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Sunday, July 20, 2008

Gordon Gets it in the Groin

Guido hates to repeat here anything he reads in newspaper diaries, (if only they felt the same) however this chuckle is just too good to keep from the co-conspirators. According to Black Dog, at a Downing Street reception to mark the 100th anniversary of the Territorial Army, a rushing TV sound engineer bashed Gordon in the balls with with a boom microphone.

Obviously the engineer enjoys his work...

32 comments:

Tuscan Tony said...

Both Ed and Yvette with one mike boom, eh? Good lad.

Steve: The Usual Suspect said...

Not as major an incident as one might think. The man has yet to grow some balls - He just employs a couple.

Labour Loves Poverty.. er.. The Poor said...

We've heard of the Brown Boom, we've heard of the Brown Bust, and now we've got the Brown Boom Balls!

Mitch said...

pity it wasn't a pikestaff.

abu tup dass said...

anyone know if the mike was connected? a gurgling "oi!" at the moment of impact, perhaps? (Shades of the talking asshole in Naked Lunch.)

He's 'avin' a laff said...

And taking about "balls" that pretty much sums up what James Purnell was spouting when asked about Gordon's leadership qualities on the Andrew Marr Show - "an outstanding leader, well qualified to lead the country in this present economic crisis" - he obviously had his fingers crossed at the time although Andy seemed to believe every word of it !

Craig said...

Pity it wasn't a dagger.

W.W. said...

According to todays Mail, the fool banged his head getting out of a plane in Iraq.
Then look at the picture of him in the helicopter, with the machine gun. Wearing his best Sunday suit, seatbelt, and grinning like a fucking idiot.
Calling him Mr Bean is actually talking him up.

W.W.

Steve: The Usual Suspect said...

He's a fucking joey, isn't it?

Oscar said...

Looks like the sound engineer has better equipment than most of the soldiers.

Anonymous said...

Was the boom mic ok?

Andrew said...

I guess the engineer is in line for a Knighthood with Cameron then?

Ampers

Anonymous said...

Gordon probably enjoyed it!

piers morgan said...

Has he got any?

Anonymous said...

"Tsk, oooh he was awful... but I liked him.

"Officer, get that man's name and address."

max the impaler said...

If you are going to talk out of your arse...then thats where you stick the mic.

The Beast Of Clerkenwell said...

Mr WW
During Gulf 1
A Conservative minister(low in the food chain) was attempting to have his photo taken with some squaddies, for some reason this knob was wearing a woollen hat.
An officer came along and told him to fuck off.
"I'm not having my soldiers photographed with a dick head like you"
No doubt when McMental turns up everybody has a really good laugh and gets photos of themselves stood behind him flicking the Vees or doing the wanker hand movement.
If any squaddies who read this esteemed blog have any such photos, I am sure Guido would be only too delighted to post them
(Your face blurred)
Beast

rupert said...

beast.

I've got a photo of me ramming McUseless with an M16A2.

will that do?

W.W. said...

Beast,
I have no doubt that fuckwittery comes in all political shades (Michael Gove, though out of interest which knob was it.
Though if I was a squaddie, I would be running in the oppostise direction.
The last thing you need in a war zone, is to come into contact with the 'one eye'd prophet of doom'.

W.W.

Anonymous said...

This is the Friday Caption Contest, isn't it? That such a magnificent pic should go to waste ...

The Raven said...

I would pay many thousands of pounds for footage of that!

Anonymous said...

I know the shortages in the armed forces are serious but surely the Army can supply give Gordon with his own Air Gunner when he flies into the "Green Zone" ? or perhaps he's trying to upstage Cameron with his Lara Croft Tomb Raider analogy by actually doing it for real or perhaps more truthfully he's a complete "twonk" and just has a pre-determined ability to make himself appear a complete arse

Reportedly even Obama won't stand outside No10 with him when he pays a visit next week. I can just see a US President saying to a British PM - "It's fine you do the press conference in the Rose Garden and I'll just go indoors!"

Anonymous said...

re the Helicopter Photo, is it me or is there no ammo in that gun?

Perphas next time Gordon might buy them some bullets

Anonymous said...

He's always fired blanks.

Work that one out.

Anonymous said...

Anon. [4.59]

"...surely the Army can supply Gordon with his own Air Gunner when he flies into the "Green Zone" ?

'Air Gunner' or 'Rear Gunner'?...

killemallletgodsortemout said...

Come on Guido - keep up!

There's a caption comp on Cuntie Brown in the heli over at theospark.net

woman on a raft said...

Reportedly even Obama won't stand outside No10 with him when he pays a visit next week.

That must be down to the Jonah effect. The American public don't care tuppence about GB, assuming they even know who he is, but they expect to see a photo of Our Guy standing with Yur-peen guys, preferably in a pose which suggests: 'And then I said to that slimey Limey bastard, you shut up and do as you're told'. If Obama doesn't want to risk the only really familiar picture on the doorstep of No 10, his wife must have had a dream about the Ides of July and all surrounding personnel should wear stab vests, waterwings and have little trailing chains to earth them sufficiently in case of freak lightening.

On the bright side, that'll be two more signed copies of 'Courage' off the pile in the kitchen. Here, Senator, do take a spare one for the missus.

Anonymous said...

Would that be the same Mail on Sunday which today successfully copied out Eric Pickle's press release on 1,000 "snoopers" can break into your home?

What a bunch of brilliant journalists! Doubt they could even report themselves missing...

red despot spotter said...

perhaps it was mixed up moment for the sound engineer when the producer had said "he always talks bollocks" and unthinkingly directed the mike to where the optimal accoustics were .

Clapham Commoner said...

During the Falklands war, Max Hastings was originally embedded with bootnecks. They thought (correctly) that he was a useless pube, and it was rumoured that he would be slotted during conflict.

The officers were aware of the upset Hastings was causing, and stuck him with a softer group. Hastings went on to make his name for being "first into Stanley", basically because nobody would walk alongside the cunt.

I dare say McBean shows similar leadership qualities.

GB75 said...

Clapham Commoner said...
During the Falklands war, Max Hastings was originally embedded with bootnecks.

Actualy Hastings spent most of his time down there with Col Mike Rose. ad used the Col's sat phone (the only one in the task force) to file his copy.

Kate said...

Old Gordon was just wishing it was up his chuff!

Or he may have just liked the attention :P



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