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“Thither Bibi repaired for a while, and it may or may not be a coincidence but I am told that later, when they were doing a regular sweep for bugs, they found a listening device in the thunderbox,” Johnson writes as he recalls a meeting.

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[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 34 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Nfamwap@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

The lav. The bog. The crapper. The kharzi. The shitter. The toilet.

[–] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

On the plus side, Boris wasn't gifted an Israeli pager.

Plus side? I guess he is already out, so no need to get rid of him anymore.

[–] distantsounds@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Bugs Suspected in Boris Johnson’s Thunderbox

[–] Evehn@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 days ago

So he only found ONE listening device?

[–] bruhbeans@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago

Bibi deserves to hear Boris' pudding blasts

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

Confused old man has Mossad ticks where he plants wiretaps everywhere he goes.

[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Can the mind vomit?

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Dominate your allies using this one weird trick.

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I've never heard of the word, "thither" before, and I've never seen, "repaired" used in this way before.

[–] SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 days ago

I’m familiar with thither from the phrase “hither and thither”, which is a stupid-sounding phrase I read as a kid, and why I remember it. (Similar to knowing what “yon” means from “hither and yon(der)”)

I wouldn’t ever use either word, because I don’t see a need for pretentious pomposity, but perhaps he does. :)

I did used to have a friend who would use words correctly, but obscurely, and while he was smart and just enjoyed flexing his vocab, it was obnoxious af for everyone around him because even someone on the same intellectual level is going to go “what..??” Like, a lot.. (basically, it is literally impossible for two people to know all the same things, so it’s just a “look I’m smart!” Flex). It’s just a bad way to communicate. Good way to be a poet, though.

[–] velox_vulnus@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What do they spy on, the explosive diarrhea?

The eponymous thunder.

[–] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 days ago

Ah so how many Russian political visitors has Trump had to his place? Hmmm