Someone thought they’d witnessed a takedown of the Secret Barrister – they hadn’t
Boris Johnson’s turbulent private life tumbled onto the front pages and every social media site at the weekend, after a recording appearing to show him in a blazing row with his girlfriend was transcribed by The Guardian.
The internet was divided between those who felt a prospective prime minister’s behaviour was of sufficient public interest to justify the recording, whilst others saw it as a gross invasion of privacy. Telegraph columnist, Allison Pearson spent the weekend loudly banging the drum for her colleague, Boris Johnson, with musings like this:
What do we think about this? Specialist listening equipment would make it into a crime if that was true. https://t.co/QeDxk6z0qB
— Allison Pearson (@allisonpearson) June 22, 2019
Which was picked up by Twitter’s law explainer, The Secret Barrister.
Oh god there’s more.
No it wouldn’t. It really, really wouldn’t. https://t.co/u4SAzccXk9
— The Secret Barrister (@BarristerSecret) June 22, 2019
Fellow barrister, @DavidMuttering shared screenshots of a supreme misunderstanding over what happened next.
How to not understand irony and not read posts properly. A lesson in one act, for all those tempted to be mean to @BarristerSecret: pic.twitter.com/kd9JvElyF6
— David QC (@DavidMuttering) June 23, 2019
These are a few of the funniest reactions.
The most important part of the Offences Made Up By Clowns act is that it's illegal to have fewer than 8 people in a car
— keewa (@keewa) June 23, 2019
Anyone foolish enough to tackle a silk on Twitter had better have an absolutely watertight argument. Still waiting for that.
— David (@PermaConfused) June 23, 2019
Somewhere in a distant galaxy an alien race intercepts this stray tweet exchange – translates it into their highly symbolic language, runs it through full analysis.
Then translates its reply back into our tongue. They broadcast it back to us on a FTL signal.
One word.MATE.
— Disappointed Optimist (@disappoptimism) June 23, 2019
Oof those English silks sure do Twitter… https://t.co/70O6kF3re2
— Emmanuel (@EKerkyasharian) June 23, 2019
To cap the hilarity. @LightingMonkey made this shrewd observation.
I thought the Clowns Act was only for the IT industry.
— (ex)Lighting Monkey (@LightingMonkey) June 23, 2019
Source: @DavidMuttering
