"Strong", "determined", "honest", "down to earth" and "amusing" were some of the words used to describe the Ukip leader by some in the focus group, four of whom judged him as the victor.
The revelations about the Tory auction at Grosvenor House, published on Buzzfeed, are amusing but probably not very surprising.
A Robin Williams shoot in a hotel room in central London was going disastrously: the interview had run over, there was little or no time for the portrait, and Williams was bouncing around the place amusing the numerous publicity people and assistants.
#PMQs — joncraigSKY (@joncraig) May 7, 2014 Father of House Sir Peter Tapsell in his usual place for PMQs after giving one of many amusing readings at Hoggart memorial in Smith Square.
To the historically minded, it's also amusing that the fears about games are couched in exactly the same terms that 18th-century parents once used about the danger of letting their daughters read novels: they're too isolating, too absorbing; it's not healthy to spend that much time alone feeling strong emotions about a fictional story.
Even when I ended up bleeding heavily after a skateboarding accident – chemotherapy weakens the scarring process – my friend found it amusing, which made it seem less serious.
"The Information contains some amusing and nasty portrayals of LA SoCal nihilism.
But the chemistry between Abdul and Cowell was what made those early seasons so amusing, Simon trying manfully to try and keep the show's semblance of seriousness going while, for example, Abdul growled at him or stepping in before Abdul makes things a little too X-rated for a family show.
The authors start with ghosts, firstly explaining that the "cold chills" often experienced in haunted houses are actually just a result of poor insulation (no EU building regs in the olden days), and secondly noting the rather amusing paradox that ghosts are often portrayed as walking, despite having no physical body.
I remember thinking it was a slightly amusing attempt at a jargon shift that would never catch on.
A highly amusing though grossly overrated book – it is no wonder that it was voted the 20th century's best American novel, because Americans sincerely believe that they actually invented style: the best that money can buy.
