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Thanks to my friend Nick for alerting me to this review of Conan's first hosting of The Tonight Show.

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One of my editing colleagues, having researched some of the over a dozen parties appearing on his/her ballot paper..

"According to the Wikipedia entry on the Christian Party they're not keen
on the EU either. Their other policies (it's an eclectic list) include
limits around coastlines to preserve stocks of fish and sand eels,
discouragement of the practice of addressing women as Ms, and changing
the Welsh flag because they view the red dragon as a satanic symbol."

Reminds me of the "Standing-At-The-Back-Dressed-Stupidly-And-Looking-Stupid Party" in Blackadder:

Vincent Hanna (interviewer): Ivor Biggun, no votes at all for the Standing-At-The-Back- Dressed-Stupidly-And-Looking-Stupid Party. Are you disappointed?

Ivor Biggun (candidate): Ah, no, not really, no... I always say, "If you can't laugh, what can you do?" Ha-ha-ha-ha (squirts Hanna with flower).

Vincent Hanna: Take up politics, perhaps. Has your party got any policies?

Ivor Biggun: Oh yes, certainly! We're for the compulsory serving of asparagus at breakfast, free corsets for the under-fives, and the abolition of slavery.

Vincent Hanna: Now; you see, many moderate people would respect your stand on asparagus, but what about this extremist nonsense about abolishing slavery?

Ivor Biggun: Oh, we just put that in for a joke! See you next year!