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[ElectricBlanketFire]

Hilarity ensues.

London Mayor Boris Johnson got stuck midair on a zip line Wednesday during a celebration for 2012 Olympic Games.

ITV, the British partner of NBC News, reported that Johnson had to be pulled the remainder of the way by people on the ground. According to The Telegraph newspaper, Johnson was the first person to use the zip line, in Victoria Park, East London. "Get me a rope, get me a ladder," ITV quoted him as saying. "I think the brakes got stuck.”

The Telegraph said witnesses reported that Johnson spent the approximately five minutes suspended in the air waving two British flags and leading the audience in cheering the British Olympic team.

Lulz.

 

[Yen]

Boris is such a buffoon. Dubya-esque.

 

[Steelrain]

Lol that about sums it up.

 

[Brazil]

I wish we had a mayor like Boris.

At least there's fun to be had with him.

 

[spiderman123]

He's not stuck, he's just the new flag

 

[Jeff-DSA]

Romney would have had a better zipline.

 

[Peru]

I wish we had a mayor like Boris.

At least there's fun to be had with him.

When he stays away from politics, sure.

 

[NinjaFridge]

Boris is incredible.

 

[Ban Puncher]

Remember, Smithers, in and out in eighteen seconds!

 

[Gentleman Jack]

If you hit him with a stick, does candy come out?

 

[Tomat]

This man should have been born an American. I salute him.

Also this is fucking hilarious.

 

[Slime]

Haaaaah.

Read about this guy in the New Yorker last month. Sounds like a tool.

 

[Kentpaul]

Makes me proud to be British that does

 

[bengraven]

Mitt Romney would have never been stuck on a zipline.

 

[jl4855]

speed up video. pair video with benny hill theme. profit.

 

[QuicheFontaine]

Brilliant. Ladies and gentlemen, meet our future Prime Minister!

I wish I was joking...

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Remember, Smithers, in and out in eighteen seconds!

HA! Great quote.

 

[Gregorn]

This sums up our country.

 

[The Technomancer]

Did they promise him an iPod nano?

 

[Seep]

Brush your fucking hair you scruffy twat.

 

[morningbus]

 

[Jeff-DSA]

The only thing that would make this complete would be two Buckingham Palace guards being the only two men present to help but they can't because they're not allowed to move.

 

[Hindle]

They should have left him up there

 

[Dennis]

And then Boris was Britain.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

lol

 

[Droog]

If you hit him with a stick, does candy come out?

It's definitely worth a try. You're more likely to get smug platitudes though.

EDIT: I wonder what Malcolm Tucker would make of this though.

 

[massoluk]

London sounds like a fun place. So this is how the likes of Mary Poppins were inspired.

 

[andycapps]

He's definitely the most recognizable mayor in the world. Doesn't he ride his bike to work or something?

 

[Dennis]

 

[ChiTownBuffalo]

I liked Denver's old mayor.

But Boris Johnson is pretty hilarious, he went on Top Gear!

 

[Brazil]

When he stays away from politics, sure.

Yeah, well, our mayor is also terrible at politics, so Boris still wins.

 

[fly high ~ayunite~]

 

[ChiTownBuffalo]

Mitt Romney would have never been stuck on a zipline.

Shove it! Kiss my ass! That's a holy British zipline!

Also, my current mayor.

Personality, imagine Ari (who is based on his brother) from Entourage, but more viscious, and with more swearing.

 

[SMT]

Bad spy skills not Tony Blair.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

LOL. I crying laughing over here.

Truly a gift from the gif gods.

 

[Dennis]

Britain past





Britain present

 

[Daydream Sequence]

He reminds me of Ruprecht from Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (in action, not looks).

 

[ChiTownBuffalo]

No, that's not right. I don't think they had Bronies back then.

 

[Mondriaan]

When they say that Boris was the first person to use the zip line, it almost sounds like he was the first person to test the line.

 

[Joel Was Right]

The only thing that would make this complete would be two Buckingham Palace guards being the only two men present to help but they can't because they're not allowed to move.

lol

 

[Vermillion]

The only thing that would make this complete would be two Buckingham Palace guards being the only two men present to help but they can't because they're not allowed to move.

lmao

 

[brucewaynegretzky]

Also, my current mayor.

Personality, imagine Ari (who is based on his brother) from Entourage, but more viscious, and with more swearing.

Rahm is a personal hero of mine. I love a guy who will say, "Fuck you I'm right, now get in line or I'll put you there myself."

Though I'm also a fan of Corey Booker, who I'm pretty sure is a superhero.

Unfortunately I'm stuck with Vincent Gray.... damnit!

 

[Scuderia]

 

[Sickboy007]

lol, wrong sport.

 

[ClassyPenguin]

Boris is such a buffoon. Dubya-esque.

yeah, but to outsider's he's a riot.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

Brilliant. Ladies and gentlemen, meet our future Prime Minister!

I wish I was joking...

He did make it pretty clear he didn't want to be Prime Minster.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

Is this a metaphor for his approach to politics?

 

[Raist]

Day after his reelection.

Took me a while to find it. For some reason, the very same picture on every british news website is cut above the hips

 

[Rich!]

Boris Johnson. What a legend

Pity he probably won't present Have I got News for You again. I've never, ever laughed so much.

 

[bengraven]

Shove it! Kiss my ass! That's a holy British zipline!

Also, my current mayor.

Personality, imagine Ari (who is based on his brother) from Entourage, but more viscious, and with more swearing.

If Romney beats Bo, we'll all be the gay sons he never wanted.