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Boris: the answer

 
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Old 22-05.-2008, 04:29 PM   #1
Mark McNeill
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Default Boris: the answer

And assuming he's being honest, it's quite a sensible one:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/...22/boris.london

http://tinyurl.com/58cbz2


"I am a punctilious obeyer of traffic lights and you will see if you
follow me home that I am now equipped with a helmet ... not for
politically correct or health and safety reasons but from a desire to be
as anonymous as possible."



[Auto sig is at it again, I see.]

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Old 22-05.-2008, 05:38 PM   #2
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Default Re: Boris: the answer

Mark McNeill wrote:
> "I am a punctilious obeyer of traffic lights and you will see if you
> follow me home that I am now equipped with a helmet ... not for
> politically correct or health and safety reasons but from a desire to be
> as anonymous as possible."


So he should wear some sort of cap - just as anonymising and will keep
the weather off his face better.

Colin McKenzie

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Old 22-05.-2008, 11:22 PM   #3
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Default Re: Boris: the answer

Mark McNeill <markonnewsgroups@yahoo.com> wrote:
> And assuming he's being honest, it's quite a sensible one:
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/...22/boris.london
>
> http://tinyurl.com/58cbz2
>
>
> "I am a punctilious obeyer of traffic lights and you will see if you
> follow me home that I am now equipped with a helmet ... not for
> politically correct or health and safety reasons but from a desire
> to
> be as anonymous as possible."
>


In that case I think he really should have gone for the false nose and
moustache option :-)

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Old 23-05.-2008, 12:20 AM   #4
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GeoffC wrote:
> Mark McNeill <markonnewsgroups@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> And assuming he's being honest, it's quite a sensible one:
>>
>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/...22/boris.london
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/58cbz2
>>
>>
>> "I am a punctilious obeyer of traffic lights and you will see if you
>> follow me home that I am now equipped with a helmet ... not for
>> politically correct or health and safety reasons but from a desire
>> to
>> be as anonymous as possible."
>>

>
> In that case I think he really should have gone for the false nose and
> moustache option :-)
>
> --
>
> Geoff
>
>

bavaclava?
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