Frogology

If only all politicians…
(From the BBC)

If you were thinking the election campaign was dull, at least there's Boris Johnson as an antidote.

The Times followed the Conservative candidate canvassing in Henley and he exhibited his full range of unique, bumbling charms.

When a man who was cleaning his caravan with a toothbrush said he wouldn't be voting Tory, Mr Johnson's reply was "Right-ho. Jolly good. Carry on toothbrushing."

As he departed, he said: "I think that went VERY well," before humming ‘Is This The Way To Amarillo’ and doing some knee-bends.

On another doorstep, he said: "Hello, I'm your MP. Actually I'm not. I'm your candidate. Gosh."

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Our pond frogs
Did shuffle and shake
Baby frogs
They did make
But now they’ve gone
I know not where
What of their fate?
Tadpoles beware

- Not Billy Bragg. Surprisingly.

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If I continue to chip away…

Useful PhD day today. Related: August is down as the month where life should begin to change dramatically, though having spotted a couple of juicy job ads things could shift well before then. Will be non-blogging for a day or two - got work meetings in the BigCity tomorrow, followed by my first ever ‘drama workshop’ in the evening. Feeling a bit *gulp* about that. Could be good, could be bloody awful, will be interesting.

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I love it when the rain lashes down. Really do.