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[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 91 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This should be put up in a museum

Nigel Farage in a crowd having milkshake thrown on him

[–] bazus1@lemmy.world 97 points 1 year ago (2 children)

FATALITY!

Props to the photographer ready with the optimal camera settings.

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 52 points 1 year ago

"Wait, is that a milkshake?"

switches to max iso and 1/8000

[–] protist@mander.xyz 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Anyone have the soggy, sticky aftershot?

[–] bazus1@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago (2 children)


I mean The Independent isn't that bad of a news source...

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Would like to point out how clean everyone else is that was a high roll

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[–] nnullzz@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

This guys saving some on his lip for a snack later.

[–] naught@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The joy on her face is just priceless

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 10 points 1 year ago

Billy Blueshirt already applauding.

[–] ID411@lemmy.dbzer0.com 72 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If he comes to your town, it means he thinks you are all backward. So do your duty, and sling a shake .

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Might not be from Maccie Ds as they are expensive. Possibly not even a milkshake, let's go dairy free for the planet. However, I am sure you can all rummage up something. Not that he'd dare come up here.

[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)
  • Is your local water company irresponsibly releasing sewage into your rivers?

  • Are you struggling to find an environmentally sound liquid to throw over Nigel Farridge?

I wonder if there's some sort of solution to both these problems? Perhaps there is a way to both help remove a small amount of sewage from the river and also find something to throw at Nigel?

Hmm...

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 10 points 1 year ago

By Jove, this could just work!

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[–] UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk 56 points 1 year ago (11 children)

There's a possibility that the whole thing was a publicity stunt? This picture has started circulating.

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

She really does look pretty similar especially in the profile headshot

[–] ganksy@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

How could he be so dense to think these pics wouldn't come to light?

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You're asking how could Farage be so dense?

But seriously speaking, this could just be a case of mistaken identity too; it's not like either of them has a very unique look exactly

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[–] UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for that. I left Twitter in Nov 22, so I can't follow the interesting threads anymore.

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oh I've never been on Twatter, somebody shared this on a Discord I'm on

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[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Apparently that's a different person. More on this as it develops. Over to Emperor with sports news.

[–] jaywalker@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What a weird publicity stunt this would be. Do people actually feel bad for him or something? I'm from the US and only seem to hear about Nigel when he gets hit in the face with a milkshake or says something horrendous

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[–] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 49 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like that this has become a sort of election tradition now lol.

If I can propose a slight tweak, if you know he's heading your way might I suggest buying the milkshake about a week beforehand to allow it to reach it's full potential? Let it level up, so to speak.

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

DM: "Are snowflakes making bioweapons against Nigel?"

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Rember when that dipshit Andy ngo got milkshakes and chids were trying to argue it wad assault because it was actually concrete not milkshake.

I'm not saying it was concrete, I'm just saying that's an interesting thought exercise.

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[–] ID411@lemmy.dbzer0.com 45 points 1 year ago (7 children)

oooh - a great shot from the young lady, to open the season with what looks like it might be banana milkshake.

Maybe this be the first of many - have a great season and happy shake slinging.

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

Good velocity, fantastic spread, appears to be decent accuracy.

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[–] OrlandoDoom@feddit.uk 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Deserved. How many elections has he already lost? He needs to get in the sea already.

[–] apis@beehaw.org 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

His angry little face every time in Newsnight's compilation of election result announcements, followed by him having a temper tantrum at a BBC interviewer asking about all his losses. Gold.

He's likely to do worse now than in 2015 (his best result to date) when he was agitating for Brexit, notwithstanding dark funding & assistance from Twitter's new owner, as many of those who thought they wanted to leave the EU have realised it was a mistake.

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[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Her: "My milkshake brings all the boys from the yard, and they're like, it's better than yours."

Scotland Yard: "Damn right, it's better than yours."

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[–] ID411@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 1 year ago

The last guy who did it was fined 350.

How do we set up a gofundme for props legal fees ?

[–] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago
[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is this becoming a UK tradition?

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 17 points 1 year ago

With Farage? Yes.

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So Starmer got glittered. Nigel got his traditional milkshaking. What's Rishi gonna get?

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 6 points 1 year ago

Oh sweet Christ I hope you're right 🤞

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[–] TeddyKila@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

Heartwarming!

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

As is tradition.

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago
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