Blackadder Speaks!

[maggiebee]

Blackadder to Baldric:

"OK, lets try again. If I have a trade deal with 27 of my nearest neighbours worth £670 billion a year then I give away all 27 deals and send a retired cricketer with zero experience of being a trade envoy to a country 10,000 miles away to search for new deals, what do I have?"

[emmie]

who said we don't have trade deals with Europe?

[maggiebee]

Blackadder apparently!

[LeonBlank1995]

Zero experience??? Well he has led men in to battle and won. He is a Lord. He is a true British patriot. He is a VERY intelligent man. He is a public figure. He is well respected in Australia (albeit begrudgingly). He has given up a million pound personal contracted with Sky to do this. He is VERY personable. He has vast business interest in the wine industry.

Because he didn't go to Eton or Harrow or has some meaningless degree from Oxbridge in "Business Management", I think it is a great move.

So your answer to "What do I have?" is a good deal for ol' Blighty I would say.

[emmie]

a fictional character off admittedly a funny show.

[anneasquith]

Beefy Botham ?

[emmie]

no Blackadder...

[Peter Pedant]

how true how true
and maggie - arent you taking a risk? - the wrath of the usual suspects

[jno]

he has led men in to battle and won

he has not. His England captaincy record is played 12, won 0, lost 4, drew 8. Talk about being rewarded for failure...

[maggiebee]

Knew I should have put this in "jokes". Distinct lack of humour on this site these days - we need more Nungates and Mrs O's

[emmie]

it's not a joke, i think he will make a splendid envoy.

[LeonBlank1995]

May not have led in Captaincy jno, but he propped up enough Captains and took on the MCC. And let's not forget Headingly!!!!

[aelmpvw]

i think it's a cunning plan

[Peter Pedant]

// Because he didn't go to Eton or Harrow or has some meaningless degree from Oxbridge in "Business Management", //

excuse me - oxbridge - to be exact - Money college Oxbridge - does "do" Business mgt - does not offer a Tripos/schools in Business mgt

they lecture in Law or Maths ( maff to you) or more law or eek ( social and political science - so long ( not the course) it is SPS. PPE ( philosophy politics and economics for you proles)

The undergraduates (no not students uggggh!), dont study (uuugggh the idea of it!) they read, a tripos like Moral Sciences - and row in the summer ( oops Easter Term)

[naomi24]

Looks like maggiebee's been trawling the lower echelons of Facebook again.

[Peter Pedant]

and ay dont think beefy went is an oxbridge man
so cant be an ambassador in anything

hey did you see that no-hoper come back from Kaboool ( kobbl then) wivva blanket over his head ? security reasons doubtless - - so we wouldnt lynch him for his negligence

[Peter Pedant]

naomi one liner:
o ay wouldnt know what a bottom line on Facebook looks like! ( smiley smiley winkie icon)

[naomi24]

Read maggiebee's posts, PP. You'll soon cotton on.

[LeonBlank1995]

@Peter. What do you mean by "maff" to me? Sorry, your post makes little sense even to an ignoramus like me.

[maggiebee]

//Looks like maggiebee's been trawling the lower echelons of Facebook again.// It's a joke - bit like yourself! Do you ever laugh?

[ichkeria]

Well, I thought it was funny