PARTLY FACETIOUS: You say tomato the US way and I say tomaato the UK way
“The Spare is moving back to the UK.”
“What?”
“Prince Harry his much maligned wife Meghan Markle and their two kids are moving back to the UK.”
“Yeah I heard – they have enrolled the kids in a British school starting September but why do you say much maligned Markle.”
“I personally heard the British media refer to Princess Kate in glowing terms when she was pregnant and used disparaging language when Markle was pregnant.”
“Oh right – you say tomato the US way and I say tomaato the UK way.”
“And need I add homegrown tomatoes taste better right?”
“Not quite; UK imports tomaatoes from the Netherlands, Spain, and Morocco. And since UK is not back in the European Union….”
“Hmmm anyway when I referred to the Spare I wasn’t referring to Prince Harry.”
“Oh, well technically Vice President Vance is the spare but between you and me as long as President Trump is alive and well perhaps Jared Kushner is the Spare.”
“I don’t agree, he is….is…John Snow of the Trump Family. A key man tasked with whatever takes his fancy….”
“Trump’s fancy?”
“No Kushner’s fancy, The Spare is Witkoff, he hasn’t been seen or heard in recent weeks, months.”
“Hmmm anyway who do you reckon is The Spare in the Land of the Pure?”
“Well I thought it was Hamza Sharif, but he has begun appearing on a lot of footage with daddy, the Prime Minister….”
“That’s reminiscent of the Bhutto Zardari’s ascension ladder towards the chief executive position. Unlike the Sharifs who ascend the position via the Chief Ministership of Punjab.”
“Oh I never thought of that. Do you think the Chief Minister Punjab…..”
“Is talking to daddy I am sure. Speaking of daddy is he The Spare now?”
“As much of a spare as Prince Harry.”
“Excuse me?”
“Prince Harry is no longer The Spare – see there are Prince Williams three children…..”
“Yep a sea change in his status – from Spare to…to…..”
“To going down the ladder slowly but surely?”
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