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296:. The plaintiff's lawyers wrote a letter which concluded "His attitude to damages will be governed by the nature of your reply." The magazine's response was, in full, "We acknowledge your letter of 29th April referring to Mr J. Arkell. We note that Mr Arkell's attitude to damages will be governed by the nature of our reply and would therefore be grateful if you would inform us what his attitude to damages would be, were he to learn that the nature of our reply is as follows: fuck off." The magazine has since used the exchange as a euphemism for a blunt and coarse dismissal, "We refer you to the reply given in the case of 590:(Who pays gets in), although variations on this arise from time to time, such as when the school decided to admit only the daughters of very rich Asian businessmen, and the motto became "All praise to the prophet, and death to the infidel". While the school's newsletters feature extraordinary and unlikely results and prizes, events such as speech days, founders' days, term dates and feast days are announced with topical themes, such as under-age drinking, drug abuse, obesity, celebrity culture, anti-social behaviour and cheating in exams. The school is sometimes referred to as "the 418:. He is portrayed in the magazine as a man of great wealth, greed, unscrupulousness and vulgarity. Lord Gnome rarely writes under his own name, but issues his proclamations, editorials and threats through a fictional underling named Emmanuel Strobes, with reference frequently made to his lordship's "assistant", Miss Rita Chevrolet. Rita Chevrolet's name is a parody of French exotic dancer 35: 627:) about the mythical and notoriously under-performing club Neasden F.C., which plays in the depressing North Circular Relegation League, with quotes from its manager "tight-lipped, ashen-faced supremo Ron Knee (59)" and "the fans" (implying that there were only two) Sid and Doris Bonkers. Sid and Doris Hill are occasionally given as the fans' names, a pun on the suburb of 631:, which is near Neasden. The club's recent misfortunes lampooned the recent tribulations of major clubs in the national news. Often, underneath a spoof sports story, the sub-column "late result" would appear, reporting on a match recently played by Neasden. This normally involved a humorously unlikely team, often one related to current affairs, such as 237:. It first appeared in a parody memo supposedly informing civil servants how to describe George Brown's conduct and state of mind. Due to the near-impossibility of proving intoxication without forensic evidence, journalists came to use the phrase as a way of describing drunkenness without inviting libel charges. In 1957 a trio of Labour politicians, 484:. The name may be used in reference either to individual policemen ("Another top Knacker resigns"), or to the police in general ("These allegations are being looked into by Inspector Knacker"). If the story refers to police activities in Scotland, Wales, or Ireland, the name may be changed to "McKnacker", "Dai Knacker", or "O'Knacker", respectively. 382:), and although this was subject to topical change, his greediness, laziness, bigotry and incompetence remained constant. A file photo was frequently used, which turned out to be a picture of a real-life Conservative councillor, which eventually drew a "good-natured complaint" letter from the "innocent victim". 1460:
Phil Space is a fictional journalist. He "writes" articles mainly to fill space on the page, hence his name – and similarly Phil Pages, Phil Airtime (a radio news correspondent) and Philippa Column. The articles are rarely informative or useful and are often completely irrelevant. Such
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is a fictitious war film that often appears in TV channel listings and reviews. The title refers to the hostility of Margaret Thatcher's later cabinets to the EU and their visits to Europe to argue for lower budgetary contributions by Britain. It is often used to mock the self-importance of anti-EU
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is a spoof octogenarian poet, often appearing in the Literary Review "What You Didn't Miss Pt. 94". He is described as a leading member of the undeservedly little-known, Cambridge-based "Recherche Group" and hailed both as "the one solitary genius of the post-post-modern age" and "the world's first
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Lord Gnome, as well as being a media magnate, is regularly referred to as having other business interests. Special offers from "Gnomemart" frequently appear in the magazine, which also carries an occasional column called "The Curse of Gnome", chronicling the subsequent misfortunes of those who have
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for embarrassing him. He told his cabinet that while on her way from New York, Bagaya had a sexual escapade with a white man in a bathroom at an airport in Paris. He did not mention who this man was. 'This was both an insult and a deliberate lie, but it was also comically nonsensical. One may, I
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The number 94 is used as a generic large number, to indicate that something is lengthy and boring. This originated with some articles ending mid-sentence with "(continued page 94)" – a page which does not exist, as the magazine does not extend to such a length. This has since been
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editorial team, and the pseudonym was attached to suggest that he was writing to the magazine under an assumed identity. The letters were careful not to make any legally actionable claims, instead containing material that was impertinent or absurd in order to ridicule Maxwell. "Ena" still makes
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FC. Neasden nearly always lose by a huge margin, often owing to own goals scored by veteran player "Baldy" Pevsner, who often scores a consolation "one boot", and in spite of the efforts of their goalkeeper, "One-legged net-minder Wally Foot". Neasden is also the setting for the regular column
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is a spoof of generally right-wing views of politicians, and parodies taxi drivers' chat with customers, frequently ending with some figure prominent in the news of the day ("I had that in the back of the cab the other day... lovely fella") or with blunt advocacy of
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The magazine itself is frequently referred to as an "organ", in the sense of being a periodical publication, but also providing endless possibilities for sexual innuendo. The word "organ" also refers to the fact that Richard Ingrams, longtime editor of
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and irreverent substitute names and titles for people, groups and organisations and has coined a number of expressions to describe sex, drugs, alcohol and other aspects of human activity. Over the years these names and expressions have become
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occasional appearances in the letters column with varying surnames. Maxwell himself was "Cap'n Bob", a mocking reference to his ownership of a large yacht and regular appearances in a ship captain's cap, and to his former rank of
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is, with or without his group The Turds, the archetypal rock star, often used when the magazine wishes to satirise the antics of the more pretentious members of the rock establishment. His persona appears to owe a good deal to
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articles may include the byline, "From our correspondent Phil Space". A supposed continental counterpart, Monsieur Phil(-lippe) Espace, is sometimes mentioned when the story has an international background.
