The presence of Ms. Electra and Ms. Hilton sometimes threatened to turn the event into a farce, and maybe that was the point.
On Friday, Global Times, a populist tabloid affiliated with the party-owned People's Daily, called the event a "political farce" and Oslo a "cult center".
The Daily Mail's headline describes the events as a farce, while the Daily Mirror says in an editorial that it shows "UKIP is not a movement but a man".
My colleague Rowena Mason was there, and she has sent me this: The event quickly turned into a farce as two members of a hired steel band said they were uncomfortable about playing at the event.
In terms of hard luck stories, Perry was probably even topped by pole vaulter Zoe Brown whose very realistic medal hopes were washed away on the final Saturday evening as torrential downpours turned her event into something of a farce.
Frankly, the event was something of a farce.
That was the year Melky Cabrera made a farce of baseball's showcase event, winning the Most Valuable Player award and then giving God all the credit.
The FARC called the move a "farce".
A farce of a parody of a sham Not just my career, but events at Wimbledon.
