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Nigel Farage has milkshake thrown over him after launching general election campaign
(www.independent.co.uk)
This should be put up in a museum
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Props to the photographer ready with the optimal camera settings.
"Wait, is that a milkshake?"
switches to max iso and 1/8000
Anyone have the soggy, sticky aftershot?
I mean The Independent isn't that bad of a news source...
Would like to point out how clean everyone else is that was a high roll
When I got to the milkshake impact picture I thought to myself “How does someone just impromptu throw a milkshake? Did she practice or something? My aim would be terrible. … Should I practice throwing milkshakes?”
And then I got to that last picture where it appears the shake chucker is a certified shake sniper, and I realized I should practice throwing them! That woman is a rare talent, and I’d certainly be in the lower third of the bell curve for precision if I tried to deliver a dessert the same way.
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This guys saving some on his lip for a snack later.
Billy Blueshirt already applauding.
There's a possibility that the whole thing was a publicity stunt? This picture has started circulating.
She really does look pretty similar especially in the profile headshot
How could he be so dense to think these pics wouldn't come to light?
You're asking how could Farage be so dense?
But seriously speaking, this could just be a case of mistaken identity too; it's not like either of them has a very unique look exactly
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Thanks for that. I left Twitter in Nov 22, so I can't follow the interesting threads anymore.
Oh I've never been on Twatter, somebody shared this on a Discord I'm on
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Apparently that's a different person. More on this as it develops. Over to Emperor with sports news.
Aside from the same colour hair, they don't even look alike.
This is desperate stuff.
Different nose and hairline are the biggest takeaways. Not easy to see every feature with the pictures provided though.
Politics aside, as I'm not a UK resident. This is some House of Cards or Succession level of narrative pushing.
Edit* pure cope. Her name is Victoria Thomas-Bowen. An Only Fans model.
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I like that this has become a sort of election tradition now lol.
If I can propose a slight tweak, if you know he's heading your way might I suggest buying the milkshake about a week beforehand to allow it to reach it's full potential? Let it level up, so to speak.
Deserved. How many elections has he already lost? He needs to get in the sea already.
His angry little face every time in Newsnight's compilation of election result announcements, followed by him having a temper tantrum at a BBC interviewer asking about all his losses. Gold.
He's likely to do worse now than in 2015 (his best result to date) when he was agitating for Brexit, notwithstanding dark funding & assistance from Twitter's new owner, as many of those who thought they wanted to leave the EU have realised it was a mistake.
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Her: "My milkshake brings all the boys from the yard, and they're like, it's better than yours."
Scotland Yard: "Damn right, it's better than yours."
Is this becoming a UK tradition?
With Farage? Yes.
Nice.
Great username btw
Right back at you my winged friend.
So Starmer got glittered. Nigel got his traditional milkshaking. What's Rishi gonna get?
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Oh sweet Christ I hope you're right 🤞
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As is tradition.
Odd. Why didn't he just have one delivered to him like a normal person?
I don't think we should kink shame.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
A young woman approached the new Reform UK leader on the steps of a pub in Clacton before hurling what appeared to be a milkshake over him.
Richard Tice, Mr Farage’s predecessor as Reform UK leader, expressed his anger at the incident, adding: “The juvenile moron who threw a drink over Nigel has just gained us hundreds of thousands more votes.
A member of staff at the Wetherspoons where the incident occurred suggested the thrower could have been lying in wait for the politician to arrive for an hour.
The Moon & Starfish worker, who wished to remain anonymous, told The Independent three police officers had just come into the pub looking for the mystery woman who threw what is believed to be a banana flavoured milkshake.
Mr Farage had kicked off his general election campaign in the seaside town earlier on Tuesday, as he promised to be a “bloody nuisance” in Westminster.
Speaking earlier at the rally, Mr Farage said: “We made an offer to the British people, we could get back our independence and control of our borders.
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