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Tx4obama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-11 12:27 AM
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10. Someone on Twitter said: it's a line from Francis ''F.U.'' Urquhart
Edited on Mon Jan-24-11 12:45 AM by Tx4obama
Francis Ewan Urquhart (1937 –– 29 July, 2003) is a fictional character created by Michael Dobbs (the entire concept came from the initials, 'F.U.'). A Conservative politician, he appeared in a trilogy of novels: House of Cards in 1989, To Play the King in 1992 and The Final Cut in 1995. He was portrayed in television versions by Ian Richardson.

The "epitome of elegant evil", in the series Urquhart addressed the audience in asides, often quoting Shakespeare, or giving a knowing look to the camera. He used the catchphrase, "You might well think that; I couldn't possibly comment", or a variation thereon, as a deniable way of agreeing with people.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Urquhart

p.s. Interesting indeed!



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