Boris Johnson

We know what you mean, WW, but I think it's 'gelding'.

Oh yes!(blush) thanks I get worse as I get older used to be a good speller!

I love his eccentricity. It's about time the world stopped looking on us as "stiff-assed Brits" and appreciated what a great sense of humour we have. Let's all be bonkers!

- 'stiff-assed?' That's a new one on me...

That was a quote from Goldeneye, referring to James Bond!

Blimey I'd rather have a stiff-assed James Bond then Boris any day of the week

Me too, WW but which one?

Not George Lazenby, that's for sure...

I read that David cameron said "If any other politician anywhere in the world got stuck on a zipwire it would be a disaster, when it's Boris Johnson, its an absolute triumph!"

I hope no one has already said that down the thread.

Daniel Craig does it for me, especially in those cute swimming trunks!

Pierce Brosnan.

Michael Phelps. With his very low swimming trunks on. Or not.

Did he play James Bond....?

Pedant alert - can we be British and use the word arse not ass as in American? An ass is still a donkey-like creature to me!

Well done gracesmum, we all have an arse, but we are not all asses, Gransnet proves that. I think Boris Johnson is a great advert for himself, and I quite enjoy his antics, but I think he would be a dangerous adversary.

I guess 'ass' was adopted as being a little more polite than 'arse'!

Ho! Ho! I see Murdoch has decided to back Johnson in the Tory leadership - now we can see what olympic tickets can buy you.

Let's hope that's the kiss of death...

Sean Connery , I prefer the word ass to arse, arse sounds very vulgar

Call a spade a spade nonu. (I think you do! )

I didn't know you were talking James Bond. Thought it was just sexy bodies.

I just thought the very first "james Bond " was THE best , not that I am a huge fan otherwise .

There J theres me thinking I came across as shy retiring flower , kind of gal

It's arse, as in arsenale, the backed of Venice, which was their armoury and fom whence comes arsenal!