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[webofevil]

The Lords discussed female genital mutilation yesterday. You'll be glad to hear that they all agreed it was a bad thing. (Well, you'll be glad unless you're some credulous wrinkled Eritrean hag. In which case: Hi! Welcome to LiveJournal.) But Lord Rea, who, as a doctor, has been campaigning against it for years, had a slightly startling way of saying so:

Lord Rea: I first became involved with the FGM world shortly after I joined the House of Lords...

He makes it sound like he's coming out of a particularly fetid closet—and that he's an avid subscriber to FGM World.

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[judge-death.livejournal.com]

I was surprised to discover today that there is a Lord Adonis. This is the best Lord's name I have ever heard. I haven't seen a picture of him yet, but I imagine him to be 7 feet tall with glowing golden hair, with his perfect muscle definition exposed as he's only wearing his gown and a nifty pair of ermine-trim trunks.

[judge-death.livejournal.com]

Bah.

[webofevil.livejournal.com]

It's even more of a let-down than Lord Lucas, isn't it? On the other hand, Lord Quirk seems to suit his name a little better, in a mad old professor kind of way:

[judge-death.livejournal.com]

Excellent! He's my new favourite peer already. I'll have to put him on my Fantasy House Of Lords League team.

[psychonomy.livejournal.com]

Lord Rea: I first became involved with the FGM world shortly after I joined the House of Lords...

He makes it sound like he's coming out of a particularly fetid closet

Or, as I said at the time, like he's been investing in a groundbreaking new themepark. Mickey Mouse had better watch his back. And as for Minnie...