Bread And Circuses

[nailit]

I despair at the human race!

[kvalidir]

Eh?

[murraymints]

double eh ?

[tonyav]

Circus is coming to our village next week.

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/bread-and-circuses

[douglas9401]

Is this just where the bumper book of thread starters fell open tonight?

Or is it the beer.

[-SharonA-]

I love circuses!

[seekeerz]

Is this a spin off from 'let them eat cake'. ??

[ChillDoubt]

The Moscow State Circus(no, not Chelsea FC) is currently touring the UK.
Are they upset at the quality of our Hovis?

[johnny.5]

the best way to kill a circus ?
go for their juggler !

[rowanwitch]

Is it a case of while the world goes to help in a handcart poop like bgt is on tv

[rowanwitch]

HELL in a handcart

[Mamyalynne]

Depends what spin the OP has put on this old phrase - probably would be my guess.

[Zacs-Master]

Opiate fo the masses, eh.

[ChillDoubt]

johnny.5

You forgot:

Baddum-tsh!

[Zacs-Master]

For

[rowanwitch]

If that's opiate, someone give me a cyanide pill. Have NEVER seen a single one. The trailers put me off

[Zacs-Master]

Exactly rowan. I avoided the sedative too.

[ChillDoubt]

If the reference is to BGT then I can only concur.

I’d rather hack my tadger off with a blunt, rusty pen knife....without anaesthetic.

[Mamyalynne]

You could sell tickets.

[ChillDoubt]

Now THIS is the sort of act they need to spice things up a little!:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44349521

And topical too!