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Can Boris Johnson do anything other than look like a slob?

For what it's worth the fact that he looks like a scruff is something I like about him

Then again I don't have to live in London or deal with him
 
tangerinedream said:
I find it odd that on a website that sell t-shirts proclaiming the users 'baby eating anarchists' (however ironically) there are people getting wound up because a politician hasn't pressed his trousers properly. I dislike Boris more than the next man, but I really couldn't give a fuck what he wears, how he brushes his hair or whether his jacket is done up. I would have thought this was the last place to be giving a hammering about 'not looking smart enough' but seems yet again the users of urban 75 are more old fashioned in their viewpoint than Col. Bringbackthebirchbackinmydayweusedspitandpolish who writes regularly to the Telegraph about such issues*.

'Sir - I was appalled to see our so called Mayor of London looking a bit of a dilitary fellow.. I did not fight the war so people could look a bit scruffy etc...'​

Some people ain't that smart. It doesn't matter. End of. Who gives a fuck. Srsly?

*there is an element of provocation there:D
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absolutely spot on.
 
tangerinedream said:
I find it odd that on a website that sell t-shirts proclaiming the users 'baby eating anarchists' (however ironically) there are people getting wound up because a politician hasn't pressed his trousers properly. I dislike Boris more than the next man, but I really couldn't give a fuck what he wears, how he brushes his hair or whether his jacket is done up. I would have thought this was the last place to be giving a hammering about 'not looking smart enough' but seems yet again the users of urban 75 are more old fashioned in their viewpoint than Col. Bringbackthebirchbackinmydayweusedspitandpolish who writes regularly to the Telegraph about such issues*.

'Sir - I was appalled to see our so called Mayor of London looking a bit of a dilitary fellow.. I did not fight the war so people could look a bit scruffy etc...'​


Some people ain't that smart. It doesn't matter. End of. Who gives a fuck. Srsly?

*there is an element of provocation there:D
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well the very second post on the thread points out that it's not his appearence thats annoying. But yes, there are a lot of harumphing posts following that:D
 
I have to say the first thing that Kyser and I notice was that bloody undone jacket. When the world is looking at you, I say, make an effort. Button your suit, keep your hands out of your pockets. Not too much to ask. :confused:
 
A welcome breath of fresh air in a world of buttoned up charmless administrators taking themselves far too seriously :)
 
What a weird thread! Surely the only good thing he is doing and is likely to do as mayor is to show that it doesn't matter what you wear!

Who gives a fuck if he looks a bit scruffy? :confused::confused:
 
He marched out without a care in the world, gave a comedy salute, waved to the athletes as he went past and marked the passing of the Games from a country where the image they present to the world is everything - never mind what it's covering up - to a country which is becoming more laid back and carefree with every passing decade and so much the better for it.

Well done Boris :cool:
 
JTG said:
to a country which is becoming more laid back and carefree with every passing decade and so much the better for it.
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:hmm:

I agree that more people have a "couldn't care less" attitude to lots of things nowadays. I'm not convinced that this is for the better.
 
Mation said:
What a weird thread! Surely the only good thing he is doing and is likely to do as mayor is to show that it doesn't matter what you wear!

Who gives a fuck if he looks a bit scruffy? :confused::confused:
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Well I do, if I applied for a position on the staff of the mayor and turned up looking like a scruff like him for the interview I doubt I would get the position would I but it's ok for him to look like a slob, more do as I say not as I do.
 
whenever I've worn a suit for an interview I've not once done it up.
 
JTG said:
Probably not :D
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I'm not on about the buttons not done up, I'm on about the general scruffiness of the bloke, suit not fitting, unkempt hair, trousers too short etc.

fuck me I think he does it on purpose to wind everyone up.

Everyone else would be disciplined in their work.
 
I'm surprised so many people seem to notice these things. When he's waving a flag about and all this other stuff is going on around him - fireworks, dancing, etc - people are looking at the length of his trousers or his jacket buttons. WTF?
 
Left Turn Clyde said:
I'm surprised so many people seem to notice these things. When he's waving a flag about and all this other stuff is going on around him - fireworks, dancing, etc - people are looking at the length of his trousers or his jacket buttons. WTF?
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you can't fucking help it, he's a scruff compared with people around him.
 
tangerinedream said:
I find it odd that on a website that sell t-shirts proclaiming the users 'baby eating anarchists' ydaywe(however ironically) there are people getting wound up because a politician hasn't pressed his trousers properly.
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The boards and the website are not the same. You are 'provocatively' conflating them. And I think the t-shirts are rarely actually for sale, with no sub-text about the desirability of properly pressed trousers.
 
snadge said:
what do you do? are you part of a team that represents your country overseas?
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not yet, no :D

snadge said:
you can't fucking help it, he's a scruff compared with people around him.
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all to the good, makes a change from all the sharp suited idiots. Say what you like about Hitler but he was always smartly turned out.

Ooh! Godwin's Law!
 
JTG said:
all to the good, makes a change from all the sharp suited idiots.
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I agree but nobody else is allowed to dress down in his group apart from boris the scruffy one, as I said he is a great believer in "do as I say not as I do".

He can turn out (on purpose) looking like he's rifled somebodies dirty linen basket but god help any of his staff that does the same.

Hypocrite.
 
I'm one of 'nature's scruffs'. However I make an effort for such things as job interviews, weddings, funerals etc. If say, I was asked to represent my nation on TV in front of billions of people I think I'd make an effort along those lines. You know, get a suit that fits me and maybe resist the urge to put my hands in my pockets.

London's got what it deserved. I hope the fuckwits who voted for him in the first place saw his performance last night and had an epiphany. Yes, that's our shop front. Boris fucking Johnson. Well done everyone.
 
Not just that they're not as scruffy as him then? It's an actual policy?
 
mango5 said:
The boards and the website are not the same. You are 'provocatively' conflating them.
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Is a bulletin board not a website? I think it is and I claim my 5 pounds.

And I think the t-shirts are rarely actually for sale, with no sub-text about the desirability of properly pressed trousers.
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I have seen one in the flesh - and I live in 'the north' - so they are out there. God knows how many there are in Hoxton! I suggest you run up a line of 'urban 75 - 'get yerself down to BHS'' t-shirts to correct the image imbalance being presented to the public.
 
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