A Maggie T Story

So. Great. A joke that puts down women and black people at the same time. Very time efficient.

 

I hadn't thought of it like that.

I saw it as a dig at Mrs Thatcher milk snatcher. She hated everybody equally, but nobody was more equal in Mrs T's hatred than anyone who wasn't born and bred in the UK. I took it as a dig at Mrs T, and I think its nice that she is the butt of the joke, because after some of the things she did, there are still a lot of people who are not ready to even joke about her yet.

 

Don't think its doing either from the way I see it.

Thatcher (a woman) is putting down another woman who is loud and arrogant.

Its her charactor that is being put down not the colour of her skin.

 

Its just a great one liner put down.
The kind of thing I remember Churchill was good at.

 

Such as famously:

Some lady who hated Chruchill: If you were my husband I'd poison your tea.
Churchill: My dear, if I was your husband, I'd drink it.

 

I still remember La Thatcher's visit to Broadcasting House. As she was parading down a corridor, she came across a tea lady who was serving her evil trolley brew to a long line of parched staff. Tea ladies basically ruled the place back then; we were all terrified of them. (On one memorable occasion, a fierce Irish lass called Bridie yelled: 'Oi! You! S***legs!' at a controller who had committed the cardinal sin of failing to collect his baked beans on time.) Anyway, Thatcher spied the queue and, with a condescending smile, announced that she, too, would love a cup of tea. I'm afraid this was pretty much a red rag to a bull (or possibly cow, in this instance). 'You wanna cup of tea??', screamed the scowling tea wallah, 'get to the back of the queue.'

 

I can't stand Winnie Mandela.

Jut thought I'd share that.

 

I have lots of winnie mandela jokes .... but not suited for this forum

 

Another great Churchill one liner put down.
On being accosted by a woman after he'd had a few drinks:
“Sir, you are drunk.”
Churchill: “Madam, you are ugly. In the morning, I shall be sober.”

 

I've never met the lass.

 

I agree with Madahlia, this thread does give me the impression of being racist.:nono:

 

I'd just like to say.

I rarely agree with Dai

 

Never, is not rarely, Pete.:nono::D

 

I disagree, the joke would work just as well with Sinead O'Connor, Bjork or Ian Paisley.

Just because someone has different coloured skin, hair or religion does that mean we can't take the mickey out of obvious personality traits