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Time Out likens Kingston to flaccid penis

1:36pm Monday 25th June 2007

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Time Out magazine evoked a rather unsavoury image to describe Kingston last week in an introduction to a brief 10-point guide to the Royal borough.

Having missed Kingston out of two of its guide books to London, it stated: "Time Out did a Bobbitt and cut the flaccid penis that is the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames off the map of the capital."

“Time Out did a Bobbitt and cut the flaccid penis that is Kingston off the map of the capital.”

Charmed, we thought, especially as the guide - billed as an "olive branch" to irate Kingstonians who complained about being overlooked - could have been compiled in 10 minutes after a brief search of Google.

And what of the penis suggestion? Their comparison of the geographical shape of the borough on the bottom edge of Greater London may be insulting but it did get us thinking.

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Pete, the Capital says...
8:50am Tue 26 Jun 07

its a flaccid, stinky, moth eaten sock

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rsmerk, says...
8:00pm Tue 26 Jun 07

It's on yer web, eatin yer cheezburgers!

LOL

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N. Waters, Canada says...
6:45pm Wed 27 Jun 07

Well, actually I think the commentator got the gender wrong, it would appear to be the corresonding female part. There again, is that mistake really surprising given their poor geographical knowledge?

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Jason H, Tooting says...
11:45pm Wed 27 Jun 07

Is it the London Olympic logo?

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Vicki McOS, lahndahn says...
10:31am Thu 28 Jun 07

looks like something tubgirl left behind innit

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KM, says...
12:58pm Thu 28 Jun 07

It looks like Winny the Pooh's head on a stick

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Dan, New Malden says...
8:37pm Thu 28 Jun 07

It looks like a wolf, peering through the undergrowth in the dead of night

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jane, new malden says...
11:17am Sat 30 Jun 07

c'mon, give the big K a chance, with the Canbury Arms gastropub, revamped Albert Pub and lively riverside scene w. new nightclubs, check it out.

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rich, Kingston says...
4:09pm Fri 6 Jul 07

Nah its preety much true kingston is the most sucky place in the uk.


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