Radio 4 asked people for phrases they'd like confined to Room 101

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Gotten

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So…

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Incredibly, or any other qualifying word, unique.

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Meaningful vote

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Lol…

That’g good! But please, no more sodding Brexit threads!

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“Let me be clear…”

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Just asking for a friend

I’m not racist, but…

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Also baby lambs.

  1. “Thank you for having me…” Crispin Notmuche-Rielly MP to anchor at TWAT-TV on Sprexitline

  2. “That’s a very good question…”. Dr Clarissa Snort to Jilly Jones in phone-in on male circumcision

  3. “He was a gentle giant…” Kevin Crumb on unknown victim of hate-sniff incident.

  4. “His/her smile lit up the room…”. Miss Polly Cell (11) on hearing of the accidental aspiration by road-sweeping vehicle of a neighbour’s hamster while out without a lead in town centre.

Gid bless him her, lovely person. Never harmed a fly

“With respect…”

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Had a new baby. No one ever had an old baby

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Iconic (unless it actually is of course…)

At the end of the day…

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Quintessentially English.

Awesome

Very unique

Sorry but (he/she is not)

To be fair

At this moment in time

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:rofl::joy::roll_eyes: we’re watching Yes, Minister, this week…and so many of these words/phrases turn up in that script… has us almost weeping with laughter… :hugs::smile::hushed:

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