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One of the debates Boris had many times with his friends in his room at Balliol was whether "bogusness" or "bogusity" is the noun that goes with the word "bogus". Twenty years later, when telling Esquire magazine why the Rolling Stones are one of his favourites, he plumped for "bogusness": "What I like is the bogusness of it. I love the idea of these four middle-class white kids pretending to be rough around the edges." Oxford offered an inexhaustible supply of bogusness, and for Boris that was part of its attraction.

Andrew Gimson, "Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson".

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THX1138

May 12th, 2008 10:30am

I loved the irony of the first act or are new "libertarian" mayor was to ban something in this case alcohol on the tube. What could me more pc, nanny stateish, health & safety obsessed than not allowing a bloke to have a Stella on the Northern Line. In my experience it's not people drinking on the tube that's the problem it's people already drunk when they get on that's the real issue, maybe as his next act he could ban pubs.

Clive

May 12th, 2008 11:15am

Couldn't disagree more!!! See the post above...

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