parchedpeas Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 (edited) Boris Johnson tells outrageous lie about Manx Kippers to get headlines: Quote Addressing the crowd in London last night at his final campaign performance, Mr Johnson whipped out the plastic-wrapped fish which he said he had been handed by a national newspaper editor. Mr Johnson claimed a kipper smoker is "utterly furious" because apparently his costs have been increased by EU rules he said mean each fish must be accompanied by a plastic-wrapped ice pillow. "Pointless, expensive, environmentally-damaging health and safety, ladies and gentlemen," Mr Johnson said. He then joked that he would "bring back the kippers" a reference to winning back Ukip voters. [/quote] And then, after the joke has died down, we get the truth: So who is the Manx Kipper UKIPper. And where do I need to not buy my kippers from now? Edited July 18, 2019 by parchedpeas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Boris saves the Isle of Man! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b4mbi Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 now if only the herring were caught locally! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Stevens Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 What is a plastic ice pillow.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 35 minutes ago, Barrie Stevens said: What is a plastic ice pillow.... It's a pillow made of plastic filled with ice... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Stevens Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 48 minutes ago, Neil Down said: It's a pillow made of plastic filled with ice... so when you post a kipper it thaws out so why... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 25 minutes ago, Barrie Stevens said: so when you post a kipper it thaws out so why... A pair I posted decades ago still hasn't arrived. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Stevens Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Just now, woolley said: A pair I posted decades ago still hasn't arrived. Blame the EU... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Just now, woolley said: A pair I posted decades ago still hasn't arrived. Yeah, yeah. I know, dilli and bobbie. Maybe they knew it was me that posted it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Just now, Barrie Stevens said: Blame the EU... It hadn't started then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Stevens Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Just now, woolley said: It hadn't started then. Boris said it did and the EU is to blame and when Boris speaks truth all must tremble and obey.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Stevens Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, woolley said: It hadn't started then. It was probably a Curtis kipper...Anyone older enough to remember them....The EU closed them down Boris told me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 21 minutes ago, woolley said: A pair I posted decades ago still hasn't arrived. Can't wait to taste those beauties... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Just now, Neil Down said: Can't wait to taste those beauties... I guess we'd smell 'em by now, so I can only deduce that some bastard hoisted 'em, Watson. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettafa Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Neil Down said: Can't wait to taste those beauties... When I were a lad, a bloke up the road died. His family got round to clearing the house out 2/3 years later. The salted herring stored in the kitchen cupboard were perfect (very salty of course, but nothing another pint of tea couldn't sort out). These kipper fish are doubly preserved - smoked and vacuum sealed. Laura Kuenssberg points out that IoM isn't in UK or EU. I think that reinforces the point. And Boris is making a fair point. I remember when the British Standards kite mark stood for something and the test could be easily looked up for reference. The CE marking is largely just bureaucracy bolllix and is a lilly livered copy of British Standards. Edited July 18, 2019 by gettafa 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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