Comments on: What nice people you can meet in the corridors (of power)

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:09:51 +0000

In reply to Anthony.

There you go:
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/efm/research-students/recent-phds.html

I was merely voicnig my irritation at this insistence on “Dr”, as if the man didn’t have his own name, which then means that anyone without a British-system PhD is relegated to the rank of “Mr”, making them look like his inferiors, when we know otherwise. What’s wrong with “Mr Muscat meets Mr Hollande and Mr Moscovici”?

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:54:44 +0000

In reply to H.P. Baxxter.

I agree that the doctorate is in a pseudo-subject.

If the university is THE University of Bristol and not UWE Bristol then I strongly disagree that this is a ” godawful redbrick ex-polytechnic”.

It is nothing of the sort. It is a Russell group uni and one of the UK’s top ten.

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:56:19 +0000

Jesus Christ with a baguette! If Joseph Muscat is “Dr”, then Hollande and Moscovici cannot simply be “Mr”. They’re both ENA graduates. And that’s a hell of a lot harder than any “Dottorat” in a pseudo-subject from a godawful redbrick ex-polytechnic. But we Maltese are sticklers for rules when it comes to forms of address, aren’t we. What a bunch of inbred nerds.

By: Pedantiku

Pedantiku — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 18:57:43 +0000

In reply to ciccio. Evidently there was no adjacent corridor that the French guys could dodge into.

By: edgar

edgar — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:11:45 +0000

One could tell that it was not planned. Just look at the state of his hair. I mean what’s left of it.

By: Chicken

Chicken — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 11:53:11 +0000

I am surprised they did not put “Ghaqal fit-Tmexxija – Progress u Stabbilta'” in white on that blue background for the photo session. And the flags of France, Malta, the EU and the one with the Ice Cream, in an orderly manner.

By: ta' sapienza

ta' sapienza — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 09:54:28 +0000

Give the poor bloke a break.(not)

By: Pepe`

Pepe` — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 09:47:11 +0000

It looks like he bumped into them as they exited the bog.

By: ciccio

ciccio — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 08:37:59 +0000

The door on the right is a lift (elevator) door. They bumped into each other while waiting for the lift.

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120316/local/opposition-leader-meets-french-presidential-candidate.411425

By: Reuben Scicluna

Reuben Scicluna — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 06:55:38 +0000

You can always tell when Coconut Kurt’s taken the picture, because of the camera angle.

Bitchy but funny.