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16 May 2014updated 26 Sep 2015 8:46am

Blackadder’s Standing at the Back Dressed Stupidly and Looking Stupid Party looks just like Ukip

The fictional joke party from Blackadder has exactly the same colours as Ukip. But slightly more sensible policies.

By Media Mole

Some perceptive souls in the past few days have noticed that Blackadder‘s The Standing at the Back Dressed Stupidly and Looking Stupid Party has exactly the same colours as Ukip.

Here’s the original tweet:

 

Here’s a Ukip rosette:

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(Getty)

 

The Standing at the Back Dressed Stupidly and Looking Stupid Party’s policies include:

 – The compulsory serving of asparagus at breakfast

 – Free corsets for the under-fives

 – The abolition of slavery

 

Would you vote for this party over Ukip?

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