Right, I'm ordering a mug of Tony Blair and a scouring pad. I'll start with the smile.
Actually, I'd rather have some mugs featuring more deserving political figures (and I've found the whole 'hatefest' that has taken place in some quarters rather distasteful and infantile). Margaret Thatcher's transformation into a pantomine villain fails to recognise the complex, ambivalent attitude that many had towards her era. I'm old enough to remember the shambles that gave birth to Thatcherism.
My dishwasher-unsafe collection would include Erich Honecker, the three Kims, Mr Pot, General Galtieri, General Jaruzelski, Saddam Hussein, Robert Mugabe and a variety of other figures. There aren't any British politicians who make the grade.
Spooky...
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DeleteIt's very zen.
ReplyDeleteHmmm
DeletePlease be concise. Delete an m.
DeleteHmmmmmmmmmm
DeleteJust don't go near a zen monastery. Ever. You aren't suitable.
DeleteSo what am I supposed to do with the rest of my life now?
DeleteAre you sure you want to accept this responsibility? (That settles it. I'm never washing my William Shatner T-shirt again.)
ReplyDeleteGoes of quietly to look up William Shatner (such ignorance)
DeleteLovable guy, horrible actor. Captain Kirk!(And, I am forced to admit, I don't really own a Shatner T-shirt.)
DeleteI wonder if anyone in your family is getting an idea for a birthday present.
DeleteRight, I'm ordering a mug of Tony Blair and a scouring pad. I'll start with the smile.
ReplyDeleteActually, I'd rather have some mugs featuring more deserving political figures (and I've found the whole 'hatefest' that has taken place in some quarters rather distasteful and infantile). Margaret Thatcher's transformation into a pantomine villain fails to recognise the complex, ambivalent attitude that many had towards her era. I'm old enough to remember the shambles that gave birth to Thatcherism.
My dishwasher-unsafe collection would include Erich Honecker, the three Kims, Mr Pot, General Galtieri, General Jaruzelski, Saddam Hussein, Robert Mugabe and a variety of other figures. There aren't any British politicians who make the grade.
If you like I could just sell you ten blanks, and you could just imagine how you'd made them disappear already.
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