Pepper Pot – December 23
Too close to call
Talk is, the tight race has many balancing their acts and hedging their bets. Then there are others who, out of an abundance of caution, have started extending the olive branch… just in case.
Three-way calls
Phone-hacking continues to create quite a stir in the UK, with supposed perpetrators in the hot seat these days. But right here on ‘The Rock’ they say the hacking has got so out of control that people now speak for the benefit of the ones who’re listening in.
Sinking?
Mama P seems to have hit rock bottom in her plan to review the buggery law.
Cold shoulder
People simply can’t believe reports that the beautiful star of the debate is now being given the cold shoulder after some analysts tapped her as a future leader.
Appalling polling
The three pollsters — Bill Johnson, Don Anderson and Ian Boxill — are coming up with different results. Can it be the same electorate? Or are people telling the pollsters what they think they want to hear?
Oops!
People say the one who went around soliciting votes for the worst PR nightmare of the year got the shock of a lifetime when some responded with “just look in the mirror”.
‘Back a yard’
They say those who’re flying out seemingly for Christmas, but really for the election, are being far outnumbered by the many who’re flying in just to cast their votes. Seems people near and far have something to say and want to be heard.
Soap opera
Word is that as the ads unfold so, too, does the story that people thought wouldn’t be told. Some say they watch and listen but dare not talk.
Try on those shoes
Many feel that those who are so critical of the debaters should first take the stand and face the battle of the words themselves before taking the politicians to task.
How much in a tube?
Question of the week: Do people really buy toothpaste by the “squeeze”?
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