Great insults of our time: a quiz
Who is this insult about?:
“With ambition not seen since the early life of Mao Tse Tung; with paranoia not seen since the time of Emperor Tiberius; and a proclivity for nepotism not seen since the papel court of Pope Innocent the tenth – xxxxx is the ultimate hypocrite. If you think about it for a moment xxxxx has many of the attributes of a Roman Emperor, except greatness.”
This is sumptuous stuff but who was it about? A clue. It was written anonymously in a blog about the bloggers’ boss and when uncovered it (unsurprisingly) led to their sacking.
The answer is here
Thanks to Tim Watts for that poisonous little gem