This Eton master’s letter about the young Boris Johnson went viral because it nails him so perfectly
We’re grateful to the tremendous @LettersOfNote on Twitter for sharing this classic of its kind, sent by Eton College to Stanley Johnson about his son, Boris, when he was a student there in 1982.
Eton College writes to Boris Johnson's dad in 1982 pic.twitter.com/pIVbsOdZIG
— Letters of Note (@LettersOfNote) February 11, 2019
Full-time college master, part-time soothsayer.
Is this really real? It's so on the nose
— Dan (@WarioDraghi) February 11, 2019
Yes
— Letters of Note (@LettersOfNote) February 11, 2019
It can't be for real? Thought his friends & family called him 'Al', in which case the school wld. surely refer to him as 'Alexander'? Interesting he's attracting spoof letters though (as anr. pol. fig. who shall remain nameless once did…)
— Picky Lawyer (@PickyLawyer) February 11, 2019
He adopted the name Boris when he went to Eton
— Duncan Parrish (@duncanparrish) February 11, 2019
if anyone wants to know what entitlement literally looks like https://t.co/G5jvaZTiDp
— Ruby Martin (@RubyMartinArt) February 11, 2019
And in case you’re wondering.
A friend sent me that Boris nugget. Apparently the full letter was originally reprinted in the book 'Boris: The Adventures of Boris Johnson' by Andrew Gimson.
— Letters of Note (@LettersOfNote) February 11, 2019
From the same source, "The Wit and Wisdom of Boris Johnson" edited by @mounth, and on a similar theme… pic.twitter.com/k0XwK5XHJl
— Charles Tugendhat (@thinkscharles) February 11, 2019