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has reprinted it frequently since. Neil has described this as an example of "public school racism" on the part of the magazine's editorial staff, which he found "fascinating". The magazine nicknamed him
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Towards the end of each issue, the magazine contains increasingly surreal jokes, references and parodies. Many of these have developed over time, and are thus now very familiar to long-term readers.
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was "Keith", Princess Margaret (Brenda's younger sister) was "Yvonne", and Diana, Princess of Wales, was "Cheryl" – a satire on the perceived nature of Royal affairs as a
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is usually called the "Department for the Elimination/Eradication of Farming and Rural Affairs"; its acronym DEFRA is usually spelt DEFRO (Death Row), and its former long-term minister
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said simply that Neasden was used "to denote the contemporary urban environment". Stories from the world of football are satirised in "reports" by E.I. Addio (a reference to the
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A regular feature of the Letters page is "Photo Opportunity", where correspondents concoct spurious reasons for the magazine to print a particular 1995 photo of journalist
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was once referred to as Stella Topes. In some entries, Topes has received both a knighthood and a more refined version of his name – "Sir Spigismund Topes".
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expanded to anything else involving a number, e.g. "the awards ceremony, in its 94th year", or spoof transcripts of radio broadcasts which end with "(continued 94
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is generally called "Gideon" by the magazine. Osborne was indeed originally named "Gideon", but disliked the name and changed it to "George" as a young man.
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magazine titles and television channels and the supposed contradiction between their content and the "family-orientated" content of his mainstream titles.
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is purported to be the proprietor of the magazine, and is an amalgam of various different media magnates. Originally modelled on figures including
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press officer in November 1963, as a description of Brown's condition when interviewed at very short notice on the night of the assassination of
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is a female columnist who constantly describes her dealings with put-upon au pairs and her husband "the useless Simon". Her name is a parody of
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was "Smuggins", so-called because of a supposedly elevated, condescending air he brought to his programmes and because of his Oxbridge manner.
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is usually referred to as "Rubbisher". As of September 2024, thegrauniad.com domain name is redirected to the official The Guardian website.
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is a parody of a stereotypical left-wing agitator who featured in editions of the 1970s and from time to time since (for example, after the
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over just such an allegation, which Crossman admitted in his diary was true of one of the three. The phrase was allegedly first used by a
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as a backing track. Betjeman also worked briefly on the magazine, establishing its "Nooks & Corners" architecture criticism column.
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reported he had contracted a "Ugandan virus". In 1996, "Getting back to basics" was suggested as a replacement euphemism after the
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retained to engage in lawsuits both real and fictional. These are often frivolous, pointless, cynical or without foundation (see
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suburb which is the location of various parody institutions, and is often given as the origin of fictional letters. In 1971,
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are another item commonly placed on lists or used in adverts, as an example of pointless extravagance or silly tat.
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apparently coined the term. The saying is sometimes wrongly said to derive from a slanderous lie told by the late
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cases at great expense to clients and claiming particularly high damages, regardless of the gravity of the case.
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Numbered lists are usually shorter than stated and include two final entries of "Er..." and "That's it".
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in the past taken legal action against the publication. In 1993, during the only televised ceremony for
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was referred to as Baillie Vass, after his photograph was mistakenly captioned as such in the Aberdeen
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is a fictional establishment figure who is forever sending "Dear Sir" letters to the Press, typically
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accused of receiving kickbacks from a debt collection agency in his role as retail credit manager at
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March 1973. The euphemism has variations: for example, before his marriage, a senior member of the
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newspaper is usually referred to as the "Torygraph" because of its political leaning towards the
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appears as a colour option on various spoof ads as in "Available in Blue, Black or Australian".
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allegedly had a "meaningful confrontation" with a former cabinet minister in the government of
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often refers to real-life leftist activists as "Spartists", itself a parody of the left-wing
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He hated Private Eye calling him "Brillo" because his wiry hair resembled a scouring pad.
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At one point the magazine printed many letters from a reader named "Ena B. Maxwell", of "
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is referred to as "Crispy Lineker" in reference to his advertisements with Walkers Crisps
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by the editor, who is slurring a little after lunch. It may have allusions to the late
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has nicknamed many regular targets for satirical attack. Former Labour Prime Minister
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contributors regarded as hypocritical. This view was vindicated by Conservative MP
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Mr Madeupname is an improbable interviewee, often in a tabloid newspaper article.
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also frequently referred to itself as "Etavirp Yee" – an anagram.
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cakes. Articles featuring the school parody the "Court and Social" columns of
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Stereotypical and exaggerated personifications of people and organisations
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by John Betjeman, review: poetry that's best enjoyed from back to front"
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columnist Polly Filler is Phil's female counterpart. Her name refers to
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Private Eye enjoyed parodying Neil as 'Brillo', a reference to his hair
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and who writes a column about her activities since leaving Parliament.
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team, founded in 1963 and named after the fictitious proprietor.
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has been fined £30,000 for telling their readers to vote Tory"
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Broadcaster Robert Robinson was referred to as Old Smuggins.
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was in government. These articles were actually written by
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after a BBC report which used the term in describing 1960s
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suppose, have sex anywhere – but a public toilet?' asks
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Nicknames, names intentionally misspelled or misstated
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Than With Whom What Other (A Challenge to Scansion)
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