Reference :- Paul Murray now calls " each way albo " by a new nickname .
Dear Paul ,
Without doubt a charming nickname is one way of showing one's respect for somebody in high office . Now that Mr Albanese is the leader of the country an update of his nickname does seem to be warranted , and we see that you have decided to run with " aussie Joe " .
Personally , I like the sound of it , although Ken junior reckons you should clear it with the former heavyweight boxer " aussie Joe Bugner " who could well knock your block off if he disapproves . Sure , you are a heavyweight yourself , but you don't appear to be in peak condition for a fight .
Anyway , on the topic of nicknames , the lads at the Sky Reply have decided to nickname you after a character in Star Wars , so from now on they will refer to you as " Murray the Hutt " . Not being a fan of inauthentic Hollywood science fiction myself , I have no idea what that means , although I suspect it might be a cryptic reference to your man cave .
Finally , let me say that I did like the way you saved face when you interviewed four commentators in a row who said they had been impressed by the way Mr Albanese .... sorry , I mean " each way Albo " ....wait .... I mean " aussie Joe " , had performed at his first international summit . It looked like they had you on your back foot against the ropes until you hit back with that clever retort " it was impossible for anyone to screw it up " . Sheer brilliance . I can't imagine anybody screwing up at a meeting of national leaders , since everybody is too polite . You would hardly expect the leader of one country to call the leader of another a liar , for example , unless severely provoked . And who would be incompetent enough to incite that sort of response ?
That's the thing about international diplomacy , any idiot could do it .
Your comrade , Ken
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