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"The Rhodes Boysons Hour"

Stephen and Hugh are both dressed and made-up to look like Rhodes Boyson the popular and absurd Conservative member of parliament.

Stephen
Hello there, I am Rhodes Boyson.
Hugh
Good evening. My name is Rhodes Boyson.
Stephen
We are the Rhodes Boysons. And this is our hour.
Hugh
This is very much our hour. An hour in which phrases ...
Stephen
Certainly phrases ... phrases yes, certainly.
Hugh
Phrases like "centres of excellence" will be much in evidence.
Stephen
You will find, in this our hour, that phrases comparable to, congruent with and exigent under, "centres of excellence" will be, to some extent, utilised.
Hugh
And by a centre of excellence we mean ...
Stephen
We mean, primarily ...
Hugh
Primarily that is ...
Stephen
A centre that is ...
Hugh
By and large.
Stephen
By-ly and large-ly.
Hugh
Excellent. In some regard.
Stephen
In some regard or other.
Hugh
In some, or other, regard.
Stephen
That is what we mean when we say "centre of excellence". I hope that's cleared that one up.
Hugh
Absolutely. Another phrase meaning "centre of excellence" might be "school that is quite good".
Stephen
That is substantially correct in essence. A centre of excellence is a school that is quite good. But the phrase "school that is quite good" doesn't sound nearly as ...
Hugh
Ludicrous?
Stephen
Nearly as ...
Hugh
Pompous?
Stephen
The phrase "school that is quite good" doesn't sound as ludicrous or pompous as the phrase "centre of excellence".
Hugh
And for that reason ...
Stephen
And that reason alone.
Hugh
We will be using the phrase "centre of excellence" throughout our hour.
Stephen
Our hour.
Hugh
Another word that can't be stressed enough is "standards".
Stephen
Standards as in "standards of excellence", moral standards, standards of accountability.
Hugh
I like that one. Standards of accountability.
Stephen
Rolls off the tongue, doesn't it? Standards of accountability.
Hugh
So for the time being, we'll leave you with those two. "Centres of excellence".
Stephen
That's centres of excellence.
Hugh
And "Standards of accountability".
Stephen
Standards of accountability. Ooh, I do like that one. I shall be using that in bed tonight. Standards of accountability. Lovely.
Hugh
Really quite lovely.
Stephen
Perfectly lovely.
Hugh
So until the next time, it's goodbye from Rhodes Boyson.
Stephen
And it's goodbye from Rhodes Boyson.
Hugh
Goodbye.

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Stephen
(As woman) If you lick the top bit, very slowly, you get arrested.