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Politics => Local Issues and Matters => Topic started by: Lord Elpus on April 02, 2012, 07: AM

Title: Not an April Fool
Post by: Lord Elpus on April 02, 2012, 07: AM
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4232305/Crusader-hero-Knight-Warrior-aka-Roger-Ill-be-super-as-mayor.html
Title: Re: Not an April Fool
Post by: Stevef on April 02, 2012, 11: AM
Makes you wonder why he doesn't stand for election as a police commissioner!

Local government has enough problems.
Title: Re: Not an April Fool
Post by: Lord Elpus on April 02, 2012, 11: AM
Now there's an idea, although the site of me in a tight lycra outfit may put the punters off.
Title: Re: Not an April Fool
Post by: Lucy Lass-Tick on April 02, 2012, 12: PM
Quote from: Lord Elpus on April 02, 2012, 11: AM
Now there's an idea, although the site of me in a tight lycra outfit may put the punters off.

Maybe that depends on what you're 'punting'...
Title: Re: Not an April Fool
Post by: The Great Dictator on April 02, 2012, 01: PM
He should try a monkey suit, he could win !
Title: Re: Not an April Fool
Post by: steveL on April 02, 2012, 03: PM
What a wonderful language English is - the language of Shakespeare and all that with more than 250,000 words in common use discounting technical terms and slang.

Which makes you wonder why, with all those words to choose from, the name Testicles was the best you could do.   ;D
Title: Re: Not an April Fool
Post by: Lucy Lass-Tick on April 02, 2012, 03: PM
Quote from: steveL on April 02, 2012, 03: PM
What a wonderful language English is - the language of Shakespeare and all that with more than 250,000 words in common use discounting technical terms and slang.

Which makes you wonder why, with all those words to choose from, the name Testicles was the best you could do.   ;D

Probably thought it was a hero from Greek mythology...  ???
Title: Re: Not an April Fool
Post by: fred c on April 02, 2012, 03: PM
My initial thought was the lad needs help, i mean just what hope has he of actually being elected, who would vote for a man in fancy dress outfit ?.....
Then i thought........... Hang on a minute, he could be onto a right little earner with that idea.