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Sir Nicholas Soames’ Speech

NSoames_FailingSailing.m4v

But the principal failing occurred in the sailing,
 And the Bellman, perplexed and distressed,
Said he had hoped, at least, when the wind blew due East,
 That the ship would not travel due West!

※ www.nicholassoames.org.uk (2018-12-06): Full speech
※ Youtube: The Snark reference starts at 00:09:03.
※ Twitter (thread) | Reddit | Facebook

Author Goetz KlugePosted on 2018-12-302021-12-09Categories Brexit, quote, video

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