Caption Contest - Cash Back Edition
"A 10 minute break took place during which Mr Hancock and others were in frantic negotiations with the leadership. One person said that Mr Cameron himself was on the phone - "He’s livid", they
said
."But what did Dave and Eric say?
Answers below, winner gets a copy of Tim Bale's exquisitely researched
The Conservative Party: From Thatcher to Cameron
.
11 comments:
David Cameron's heart sinks as he realises his call to the "Busty Northern Lasses" chat-line will be published in his expenses.
'Eric, what do you mean you're not at the meeting?'
or:
'We think "Cash for change" works better than "Cash for peerages"'
'Eric, what do you mean you're not at the meeting?'
or:
'We think "Cash for change" works better than "Cash for peerages"'
DAVE: Hello? Eric is that you...?
ERIC: Er... yes.
DAVE: Sorry Eric. Must be a crossed line.
ERIC: It's OK. It was ringing anyway.
Dave: "No, Joanne, when Eric says chum he definitely does not mean chump."
Dave: "No, no, Joanne, the pram is for putting the new baby IN, not for you to throw your toys OUT"
Eric: "Is it just me, or wasn't Joanne Cash some kind of old American gospel singer in black?"
DAVE: "But I can't nominate you for Rear of the Year as a consolation Joanne, I've already used up my vote nominating Ms Harperson"
ERIC: "I told you not to squander that vote on Harriet, Dave"
DAVE: "Look, don't worry, Joanne, we'll find you another constituency we can parachute you into, oh sorry, I mean put you forward for consideration. Eric's looking for one right now, beside me".
ERIC: "There's one here Dave, Kirkaldy & Cowdenbeath, some bloke called Brown"
DAVE: "No, Mrs Sayers, I have given the Cash Cutie my cast-iron guarantee of support, and that is completely irrevocable"
ERIC: "Er, your last cast-iron guarantee wasn't exactly irrevocable, Dave, was it?"
Cameron and Pickles call Cash for questions
Dave: "I'm livid. Sort it out. We can't let this drag us down."
Eric: "Yes, hello. I'll have a large peperoni with extra cheese, no mushrooms and a big bottle of coke. Thanks chum."