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[–] Kintarian@lemmy.world 14 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I’m sorry, not from the UK. Which one is the trash can?

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 6 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

The one that has less trash in his head, obviously.

[–] spike4379@lemmy.world 10 points 22 hours ago

corrupt piece of shit he is. Hope Count wins

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 8 points 23 hours ago

let's hope the Count can kick the cunt to the kerb

[–] Washi@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

Why isn't the HMRC investigating and taking money from him. If I owe HMRC 50 pence they will fine me and want every penny but politicians can launder billions of pounds and not a peep from the scumbag HMRC.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I set my hopes on Count Binface. Although if he actually wins, he will face an interesting challenge in parliament. As far I remember, hats (and probably helmets, too) are not allowed in the House.

[–] badgermurphy@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago

He can contend that it is his face.

[–] TroublesomeTalker@feddit.uk 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sinn fein just don't turn up - can't he do the same?

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I feel like his novelty would wear off if he actually appeared in Parliament. He'd probably be told that the costume won't be allowed and then become an abstentionist in protest.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Don't be pessimistic. Look up Martin Sonneborn, MEP. He got voted into the EU parliament in 2015 with his purely satirical party "Die PARTEI" and is still there, because he does a comparatively good job. While still being satirical.

A massive way to elevate his satire career, at least.

[–] metermatic26@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Clown vs. Clown = EPICNESS

[–] herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml 53 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Clacton has never been an important place in history. For the most part, Clacton was an irrelevant back corner that nobody cared about.

The people of Clacton have been giften an unique opportunity to change that forever. If Clacton votes for the intergalactic space lord Count Binface, the name Clacton-on-Sea will never be forgotten.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 12 points 1 day ago

Of course if Clapton hadn't voted for the joke candidate the first time around they wouldn't be in this position.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Clacton would also be the first place ruled by an intergalactic bin. A small step for bins. A tremendous leap for binkind

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Nothing in the article suggests Farrage is going to lose this election, or even that the stunt has failed per-say. He's still getting invites to TV shows in order to regurgitate is fascist agitprop. There's no indication that the Labour government will pursue prosecution in a way that would disqualify him from high office. And Reform UK remains poised to sweep Parliament regardless of the BinFace vanity campaign

[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 198 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago

Youraislopbores.me

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

It should say "B I N S"

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 1 day ago

Putin not giving you enough money?

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 160 points 2 days ago (19 children)

Binface has 4-1 odds to win, so there seems to be a very real chance he wins this election.

Which would be absolutely hilarious.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 78 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It's Count Binface. For now. I don't think that a peer can serve in the House of Commons, so I think that he might just have to give up his title and serve as Binface if elected.

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 66 points 2 days ago (6 children)

"Count" is not a valid title in the British peerage. The equivalent rank in the UK is "earl". Though if he wins, I think it'd be a moment of immense cultural significance so he should immediately be elevated to the Lords as a life peer, just to make the title official. He can be Britain's only living count.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 40 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

searches

Hmm. Apparently in said system, the wife of an earl is a countess.

searches more

Ah.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl

The Norman-derived equivalent count (from Latin comes) was not introduced following the Norman Conquest of England though countess was and is used for the female title. Geoffrey Hughes writes, "It is a likely speculation that the Norman French title 'Count' was abandoned in England in favour of the Germanic 'Earl' [...] precisely because of the uncomfortable phonetic proximity to cunt".[7]

I imagine that Count Binface simply doesn't fear such proximity.

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[–] herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 day ago

Binface has

How dare you disrecpect the Count by omitting his title! Learn manners peasant!

[–] sns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 48 points 2 days ago

That's Count Binface!

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[–] AccoSpoot1@lemmy.world 81 points 2 days ago (3 children)

People of Clacton, do the funny thing please!

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago

Asked what his appeal is going to be to the people of Clacton, the comedian replied, “I’m not Nigel Farage.”

[–] domusaltera@piefed.social 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's Boaty McBoatface time! 😁

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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Which is the right thing too.

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[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

At least there's one candidate who isn't pretending it's not a clown show.

[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)

do they think that Nigel’s running a cunning stunt

This is deliberate, isn't it? He wants people to think "Nigel’s a stunning cunt"? Good one

[–] huppakee@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The one flaw in that plan: people end up seeing that face and realize he really isn't that stunning at all.

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[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 88 points 2 days ago (10 children)

If Count Binface wins, he'll never be able to show his face in public again.

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 49 points 2 days ago (2 children)

He'll shirk back into his hole for two years and then pop back out as the leader of the new right-wing insurgent political party "Rejuvenate Britain" or something.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

"Compost Britain"

[–] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] monkeyman76@fedinsfw.app 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The title should have been: Farage, left, fighting a trash can.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I think they could do some great campaigning with a little bit of real effort:

  • have people walking around campaigning for him dressed as binmen and cleaning up trash

  • some art work of binface overhead throwing farage into a bin, "clean up Clacton, bin Farage. Vote Binface"

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