London's Metropolitan Police lent a retired horse to Rebekah Brooks when she was an executive at Rupert Murdoch's News International, her spokesman and the police said Tuesday.
The revelation was met with incredulity and scorn amid investigations into the potentially corrupt relationship between the police and the press in Britain.
The news immediately prompted the creation of a Twitter account, RebekahsHorse, that began churning out puns including: "My PR has set me up a brief twitter question and answer session later this afternoon. Hope I don't stirrup any trouble."
The BBC unintentionally added to the gag by putting a reporter named Fiona Trott on the story, her colleague Chris Mason tweeted.
But along with the guffaws, the news ramped up pressure even further on Murdoch's empire as it is battered by investigations into police bribery, phone hacking and e-mail hacking.
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Okay...
I click on the full post, and it tells me, "Sorry, you are looking for something that is not there."
That being said, with the little information I have, I have to say BFD.
She was lent a horse.
Indeed.
Power of money at work in the 'Democratic World'. The manifestations on our own soil are even more glaring.
good morning @ banasy.
She abused me. I feel so cheap and dirty. Why did they let that horrible woman have me?
Common practice for retired in-service horses in Britain. Wealthy people adopt the horse paying for food, board and care which saves the government cash.No scandal here!
BradleyMANningARMY
Are they saints? Bradley is nominated for the Nobel Boy Scouting Peace award > can they do NO wrong
in every country... including America > ARE THEY SAINTS? > no matter what they do? How about their crazy women?
No telling how many pounds Brits spend on pet horse toys. (Or francs French send eating horse but not dog. Do you have to boil horse before you cook it? Dog?)
BTW, fairy Err, you better brush up on your currency knowledge, France is using the Euro. The rest of your post is stupid.
If you boil a horse, you *are* cooking it.
Mad dogs and Englishmen?
Or Englishmen with pitbull terriers?
You decide...!
I'll eat horse before I eat dog.
So would I. Herbivore meat is cleaner than carnivore meat. And scavenger meat (eg shellfish) is the worst for toxins.
I don't like where this thread is going. Watch out for these guys Mr.Ed !!
I don't like it Neither!! woof!
Just clicked on the full post button again...still being told that "What you're looking for isn't here."
This cracks me up!
this article was in poor taste