Prigs

28th September 2007

 

I tend to stay away from political prigs even when I am in sympathy with their cause. I can smell piety a mile away and prefer the company of sinners . . . Besides they might catch me eating a Big Mac.

Sam Smith on Prigs in Public Life

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  1. Dick

    Sep 29th, 2007 at 6:49 am

    I guess this is how the likes of Boris Johnson pick up their right-on friends. In these times of sanctimonious shittery, I have some sympathy with the statement.

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