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Poppy is 'stupid' according to Ken Livingstone

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peppapigpants · 20/10/2012 14:01

He was on LBC this morning talking about the George Osborne/train incident, apparently Osborne's assistant is called Poppy. Livingstone and his co-host David Mellor agreed that Poppy was a stupid name and he should have employed someone called 'Sharon or something'.

I don't know anyone called Poppy but it was a ridiculous comment, wasn't it?

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aufaniae · 20/10/2012 14:08

It does sound ridiculous. Are you sure it wasn't a joke / tongue-in-cheek?

It's the kind of thing I can imagine sounding awful out of context but might have made sense as a joke at the time. Did you hear it?

vamosbebe · 20/10/2012 14:06

So... Ken is the name of a plastic doll with no genitals? Should have been called Keith, or something.

Mr Livingstone, thou art a wanker.

ivykaty44 · 20/10/2012 14:04

So Ken Livingston judges woman (and perhaps men) on the name their parent gave them.

He would rather employ a woman whos parent names them Sharon or something.

Thank goodness my parents didn't name me something