Sit up straight, Keith – or you’re grounded

Published: October 22, 2014 at 12:23am
Kugin Ryan Il-Friza cuts a fine figure at the table

Kugin Ryan Il-Friza cuts a fine figure at the table

If I were walking past that table, I’d be fighting down the urge to rap the PM’s chief of staff on the back with a ruler and snap ‘STRAIGHTEN UP!’

Even if he doesn’t keep his back straight as a matter of course, can’t he at least work out that it would be a brilliant idea to do so when he’s being photographed by his own Department of Information photographer from all angles?

He looks like a slob.




14 Comments Comment

  1. Kapxinn says:

    Kien hemm arja skuncertanti fil-kamra. Glenn Beddingfield kien ga tarraflu f’widintu li xtaqu parlament fuq Kemmuna, izda Joseph hadu bic-cajt u qaraslu z-zejza.

    Gorg Vella t-tabib kien ukoll sema dwar gvern Libyan fuq Kemmuna… ‘Fil-kaz naghtuhom il-lukanda…’ kien l-ewwel hsieb malli sema.

    Lil Joseph ma qallu xejn dwar dan. Wara kollox, dak kien xoghol Keith.

  2. ken il malti says:

    What is a Kugin?

    [Daphne – Cousin, Ken.]

    • ken il malti says:

      Ouch, I should have known that but I kept pronouncing the “g” as a hard “g” in my mind for some reason.

      I suspect that I have spent too many years in an English language environment.

      Years ago I had trouble recognizing the uncommon Maltese first name of “Kirill”, then it dawned on me that it was just the Maltese version of “Cyril”.

  3. Sue says:

    Same message to the misses in yellow. Does she need to slouch in such a manner to take notes? Take the hint from the guests on the opposite side of the table.

  4. eve says:

    His posture looked much worse when he was filmed for TVM news yesterday during the Libyan press conference.

  5. Frankie's Barrage says:

    Joseph seems to be telling Ryan – sorry, Keith – “Dak gab il-Koran mieghu jew xi ktieb ta’ hrejjef Libjani?”

  6. La Redoute says:

    Keith Schembri IS a slob. He has no presence, no gravitas, no conversation and carries himself like a sack of potatoes that nobody wants.

  7. Blow says:

    An even bigger slob is that wannabe wine connoisseur Glann Badingfield, seen in the right hand corner towards the rear.

  8. Pumpkin says:

    It seems that even Muscat’s bodyguard has some interest in these negotiations. What the hell are they doing there?

  9. Francesca says:

    He is a slob.

  10. ciccio says:

    Looking at that picture, what’s this, a joint cabinet meeting between Malta and Libya?

  11. chico says:

    Reminds me of “Marriage is a big step Quasimodo.”

  12. joe says:

    indunajtu li fuq il mejda hemm hafna tazzi u fliexken tal ilma m’hemmx – u muscat jiccassa faccata…..

  13. Natalie Mallett says:

    Joseph Muscat’s facial expression is that of a little boy about to get some sweets. I wonder what’s in it for him personally.

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