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London mayor Boris Johnson gets stuck on zip wire (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Published time: August 01, 2012 13:23
Edited time: August 01, 2012 20:36
Image from twitter.com by Rebecca Denton @rebeccasbrain
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Britain’s Olympic PR stunt-fest roped itself today when London’s Mayor, ‘loveable oaf’ Boris Johnson, got stuck on a zip-line 20 feet over a field of bemused flag waving Brits – and yes, despite the sheer inanity of it all, went viral.
Like a mayoral white-haired walrus in pin-stripe and parachute harness, London’s Boris hung legs-askew over the masses, as if held there by sheer charisma and divine right, before demanding a rope and ladder to return himself to terra firma.

Image from twitter.com by BT London Live @BTLondonLive

Image from twitter.com by Lee Medcalf @CartoonBeardy

Image from twitter.com by Lily Wetherald @lilswetherald
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oneword (unregistered) 15.02.2013 19:10
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bobbyfischer 15.02.2013 15:36
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alex (unregistered) 17.12.2012 18:36
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