confusion...
Written by woody44 (775 comments posted) 6th October 2006
This is Boris to a tee Jane. I must admit I can`t help liking the old buffoon, mainly because of his tongue-in-cheek attitude to life..Nice one Jane. 
 
happy writing 
woody

Written by Bottleblondesurfer (3351 comments posted) 6th October 2006
Thanks for your comments, guys. I suppose Boris is a bit of any easy target but as you say woody you can't help liking him. I'll PM you later about the play thing, sounds fun 
BBS

Written by Phil (6713 comments posted) 6th October 2006
Funny piece. You certainly caught his character in your writing. You can't help liking the man, but he is a complete tosser. 
 
Enjoyed it very much. 
 
All the best, 
 
Phil
Here BBS
Written by BrianRobertNeal (1195 comments posted) 7th October 2006
Boris is Siddie's role model, but in Sid's case he'd have to dumb "up". 
 
Nice one Bubbles. 
 
Brian
Hi BBS
Written by jean.day (2279 comments posted) 7th October 2006
This is a very good section for you - with your quick wit and irony. It was a good item. Looking forward to more of the same sort.  
 
Thanks for reviewing my new book.I do write fast - and then am not so good at the hard part - the proof reading and editing and making sure I don't use the same phrase three times in the same paragraph.

Written by coosh (867 comments posted) 7th October 2006
Yes, you've captured the character really well in this. Getting both feet in his mouth with room to spare. An unwittingly funny personality - just frightens me when these people are given positions of responsibility.

Written by ellipinnock (1753 comments posted) 9th October 2006
He aint half a pillock :) But loveable with it and you got it down to a tee. Wonderful! 
 
Elli

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