# British newspaper gets involved in US election

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-newspaper-gets-involved-in-us-election/270000>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 19, 2004, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-newspaper-gets-involved-in-us-election/270000 "2004-10-19T09:48:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ithaka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Ithaka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ithaka)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-newspaper-gets-involved-in-us-election/270000/61 "2004-10-22T08:09:03Z")

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> [@Tuco](#):
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> There’s a British forum that’s quite anti this idea too…  
> [link](http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=131448&f=23&h=0&)

Yup, a forum devoted to fast, highly-expensive boy’s toys. And they don’t like The Guardian? I’m shocked . . .

Just to be clear, I thought the campaign was poorly thought out as well. I do understand where they’re coming from, though.

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**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-newspaper-gets-involved-in-us-election/270000/62 "2004-10-22T09:42:23Z")

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> [@Ross](#):
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> Does it look like [this](http://www.geocities.com/borisjohnsonfanclub/image002.jpg)?

Closer than you might think - but I haven’t got hair like that - no one has.

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**Author:** ![Ithaka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Ithaka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ithaka)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-newspaper-gets-involved-in-us-election/270000/63 "2004-10-22T11:44:19Z")

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> [@owlstretchingtime](#):
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> Closer than you might think - but I haven’t got hair like that - no one has.

😃

In the interests of full disclosure I thought I should say that I look similar to [this.](http://home.pacific.net.au/~turner23/2002/hippy-peace.jpg)

Also, although I think Boris is a twit, the world would be less of a place without him.

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