Dangling Boris Johnson – a meme is born


3:39 pm - August 1st 2012

by Sunny Hundal    


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Today afternoon, London Mayor Boris Johnson was left hanging when he got stuck halfway down a zip wire at an event in Victoria Park.

He had to be pulled the rest of the way by teams on the ground.

I had no option but to turn it into a meme. Here are entries by me and others.

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If you have any more – please link them from below

UPDATE – A brilliant video mashup!

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Reader comments


1. anon

London gets cock caught in zip.

2. Pat

Between this and the TfL announcements, I wonder if some of the voters who gave Boris a second term are regretting their decision now.

3. Chaise Guevara

I assume that first one is the Olympic ceremony, but it looks like Isengard.

4. SB

Love the Rupert Murdoch puppet master pic,

5. Sally

Yes, all very funny, but remember who Boris has invited as his guest to the swimming on Friday? Rupert Murdoch. Yes, all the people Boris could take as a guest, he chooses a non British sack of shit that owns a media company that the police force Boris is in charge of is investigating.

Murdoch is like crack cocaine for politicians on the make. They just can’t kick this evil drug.

If it was a tin pot banana republic we would just roll our eyes. Boris wants to replace Dave, and he will do anything to achieve it.

6. Tim Fenton

Dunno whether it’s my being of A Certain Age, but I briefly visualised Bozza hanging from that inflatable pig that the Floyd used to promote Animals – the one that got loose from its moorings and flew off across London and away.

Crikey readers! Oo-er!!

7. Louie

You call this work, Sunny?
(love it)

8. John

It’s not a proper meme unless… http://www.twitter.com/Johninnit/status/230681302175715328/photo/1

9. Ian

Funny thing is, I think will only increase his popularity.

10. davidh

Don’t have the software, but he needs inserting into this clip…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSqkdcT25ss

or even….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr6CyU-Ev_M

More seriously, where are the Tories PR machine without Andy Coulson – Hunt’s bell ringing, Boris strung up – lots of really positive images of the Tories in control.

11. jojo

It’s a shame that the meme isn’t ‘hanging Boris Johnson’


Reactions: Twitter, blogs
  1. CJP

    http://t.co/ZqhPIvD5

  2. Matt Nixon

    “@IsabelHardman: Absolutely brilliant from @sunny_hundal: a whole list of Boris-on-a-zipwire scenes http://t.co/BDQHL9Qb” video is classic!

  3. Robert Cook

    Dangling Boris Johnson – a meme is born | Liberal Conspiracy http://t.co/AE9emq2o via @libcon… & this bloke thinks he can run the country

  4. Ewan Gaffney

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  5. Andrew Martin

    Here you go: all the best 'Boris Johnson Dangling' pictures from today. Meme-tastic http://t.co/DEtDYDVU

  6. Charles Barraball

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  7. Louise

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  8. Sean

    Dangling Boris Johnson – a meme is born | Liberal Conspiracy http://t.co/zUGSp8gs via @libcon

  9. Rachael Chrisp

    Here you go: all the best 'Boris Johnson Dangling' pictures from today. Meme-tastic http://t.co/DEtDYDVU

  10. Bob Forsberg

    Here you go: all the best 'Boris Johnson Dangling' pictures from today. Meme-tastic http://t.co/DEtDYDVU

  11. Nicola Aldren

    @antheacraig @NicAld81 Thannks – most of them are here now http://t.co/86jqdHhd

  12. Simon Batchelor

    Brilliant! Dangling Boris Johnson – a meme is born | Liberal Conspiracy http://t.co/cU2eimd8 via @libcon

  13. Holly Arrowsmith

    Well done, the internet http://t.co/cmRmZ0J2

  14. Jennifer

    Dangling Boris Johnson – a meme is born http://t.co/lV2JAZ4C

  15. Barbara Hulme

    @ThomasPride dont know if you can get hold of this boris/murdoch pic for your blog? http://t.co/K3gk5qPa

  16. Weymouth Live

    Dangling Boris Johnson – the new internet meme! http://t.co/MY4HBKYm

  17. Weymouth Live

    Check out our first Dangling Boris Meme on the @WeymouthTower! You can see some more here http://t.co/MY4HBKYm http://t.co/YrTK21r5

  18. Weymouth Tower

    Check out our first Dangling Boris Meme on the @WeymouthTower! You can see some more here http://t.co/MY4HBKYm http://t.co/YrTK21r5

  19. Opiniated Observer

    Dangling Boris Johnson – a meme is born | Liberal Conspiracy http://t.co/PgX6f0OG My favourite is Boris dangling from Murdoch's hand





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