foolfillment: the blog

There’s something that appeals to me about situations where people behave like they are a completely different age, like the Vauxhall advert that’s on now with the two kids talking like they are the adults, but what I really like watching is something I’ve never really had the chance to watch before, but this year I can because I’m normally at home at the time it’s on - lots of grown-ups gather in a big grand hall and shout and argue and jeer like children watching a playground fight.

I am of course talking about Prime Minister’s Questions. No matter where you stand it’s always fun to watch, especially since Michael Howard became Tory leader, (he’s an ex-QC isn’t he?) who always seems to have a good time picking at Tony Blair.

I think my favourite bit is the crowd mentality of it all, the cheering/jeering after anyone has said anything. No matter if he* makes a valid point, or even makes sense then his fellow party members support him by groaning loudly. I’m not sure if I’m going anywhere inspirational with this, I’m just saying, like. It makes me laugh.

* ‘he’ in the non-gender specific way, you understand, I’m not implying that only men get the support I’m talking about, now go away you smelly pedant.

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