Gordon Brown "tastes like soil mixed with Marmite"
source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/apr/16/leaders-debate-on-telly
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/apr/16/leaders-debate-on-telly
At the end of a fairly insipid Guardian article about the electoral TV debate, in which Marina Hyde writes about how she went to a Sports Bar and was surprisingly taken aback to see people weren't too interested in watching politics, there's an astonishing interview with the James Wannerton, the president of the UK Synaesthesia Association.He experiences words as tastes and textures, a neurological condition known as lexical-gustatory synaesthesia and here's what he had to say about the party leaders.
"Gordon Brown's name tastes horrible, and his flavour was nasty – like soil mixed with Marmite. That said, he was good on education, when he tasted of peaches, sliced potato and bacon.
Nick Clegg tastes of a pickled onion yet he kept turning soft, mushy and warm. Immigration was good for him. His speech reminded me of sweets I had as a kid – fruit pastilles, Spangles and liquorice.
David Cameron's flavour was best. He gave me a taste of ink, which I find comforting. His name tastes of macaroons, but he said sorry so frequently it covered the macaroons with condensed milk."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/apr/16/leaders-debate-on-telly
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mattbrawn
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There's a great video right here on Current about people living with Synaesthesia. I find it fascinating.
http://current.com/green/89042945_see-sounds-hear-colors.htm
- 3 years ago
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mattbrawn
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MaggieHall
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Anyone really interested in the unlikely combo of Gordon Brown and Marmite, should buy my book: The Mish-Mash Dictionary of Marmite. It has an entry about James Wannerton and his take on what Gordon Brown's name does to him.....plus, of course, tons of other Marmitey things! Go to: Mish-Mash Marmite.blogspot.com
- 3 years ago
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MaggieHall
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CarolineS
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"Gordon Brown's name tastes horrible, and his flavour was nasty" i would imagine gordon to taste like regurgitated vomit, same as the rest of them, except different variations of vomit ofcourse.
- 3 years ago
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CarolineS
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ozoneocean
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... People with Synaesthesia, like mimes, must be stopped.
"Synaesthesia" tastes like poop. - 3 years ago
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ozoneocean
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dlamb
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I'm not sure I want to know what Wannerton's own name tastes like... This is odd.
- 3 years ago
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dlamb
