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London mayor-elect Boris Johnson and Mayor Bloomberg have gift time
Mayor Michael Bloomberg met with London's mayor-elect Boris Johnson yesterday, and the pair shared pleasantries and some gifts, one of which was maybe not so pleasant.
Mayor Bloomberg gave Boris Johnson the standard Tiffany crystal apple (we suspect it's this $100 paperweight). In turn, Johnson, the Tory who beat Mayor Ken Livingstone by a sizable margin last month, gave the billionaire mayor a button-down London Underground shirt.
From the Daily News:Well, at least Johnson didn't give Bloomberg the Underground map boxers! But wouldn't the gentlemanly thing for Bloomberg to do is actually wear the shirt at some point? Maybe with some shorts, white socks and loafers? And you can buy your own London button down here.
"I just wanted to give you a little symbol of New York City to put on your desk," said Bloomberg, pulling out a Tiffany box containing a crystal apple. "You should look at it and want to compete with us. We can help each other."Johnson thanked him, then pulled out his own gift - a collared shirt printed with a map of London's subway system, garish enough to prompt guffaws throughout the room, still in its store-bought package.
"This is a bit of an impromptu souvenir," Johnson said, as Bloomberg grimaced.
From the NY Times:
The gift elicited a startled grimace from Mr. Bloomberg.“This is to convey the frugality of the new regime,” Mr. Johnson said, apologetically, conceding that the present “is not the most handsomely wrapped.”
“This is a way to keep fares down, by selling merchandise,” Mr. Bloomberg offered magnanimously, quickly handing the shirt off to an aide.
Johnson is a pretty colorful figure--as the AP puts it, Johnson, "an eccentric, devil-may-care politician who came to prominence as a TV talk show guest, is nothing if not original." The Guardian has this Bloomberg-Johnson comparison. And here are some fun facts about BoJo: He was born in New York City and hates bike thieves!
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Longon?
Eep. I blame my carpal tunnel.
I like Longon. He does look a little like an exotic fruit.
Anyone think the London mayor has a Donald Trumpy kinda look to him?
He looks like the love child of The Donald and Hugh Rodham.
To think Bloomy has a residence in London and pays taxes to the city. This is priceless.
Bloomberg is a cool mayor and a seemingly nice guy, but honestly he has no personality. He seems like one of the most awkward people ever. He had no idea how to react to the gift even though he should expect weird shit to come from such an eccentric guy.
Boris Johnson is London's George W. Bush. A seemingly harmless, rich buffoon who appears to be good for a printable soundbite.
Then something big happens and this idiot lets all hell break loose. I mean actual hell. Fire, wailing. It's going to be really bad.
@interlard
I agree. What the hell is Bloomy doing there anyway?
Bad form. Dumb move. Oh wait, maybe they are birds of a feather.
Nice. Johnson disposed of a clown that imposed congestion pricing on Londoners. Why would he care about a guy who tried to implement it here?
"A seemingly harmless, rich buffoon who appears to be good for a printable soundbite." - interlard
You just described Bloomberg!
We Brits really are as common as f**k, aren't we? lol
"Wot? No Kruggerands?"
-lame impression of Tory filth.