Classic British political sitcomYes prime minister Containing an amazing joke, the famous newspaper readers defined this country.
hacker: Don’t tell me the news. I know exactly who is reading the newspaper. Daily Mirror Read by those who think they are managing the country. protector People who are supposed to manage the country read. era Read by people who actually read Do Govern the country. Daily mail Read by the wife of the man who administers the country. Financial Times Read by someone who owns the country. Morning Star Read by people who think that the country should be governed by another country.with Daily Telegraph Read by people who think it Yes.
Humphrey: Prime Minister, what about those who study? Sun?
Bernard: As long as she has big tits, the readers of The Sun don’t care who is running the country.
Even after a few decades, it is surprising. John Hall suspected that this joke must be older than the show itself, and studied its origin in detail.He found his way home through letter columns, political speeches and even California newspaper columns.This is David Frost (Frost v. Nixon’s fame) messing up this joke in 1983, before Yes prime minister Ran.
But he is far from the first.When Hall is finished, we are almost there The 1960s.
spoiler: The fascinating thing is that you can put the speeches of union members in the mouth of the Conservative Prime Minister, whichever way works. The seemingly sharp political content may become so strangely indifferent and neutral, which seems very “British”. A good real example of a meme, a thought as a virus.
