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muriel_volestrangler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 06:36 PM
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3. If they are invoking the British Parliament about that, they should think again
Saying an MP lies would be 'unparliamentary language', and unless you withdrew it and apologised, you'd get thrown out for a few days.

Unparliamentary language is language that breaks the rules of politeness in the House of Commons Chamber. Part of the Speaker's role is to ensure that MPs do not use insulting or rude language and do not accuse each other of lying, being drunk or misrepresent each other's words. Words to which objection has been taken by the Speaker over the years include blackguard, coward, git, guttersnipe, hooligan, rat, swine, stoolpigeon and traitor. The Speaker will direct an MP who has used unparliamentary language to withdraw it. Refusal to withdraw a comment might lead to an MP being disciplined. MPs sometimes use considerable ingenuity to get around the rules; for example Winston Churchill famously used the phrase "terminological inexactitude" to mean "lie".

http://www.theyworkforyou.com/glossary/?gl=20


So if they're claiming he was being British about it, then I'll say the Eiffel Tower, since it's the option showing them to be the dumbest.
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