David Cameron Goes Topless.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/10260698/David-Cameron-goes-topless-on-Polzeath-beach-in-Cornwall.html

There was much controversy over the topless photos of the Duchess of Cambridge, cannot the same sensitivity be show over our PM's topless photos?

[Maggoty]

maybe he's competing with Vladimir Putin to be the next gay icon :-)

x

[sandyRoe]

AOG, you should have posted a warning that the link contained images which may offend some people.

[chrisgel]

Man takes shirt off on beach!

There's got to be a Pullitzer in the offing for this intrepid journalist.

[Gromit]

Is it true Dave's surfboard sank?

[Gromit]

Is he trying for the Pink vote?

[jackthehat]

The DoC was on the patio of a private house in rural France......not on a public beach in Cornwall.

[jim360]

There seem to be a number of differences, most notably that Cameron was on a public beach, while the Duchess of Cambridge was in a private location, only visible from a couple of miles away or so with a long-range lens. In that sense the fuss was about breaches of privacy in a case where it was reasonable to assume privacy. Had the D. of C. gone topless on a public beach it might not nearly have caused so much of a stink.

Rather like the difference between those photos of the Duchess and Prince Harry's strip billiards incident, when he (or more accurately his bodyguards) allowed a breach of privacy leading to embarrassing photos. The Duchess's privacy was actively invaded when it should not have been. David Cameron waived his right to privacy by appearing in public.

[tiggerblue10]

The papers need something to splash across their pages. Anything seems to go and DC seems to be the latest victim. He's now topless as well as fat.....!

This is why I don't read papers.

[tamborine]

He missed out a knotted hanky to promote Brit Beaches

[Gromit]

Did Dave and Eric Pickles sing High pitched speeded up pop songs in the Karaoki bar afterwards?

[Octavius]

I'm concerned that these sort of images promote the eating of hot pasties and the drinking of alcohol.

[Maggoty]

Also - lets face it, it is acceptable for a man to bear his boobs without comment - but a woman?

[Gromit]

Dave is just trying to provoke the Spanish fishermen.

[sandyRoe]

He might have them sharpening their harpoons. We all know there's something fishy about him and now blubbery too.

[Gromit]

This should keep you quiet for 10 minutes....



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx6uWzvPTco&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[Octavius]

Eh, Jose, vamos a necesitar un barco más grande.

[jno]

this has already been debated in in CB

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/ChatterBank/Question1269497.html

which I must say is probably the proper place for it. In fact there should probably be a sub-sub-topic called Silly Seasonal for those stories newspapers use to fill up space in August..

[Gromit]

It's in the newspapers so it is legit to post it in the News section.

Speaking of Silly season stories...

// What do London Underground stops taste like?
A 54-year-old systems analyst from Blackpool has created the most bizarre version to date – a map that shows what each station tastes like.
James Wannerton tastes words when he reads or hears them thanks to a neurological condition called synaesthesia that links senses which are normally experienced separately.
He first noticed each Underground station created a distinct taste aged four when travelling to school with his mother from the family home near Willesden, north London. //

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/10257633/What-do-London-Underground-stops-taste-like.html

[anotheoldgit]

Oh dear oh dear, I entered this instead of the photo and asking for humorous captions, although some of you took this post in the manner it was entered there was some who took it a little too serious, chill out.

Thanks to those who saw the humorous side, some of your comments brought a smile to my face, thanks again.

[Octavius]

I'm confused, should I be in the 'chill out' camp or apreciate your thanks?