Do You Ever Yearn For The Days When Politicians Who'd Been Put Out To Grass Would Look For

[sandyRoe]

a comfortable place on the red benches and a few seats in boardrooms where they could ripen with dignity into elder statesmen?
Now we've this

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/celebrity/ed-balls-to-appear-on-strictly-come-dancing/ar-BBv82de?li=BBoPJKU

[murraymints]

might be a bit of a titter though

[sandyRoe]

I blame Anne Widdecombe.
a politician dancing is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all."
Boswell: Life

[Arksided]

Thank you Murraymints for letting me know that Excel is is doing well, I did post yesterday as the 'Couldn't retrieve that thread notice' appeared he was always oop for a laugh as well.

Sorry Sandy not hijacking. :-)

[waterboatman]

Perish the thought!

[Peter Pedant]

erm hi sandy
but was it ever like that - in the Good Old Days aaaaar ?

Here is the Moynihan fambly not really settling into the red benches as their forebears wanted ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Moynihan

one of them ran a brothel in Thailand

[sandyRoe]

No worries, Arksider. Threads are always more interesting when they develop along different lines.

PP, I do hope he wasn't his own best customer. We've heard of publicans drinking all the profits...

[Tilly2]

Ed Balls might be a very good dancer.

[murraymints]

ok Ark..will send him your regards

[sandyRoe]

Maybe. But I imagine him more in the John Sergeant mould. Time will tell.

[murraymints]

who else is in line up ?

[sandyRoe]

I don't know. The news story focused on him.

[murraymints]

wonder if Ab Editor has twinkle toes ?

[Peter Pedant]

// PP, I do hope he wasn't his own best customer. We've heard of publicans drinking all the profits..//

well, one of his 'girls' turned up after his death with kid in tow a=and said this is the 4th/5th Ld Moynihan, and " I wan all his marnee" and DNA showed.... he wasnt

BUT also showed Moynie the brothel keeper wasnt HIS father's son ( tut tut) which is why that short and squat sports minister ( Colin Moynihan ) inherited the title from his half brother
( well in this case half-non-brother )

what WOULD the original Lord Moynihan say ? describer of Moynihan's rule, moynihan's sign ( zillions ) Moynihan's operation monyihand forceps and so on and so on

[youngmafbog]

Lets hope he dont make a Balls up of it !

[Berniecuddles2]

i can think of a few ABers who could go on the show...then again most will probably trip over their tongues