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Charlie Beckett

May 15th, 2008

Great insults of our time: a quiz

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Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

Charlie Beckett

May 15th, 2008

Great insults of our time: a quiz

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Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

Who is this insult about?:

“With ambition not seen since the early life of Mao Tse Tung; with paranoia not seen since the time of Emperor Tiberius; and a proclivity for nepotism not seen since the papel court of Pope Innocent the tenth – xxxxx is the ultimate hypocrite. If you think about it for a moment xxxxx has many of the attributes of a Roman Emperor, except greatness.”

This is sumptuous stuff but who was it about? A clue. It was written anonymously in a blog about the bloggers’ boss and when uncovered it (unsurprisingly) led to their sacking.

The answer is here 

Thanks to Tim Watts for that poisonous little gem

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Charlie Beckett

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