After all, the Queen is a Dog Person
Steven L. Taylor
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Thursday, September 25, 2014
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Via the BBC: David Cameron to apologise to Queen over ‘purred’ remark
Speaking in New York, Mr Cameron told Mr Bloomberg he had phoned the Queen to tell her the result.
“She purred down the line,” he said. “I’ve never heard someone so happy.”
About Steven L. Taylor
Steven L. Taylor is a Professor of Political Science and a College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored
A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog).
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We are not amused.
@John Peabody: Crud! I should’ve titled the post “She was not Amused” 🙂
Is it possible that “purred down the line” is some kind of English idiom?
Leaving that aside, I think the apology is coming due to the fact that Cameron talked about the conversation rather than the possible association with cats.
Oh my goodness, Doug…for all that is good in the world, and Derek Jeter to boot, don’t go there!