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HipChick

(25,485 posts) Fri Jul 27, 2012, 06:55 AM Jul 2012

who is this Romney bloke then?

is the question a lot of Brits are asking me..

He has been trashed by the London mayor,and boo'd in Hyde Park
a piilock,wanker, and a few other choice British slang is what i hear him being described as

He's off to a great start...

The british press won't mince words on this either...

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who is this Romney bloke then? (Original Post) HipChick Jul 2012 OP

A piilock... liberal N proud Jul 2012 #1

Don't forget wanker.... KegCreekDem Jul 2012 #3

lol pickle tickler justabob Jul 2012 #7

This is why we love the Brits so much liberal N proud Jul 2012 #9

What Liberal N Proud said longship Jul 2012 #2

If British opinion held any sway over our elections here... zanana1 Jul 2012 #4

+1 iamthebandfanman Jul 2012 #6

The face of our country for 8 years reeds2012 Jul 2012 #8

unfortunately, insulting europeans iamthebandfanman Jul 2012 #5

liberal N proud

(60,346 posts)

1. A piilock...

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 07:31 AM

Jul 2012

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pillock

Us Americans just call him a dick.

I am going to have to remember that one.

KegCreekDem

(75 posts)

3. Don't forget wanker....

Reply to liberal N proud (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 09:18 AM

Jul 2012

wanker (plural wankers)
(UK, Australian, New Zealand, vulgar slang) A person who wanks.
(UK, Australian, New Zealand, slang, pejorative) An idiot, a stupid, annoying or ineffectual person.
(UK, Australian, New Zealand, slang, pejorative) Someone who shows off too much. Someone who is overly proud of himself.
[edit]Synonyms
(person who wanks): masturbator, onanist, pickle tickler
(idiot):
(Australian) fuckwit
(British) tosspot, tosser, bawbag, knobber, nob head
(US) jerk, jerkoff
[edit]Derived terms
wankerish

Also found at wiktionary:[link:http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wanker|

Don't you just love Brit slang!

justabob

(3,069 posts)

7. lol pickle tickler

Reply to KegCreekDem (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 09:59 AM

Jul 2012

great stuff.

liberal N proud

(60,346 posts)

9. This is why we love the Brits so much

Reply to KegCreekDem (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 10:06 AM

Jul 2012

The can literally tell you that you are an asshole and you will enjoy it.

longship

(40,416 posts)

2. What Liberal N Proud said

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 08:00 AM

Jul 2012

zanana1

(6,129 posts)

4. If British opinion held any sway over our elections here...

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 09:33 AM

Jul 2012

George Bush never would have been elected, and certainly not twice. It's a shame, but as a country, we tend to think we're the world.

iamthebandfanman

(8,127 posts)

6. +1

Reply to zanana1 (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 09:57 AM

Jul 2012

should have read your post before posting my own

reeds2012

(91 posts)

8. The face of our country for 8 years

Reply to zanana1 (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 10:02 AM

Jul 2012

a shame indeed

iamthebandfanman

(8,127 posts)

5. unfortunately, insulting europeans

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 09:56 AM

Jul 2012

whether they are british, or otherwise, is a personal pastime of many many right wingers..

i dare say these things will help with their support.

dunno if this kind of stuff is as damning here as it is over there...
some people wont even hear about it , im sure .

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