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Boris Goes ( Finally )
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Are you all dead out there ?
Boris has given his farewell speech
Boris lies as he leaves no 10 -listing his successes and strengths
in fact listing the problems he leaves lovely Liz
a lot of ideas said one hack, that have still to be realised
what do all the ABers think? once they have imbibed their coffee
Boris has given his farewell speech
Boris lies as he leaves no 10 -listing his successes and strengths
in fact listing the problems he leaves lovely Liz
a lot of ideas said one hack, that have still to be realised
what do all the ABers think? once they have imbibed their coffee
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Here is the speech:
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It is totally obvious what he meant. He meant that he thought he was in a longer distance race, but "they" unexpectedly changed the rules on him and turned it into a relay race, meaning that he had to pass on the baton/torch to Liz Truss.
Lies. Nobody changed the rules. He got disqualified under the rules of the race he was in. That is all - after that, the metaphor breaks down a little.
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It is totally obvious what he meant. He meant that he thought he was in a longer distance race, but "they" unexpectedly changed the rules on him and turned it into a relay race, meaning that he had to pass on the baton/torch to Liz Truss.
Lies. Nobody changed the rules. He got disqualified under the rules of the race he was in. That is all - after that, the metaphor breaks down a little.
The baton will be handed over in what has unexpectedly turned out to be a relay race. They changed the rules half-way through but never mind that now.
the order of words means it has to be - - They changed the rules in the relay race....
for the meaning he wants:
1.they changed the rules half way thro
2.it turned unexpectedly into a relay race
(froo de rule change)
3.the baton will be handed over
4. never mind that now
If it were Herodotus (No not a roman emperor, did anyone get that Cincinnatus was a fella during the Republic?)
then his tutor wd have spent an hour on this !
They do this in Classics - the words vary between authors but does the MEANING change. Gawd as Naomi would say
the order of words means it has to be - - They changed the rules in the relay race....
for the meaning he wants:
1.they changed the rules half way thro
2.it turned unexpectedly into a relay race
(froo de rule change)
3.the baton will be handed over
4. never mind that now
If it were Herodotus (No not a roman emperor, did anyone get that Cincinnatus was a fella during the Republic?)
then his tutor wd have spent an hour on this !
They do this in Classics - the words vary between authors but does the MEANING change. Gawd as Naomi would say
Boris has delivered a few babies
well initiated er their delivery.
bonked endlessly then, god knows what the Greek for that is
Times quote
the hidden sword horns with black device;
strikes so he falls down where the waters fill.
I tell you of a death-snare bath that kills.
or
She has caught him in the robe and gores him with the crafty device of her black horn! He falls in a vessel of water! It is of doom wrought by guile in a murderous bath that I am telling you.
Clytemnestra kills Agamemnon, as foretold by Cassandy.
Aga - Boris, Clytemnestie - Lizz truss, I am not sure who cassandy is
well initiated er their delivery.
bonked endlessly then, god knows what the Greek for that is
Times quote
the hidden sword horns with black device;
strikes so he falls down where the waters fill.
I tell you of a death-snare bath that kills.
or
She has caught him in the robe and gores him with the crafty device of her black horn! He falls in a vessel of water! It is of doom wrought by guile in a murderous bath that I am telling you.
Clytemnestra kills Agamemnon, as foretold by Cassandy.
Aga - Boris, Clytemnestie - Lizz truss, I am not sure who cassandy is
