"Trust me, being sacked isn't all bad", ''The Daily Telegraph, 2 December 2004, p. 26.
• On being sacked from the Tory front bench.
• On being sacked from the Tory front bench.
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Nothing excites compassion, in friend and foe alike, as much as the sight of you ker-splonked on the Tarmac with your propeller buried six feet under.
— Boris Johnson
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Nothing excites compassion, in friend and foe alike, as much as the sight of you ker-splonked on the Tarmac with your propeller buried six feet under." in the context of ""Trust me, being sacked isn't all bad", ''The Daily Telegraph, 2 December 2004, p. 26.
• On being sacked from the Tory front bench." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Boris Johnson" (Quotes, 2000s, 2004, Affair with Petronella Wyatt)
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About Boris Johnson
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, journalist, and popular historian. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from July 2019 until September 2022.
About Boris Johnson
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, journalist, and popular historian. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from July 2019 until September 2022.
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