06:45 am
Auditioning for PM?
My colleague Pin Collacott had a post a few days ago about British foreign minister David Miliband auditioning for the PM job. Now we have this:
I have to admit that the man is impressive. But he looks like he’s twelve years old. It reminds me of “Dish and Dishonesty,” that great BlackAdder the Third episode where Edmund takes on Pitt the Younger:
Pitt the Younger: I intend to put up my own brother as a candidate against you!
Blackadder: Oh, and which Pitt would this be? Pitt the Toddler? Pitt the Embryo? Pitt the Glint in the Milkman’s Eye?
Pitt the Younger: Pah! Gentlemen, as I said to Chancellor Metternich at the Congress of Strasbourg; “Poooo to you with knobs on!” We shall meet sirs, on the hustings!
Perhaps Gordon Brown could ask Rowan Atkinson to be his campaign manager.