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Aruntraveller

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The Hyperbole Thread
« 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.
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Re: The Hyperbole Thread
« Reply #1 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.

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Re: The Hyperbole Thread
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: The Hyperbole Thread
« Reply #3 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.
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