Of all the animals of prey, man is the only sociable one.
Every one of us preys upon his neighbour, and yet we herd together.
The Beggar's Opera: John Gay

Friday 8 May 2015

Balls gets the snip

We would never normally stoop so low as to celebrate someone's defeat but, in one case, we are prepared to make an exception. As they say, 'Don't let the door hit you on the way out!'

There is one thing I shall miss about him: the fact that, according to in the conventions of headline-speak, his utterances are all reported thus...
Labour not anti-business - Balls
or
Balls - Labour Government will 'balance the books'
...and somehow I find myself mentally adding an invisible exclamation mark of disbelief each time. I admit it may be somewhat below the belt to poke fun at a chap's name but you have to agree that there has been a rich vein of satire to be mined here.

Given his previous appearances in this blog, there is, of course, only one possible victory song today...
As Labour takes a drubbing in every counting hall,
Let's raise a toast to seeing Brown's old enforcer fall
And cheer as Morley suffers the unkindest cut of all;
Who'd have believed it? Labour have lost their Balls!


5 comments:

  1. Balls and Cooper had one of my blogs edited, serve him right.

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  2. Demetrius, that definitely sounds like a story worth hearing; do tell (or link)...

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  3. 15 May 2009 last time I looked the names could not be found on search.

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  4. Thanks, Demetrius; I did have a look, but Blogger searches are about as efficient as the Spouse trying to find the mayonnaise in the fridge.

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  5. Couldn't have happened to a nicer fella.

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