At Westminster the loyalists look at the likes of Nadine Dorries, "Mad Nad" to her detractors, and shake their heads in despair.
I, along with legions of others I am sure, have never been able to shake the idea that if Clooney and I happened to meet each other I'd be in with a chance.
Instead, the plinth has become a place for rubberneckers to congregate, shake their heads and wonder what on earth has become of the club.
Add a handful of ice and shake hard.
Speaking to reporters as he arrived for work on his motorbike, Varoufakis said: "When we shake hands and say this means A and not B, it means A and not B. Unfortunately, the other side has not shown such an attachment to keeping its word.
The battle to shake the Labour vote, particularly in the west of Scotland, has long been seen as the key to the outcome on 18 September.
A regeneration bid in the form of the 1991 World Student Games had been intended to shake a still-dazed Sheffield back into action, and instil a strong sporting culture in this region.
England's forgotten man, Taylor, was still there to shake hands on the draw, 204 not out after over eight hours at the crease.
All of the big players were in the shake-up, but Nibali took advantage of their hesitation to snatch the stage - and the yellow jersey.
I wish I could have been brave enough to shake off the feelings of fear and shame and stepped up and done so, but like many victims I was too terrified.
