Few politicians these days have the personality of Boris Johnson, the current Mayor of London, who was elected in 2008. Boris, who has some of the world’s greatest hair ever, is known for his profane outbursts and penchant for saying what a politician and mayor of one of the worlds most important cities shouldn’t.
For example, Johnson was recorded using the f-bomb 10 times in a short conversation about a Labour MP. And on the subject of voting for his Tory party, he said:
“Voting Tory will cause your wife to have bigger breasts and increase your chances of owning a BMW M3.”
For more of his ‘take no crap from anyone’ attitude, just look at his Wikiquote page, which is seriously a gold mine of hilarious politically incorrect commentary on everything from former Prime Minister Tony Blair to the time he brutally tackled a German midfielder during a charity soccer game.
But even this is nothing compared to what happened just a few weeks ago on November 2. Johnson, who was biking home from the office (because he is man’s man), heard cries for help from a woman who was being mugged by a group of several female ruffians. Seeing a citizen in need, he approach the miscreants and asked simply “What are you doing?” The muggers fled in absolute terror. Johnson then took a metal rod that the assailants had dropped and gave chase on his bicycle. That’s right, the mayor of London single-handedly stopped a mugging and then proceeded to chase the criminals on a bicycle. The money quote from rescued victim Franny Armstrong: “He was my knight on a shining bicycle.” Can you imagine Mayor Menino doing anything of the sort?
This is only the most recent badassery perpetrated by Boris. In May, the mayor barely evaded certain death when a “lorry” (that’s British for truck, people) struck a car and nearly hit the mayor and his entourage. Don’t Believe me? Look at this:
Boris Johnson: cycle-borne Vigilante, Stunt Man, professional swimmer, mayor of the world’s greatest city and of course, the Ultimate Tory Badass.
Did I mention he has great, great hair?
