A Guide to 'Gaffes'. And Why, in Truth, They Are Always to Be Found in the Eye of the Beholder

Spectator, The; London › August 21, 2009

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Don't be royal. Irony and self-parody are forbidden among members of the royal family, from whom we refuse to hear jokes as jokes.

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A Guide to 'Gaffes'. And Why, in Truth, They Are Always to Be Found in the Eye of the Beholder

Among the silly expressions that may one day be associated with our era -- and I hope buried with it -- is the little word 'gaffe'. I ought to know, having been indicted often enough myself for the crime, and having just co-edited and published a whole book, Mission Accomplished, of so-called gaffes committed by politicians and worl...

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