Knobs Dept: Then step back and watch people’s heads explode. Certainly, if they live downtown and are of that gentle arty or intellectual stripe wherein they associate primarily with others of the same ilk and assume that this is indeed the norm and that all others are suburban knobs, I can virtually guarantee it will happen, according to Globe And Mail. “Christie,” one of my pals said the other day, horror in her voice, “can you imagine him actually representing the city?” Simply muse out loud that maybe Rob Ford isn’t so bad, or if you actually live in the city, that you haven’t entirely ruled out voting for him in the looming mayoralty. You don’t have to come anywhere near endorsing the guy. You don’t have to say you like him. You just have to appear to be the tiniest bit on the fence. All my downtown friends have their knickers in a complete knot over Mr. Ford, who has been leading much of the polling for a while and who continues to lead despite a wonderful series of gaffes and gotchas and consistently more scrutiny by the press than any other candidate. As
reported in the news.
@t gaffes, knickers
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