• Melchior@feddit.org
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      6 days ago

      Bernard: “What if the Prime Minister insists we help them?”

      Humphrey: “Then we follow the four-stage strategy.”

      Bernard: “What’s that?”

      Richard: “Standard Foreign Office response, in a time of crisis. In stage one, we say nothing is going to happen.”

      Humphrey: “In stage two we say something may be going to happen, but we should do nothing about it.”

      Richard: “In stage three, we say that maybe we should do something about it, but there’s nothing we can do.”

      Humphrey: “In stage four, we say maybe there was something we could have done, but it’s too late now…”

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      7 days ago

      No no, the British are no longer in the union. Surely she will act on her dissatisfaction. Surely…

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    6 days ago

    No shit! But chances are that he’ll wake up tomorrow and say the complete opposite, so don’t be too angry Ursula!