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Ségolène Royal chosen as Socialist candidate | 56 comments (56 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Ségolène Royal chosen as Socialist candidate (none / 0)

Hm. My own impression was not that: my impression was that 'Bliar Babes' were selected for deference to Tony, those who dominated were more fans of Tony than politicians with own ambition and potential.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Fri Nov 17th, 2006 at 01:28:27 AM EST
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Re: Ségolène Royal chosen as Socialist candidate (none / 1)

Yes. So either "babies" in the sense dominated by a father-figure, or "babes" in the pr0n sense, ie submissive to men and Blair in particular.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Nov 17th, 2006 at 02:59:35 AM EST
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"Pr0n"? Something to do with porn?

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Fri Nov 17th, 2006 at 05:03:36 AM EST
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Re: Ségolène Royal chosen as Socialist candidate (none / 1)

Yes, it's a standard Internet deformation of porn, presumably to get it past spam filters.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Nov 17th, 2006 at 05:34:55 AM EST
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