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sheshe2

(97,237 posts) Fri Mar 13, 2026, 08:06 PM 22 hrs ago

Best take on Don-Old yet!

Paraphrasing James O'Brien of LBC: "We've sat here for the best part of a fortnight trying to unravel events but it's like the pigeon playing chess, who struts over the board, pooping and knocking pieces over before claiming victory and doing a lap of honor while we all playing 'Rook 4 to Knight 2.'

Paraphrasing James O'Brien of LBC: "We've sat here for the best part of a fortnight trying to unravel events but it's like the pigeon playing chess, who struts over the board, pooping and knocking pieces over before claiming victory and doing a lap of honor while we all playing 'Rook 4 to Knight 2.'
— Tim Board (@timboard.bsky.social) 2026-03-13T23:49:28.594Z

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Best take on Don-Old yet! (Original Post) sheshe2 22 hrs ago OP

(cue TruthSocial rant hurling invective at O'Brien) Grokenstein 21 hrs ago #1

What is LBC? niyad 21 hrs ago #2

Leading Britain's Conversation. I think that's the name of O'Brien's media company. LoisB 21 hrs ago #3

Thank you. niyad 20 hrs ago #6

British Radio sheshe2 21 hrs ago #4

Thank you. niyad 20 hrs ago #7

U R welcome. sheshe2 20 hrs ago #8

Yup. Martin68 21 hrs ago #5

K & R SunSeeker 20 hrs ago #9

Grokenstein

(6,338 posts)

1. (cue TruthSocial rant hurling invective at O'Brien)

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 09:39 PM

21 hrs ago

"Your majesticness, O'Brien didn't actually say that. It's paraphrasing."
"I KNOW WHAT THAT WORD MEANS! I KNOW ALL WORDS! I PASSED A COGNITIVE TEST! IT WAS A PANDA! THEY SAID IT WAS A HORSE BUT I PROVED THEM ALL WRONG!! O'BRIEN'S A LOSER! YOU'RE GONNA GET TIRED OF ALL THE WINNING!! NOW CHANGE ME!!"