Johnsonian hole misdirection
1. A reason for the disastrous 2024 election result cited by a mysterious ex-ministerial source.
2. The silhouette of an overweight man with huge feet and a huge nose, combining stereotypes of both a clown and the mythical liar, pinocchio.
3. A disguised insult in which the speaker appears to be suggesting that a particular person was sorely missed, when in fact the speaker is saying the person is and always was an (arse)hole or similar
2. The silhouette of an overweight man with huge feet and a huge nose, combining stereotypes of both a clown and the mythical liar, pinocchio.
3. A disguised insult in which the speaker appears to be suggesting that a particular person was sorely missed, when in fact the speaker is saying the person is and always was an (arse)hole or similar
A senior ex conservative minister blamed the parties trashing in 2024 on a Boris Johnson shaped hole - a Johnsonian hole misdirection that was picked up by the Tory-supporting press. At face value the ex-minister was bemoaning Boris Johnson's absence, when in fact (s)he may have been laying the blame at the door of Mr Johnson while implying that the man may also be a chocolate starfish in human form.
Johnsonian hole misdirection by gav-wan July 8, 2024
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