Posh heckling

Napoleon Plural

I was watching a programme about Enoch Powell the other day, he was a Tory Cabinet minister who in 1968 gave a highly controversial speech about immigration to the UK, it became known as 'the rivers of blood' speech because of its inflammatory language (he was not in favour btw).

They had footage of him delivering the speech to his local party association, and someone out of sight was coughing a fair bit. Now it reminded me of a time I went to a piano recital... you got this coughing, and it seemed a bit excessive even for the season.

Is it meant to be a posh way of heckling your subject or showing disapproval?

Sir Miles

Ok - hands up all those that came here thinking they could heckle Victoria Beckham )

As for the coughing - possibly, maybe they had had a sore throat though ? ;%

Nightshooter

I too thought this was about Posh Spice... perhaps a critique of her Project Runway judging ability?

Loeffelholz

Sir Miles wrote:

Ok - hands up all those that came here thinking they could heckle Victoria Beckham )

[hand goes up]

I'd have been happy to participate. Never understood the appeal/popularity ?:)

Pendragon

Loeffelholz wrote:

Sir Miles wrote:

Ok - hands up all those that came here thinking they could heckle Victoria Beckham )

[hand goes up]

me as well. Sorry Posh

Dan Same

Pendragon wrote:

Loeffelholz wrote:

Sir Miles wrote:

Ok - hands up all those that came here thinking they could heckle Victoria Beckham )

[hand goes up]

me as well. Sorry Posh

I third that. Although I also thought it had something to do with Heather Mills, due to some of the things she has been doing lately. 8-) Regarding Posh, I'm neutral about her; I don't dislike her but I certainly don't like her.

Napoleon Plural

"sigh..." I'm not going to get a serious answer to this, am I? )

I just wondered if it was a middle-class type affectation that I was unaware of, like when you meet someone on holiday and they leave you their name and address at the end of it, saying to come and stay if you're in the area; it doesn't actually mean they expect/want you to turn up!

John Drake

Napoleon Plural wrote:

"sigh..." I'm not going to get a serious answer to this, am I? )

Sadly no. ) I was hoping this was a thread for abusing posh people. In which case, see that Hugh Grant; he's a f***y.

Seriously though, I think middle-class-and-upwards type people have very polite ways of being rude, so you might be onto something there NP.