Reading an article on the Guardian about the different approach to politics in the UK vs the US. After describing a speech to the Tory faithful by Michael Howard, the author continues…

“The faithful were giddy with excitement. Well, almost all of them. One loyalist with a bottle-green flying-ducks tie, was still barking over the State of the Country. ‘Are you optimistic about Thursday?’ I asked tentatively. ‘I TRY to be,’ he conceded, ‘though I was going to desert the sinking ship.’ ‘Where to?’ ‘Montenegro.’ ‘Montenegro?’ ‘Yes, Montenegro. Not many people know this, but the wine is wonderful and -’ (he whispered confidentially) ‘- they have the most beautiful women in the world. Though, of course they do tend to be a bit hairy.’”,1),
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You can almost picture him: Major So-and-so, with a greying moustache remarking how the cucumber sandwiches are “bladdy mahv-less”. Priceless ;-)