Say what you like about these Balkan types, they don't lack a sense of drama

[Burney]

You just don't get enough people swallowing poison these days imo

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2017...obodan-praljak

[Sir C]

You just don't get enough people swallowing poison these days imo

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2017...obodan-praljak

Nice work. If you fancy getting your stomach pumped.

[Rich]

Nice work. If you fancy getting your stomach pumped.

He looks like the sort of man who gets the job done, tbh. I have faith that he’ll have done it properly.

[Burney]

Nice work. If you fancy getting your stomach pumped.

To be fair, by the look of him, it might just have been vodka

[Sir C]

To be fair, by the look of him, it might just have been vodka

Rakia, more likely. In which case the stomach pump would still be a good idea.

[Luis Anaconda]

Rakia, more likely. In which case the stomach pump would still be a good idea.

We've all been there

[PSRB]

You just don't get enough people swallowing poison these days imo

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2017...obodan-praljak

Fair play to the chap, it worked. Just been announced he's dead

[Sir C]

Fair play to the chap, it worked. Just been announced he's dead

Blimey. The worst that would have happened to him was a stint in a Dutch jail, whch isn't really like jail...

[Burney]

Blimey. The worst that would have happened to him was a stint in a Dutch jail, whch isn't really like jail...

Must we have these Americanisms? It’s ‘gaol’ for goodness’ sake. Like the pub in Biggin Hill.

[Sir C]

Must we have these Americanisms? It’s ‘gaol’ for goodness’ sake. Like the pub in Biggin Hill.

It's one of those unfortunate instances where usage has rendered the correct form archaic, isn't it? I can't remember the last time I saw it written as 'gaol'. Perhaps I simply haven't noticed.

I shall revert to the English form, both written and verbal. "He spent fifteen years in gayole."