One sports a magnificent glossy mullet that wouldn’t look out of place on a golden retriever, while the other is as bald as a coot. Other than that, JD Wetherspoon founder-chairman Tim Martin and comedy character Al Murray the Pub Landlord are two peas in a pod.
Both of them rail against the iniquities of the European Union, both could pull the perfect pint with their eyes shut, and neither is shy about expressing their opinion. So, time to sort the wheat from the hops. Who said the following, Farage-baiter extraordinaire Al Murray, or the biggest landlord in Britain, Tim Martin?
Who said: “One of the greatest things about having a drink that is all too often overlooked is the sweet solace and calm it can offer the drinker.”
Al Murray
Tim Martin
Asked what his most extravagant possession is, who replied: “My wife, and even she’s a bit mean.”
Al Murray
Tim Martin
Whose philosophical musings include: “You’re only as good as your next pint.”
Al Murray
Tim Martin
Who displayed their talent for diplomacy by saying: “Germany has been too quiet for too long. Just saying.”
Al Murray
Tim Martin
Who reassured an anxious British public: “Crisps will remain at the current price.”
AL Murray
Tim Martin
Whose quip?: “I’m with Warren Buffett, when he said he wants to retire five years after his death.”
Al Murray
Tim Martin
Whose mind produced this wisdom?: “If you try and judge fluctuations in prices day-to-day all that will happen is you’ll go completely mad and need a heavy dose of valium.”
Al Murray
Tim Martin
Who thundered: “The euro is going to fuck up the country and I really do mean that.”
Al Murray
Tim Martin
Which ale enthusiast said: “I’m not an alcoholic, I am a freedom fighter against the teetotal taliban.”
Al Murray
Tim Martin
Two extremes of haircut here, but who said: “I’ve got a French hairstyle.”
Al Murray
Tim Martin
Whose pre-Brexit economic analysis is this: “If a currency represents a state or institution’s worth, the pound proves the UK is worth more than the whole of Europe put together.”
Al Murray
Tim Martin
Who described their civic responsibility thus: “When it comes to something as monumental as the issue of remaining or leaving the EU, I have to step out from behind the pumps [...]”
Al Murray
Tim Martin
Who said of Strictly Come Dancing star (and former chancellor) Ed Balls: “You wouldn’t trust him with any numbers, not even changing the sell-by dates on the peanuts.”
Al Murray
Tim Martin
Who is the pugnacious publican who said: “I’m ashamed to say I hit him. He went flat on the floor, poleaxed.”
Al Murray
Tim Martin
And who said this about Brexit: “We were told it would be Armageddon from the OECD, from the IMF, David Cameron, the chancellor and President Obama who were predicting locusts in the fields and tidal waves in the North Sea.”
Al Murray
Tim Martin
Solutions
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