The Life of Brian.
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curiouswombatThis will probably be of no interest to those outside the British Isles, as UK minor political scandals are unlikely to have made it into your consciousness, but those of you who know anything of current UK news read on...
Whilst getting dinner ready I heard S2C and D-d falling around laughing. As they were watching the news on TV at the time I wondered what on Earth the joke was, and had to go in to ask them.
Between gasps for breath the husband explained. The newscaster had said, after a short piece about Tony Blair canvasing for the UK local elections, that the Prime Minister was using 'The Life of Brian' defense, meaning 'What did the Romans/New Labour ever do for you?'
Only Kat reinterpreted the remark as 'John Prescott is not the Messiah! He's a very naughty boy.'
Whilst getting dinner ready I heard S2C and D-d falling around laughing. As they were watching the news on TV at the time I wondered what on Earth the joke was, and had to go in to ask them.
Between gasps for breath the husband explained. The newscaster had said, after a short piece about Tony Blair canvasing for the UK local elections, that the Prime Minister was using 'The Life of Brian' defense, meaning 'What did the Romans/New Labour ever do for you?'
Only Kat reinterpreted the remark as 'John Prescott is not the Messiah! He's a very naughty boy.'
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Date: 02/05/2006 09:41 pm (UTC)I thought the idea of the man from the Beeb descibing Tony Blair as using 'the Life of Brian defence' was funny in itself, but her addition was just perfect!