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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Aruntraveller on September 24, 2020, 06:37:29 PM

Title: The Hyperbole Thread
Post by: Aruntraveller on September 24, 2020, 06:37:29 PM

Prompted by our great & glorious leader, Boris Johnson:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-54285497

The Saudi Arabia of wind power eh?

We can do that just by using the wind he produces.

Title: Re: The Hyperbole Thread
Post by: Gordon on September 24, 2020, 07:50:45 PM

Looks like he has his eye on our Scottish wind: well fuck off Boris, it's Scotland's wind *

* Fellow Scots of a certain vintage may recall a similar claim of a wee while back.

Title: Re: The Hyperbole Thread
Post by: Steve H on September 25, 2020, 07:24:57 AM

Depends where he wants to stick his wind turbines (I'm tempted to tell him): there's probably a lot of wind on top of a mountain, but he'd better not start bunging the things all over the Lake District, Snowdonia, or the Highlands.

Title: Re: The Hyperbole Thread
Post by: jeremyp on September 28, 2020, 12:12:55 PM

If this thread is meant to be about hyperbole, it's turned out to be the worst one ever.