Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, announced at Toppo's Restaurant in WC1 yesterday that the word Conservatory is a combo of the words Conservative and Tory.
He reminded his supper dining chums that conservatories originated in the 16th century when wealthy landowners sought to cultivate citrus fruits such as lemons and oranges that began to appear on their dinner tables brought by traders from the Mediterranean.
So what with an exclusively upper class origin of the conservatory and its name being linked to his political thinking, Boris toasted his theory with a dam decent cabernet sauvignon.
Rodger Evenstyle-Deboufe, a leading light in the futures and derivatives markets in the City then made a toast to Theresa May, Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equality. His toast included no political reference but he underlined she had a decent pair of pins and that he wouldn't say no.
The drunken group of supper chums all thumped on the table as Mr Evenstyle-Debouffe did an unflattering imitation of the Home Secretary playing with her chest.
Last but not least, Queens Council, Bertram Royce, did a toast to the late Margaret Thatcher, who he claimed was 'Well worth waiting for breakfast with and a complete tease'. More thumping of the table and snorting sounds were heard which alerted Restaurant owner, Francis Francios.
Francis asked Boris and his supper chums to leave the restaurant as they were frightening guests. One diner said the boys were in good spirits, 'loud but not offensive'.
