It has been reported today that President Obama has been given the codename "Chalaque" for his UK visit. This translates to "smart alec" or "cheeky, crafty and cunning"
"Chalaque "is sometimes used when we want to denigrate someone who we think is too clever for their own good", the director of the UK's Network of Sikh Organisations, Indarjit Singh, told London's The Times. The codename was computer generated The Daily Mail reported. The computer was based in Bangalore, India and was situated at the Vodafone Helpdesk Centre and it appears a computer software error was responsible. Further investigations have shown the latest Sydney Suburbs phonebook has a listing for 'B.Obama, President of the United States' and the listed address was noted as having an army of what are thought to be body guards surrounding the property. One neighbour of the property I spoke with stated: "Strueth, I just thought it was a rugby league stag doo!" Russell Crowe denied it was his property.
Obama, who is in Britain for the inaugral International World Leaders Ping Pong Tournament, made time to meet, and practice, with British Team Captain, Prime Minister David Cameron. The Queen, who is a huge ping pong fan, will act as umpire .
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| Obama & Cameron take time to practice before the International World Leaders Ping Pong Tournament |
Sources inside the White House state that code names are often used for security reasons. Bill Clinton's code name for his many visits to the UK was Chubbywumba, which translated from Swahele, meaning "philandering, leachorous, adultering pig dog". George Bush's initial code name was 'Piglumber', taken from the Northern Inuit Dialect, which meant "braindead, lumbering, baffoon-like laughing stock" but was thought didn't conceal his identity sufficiently so "G-Dubbya" was agreed upon.
President Obama, 49, has been criticised as being "too professorial" in his speeches and approach to issues. The former university law professor practised civil rights law before embarking on a career as a politician in 1996. The President, talking to a delegation of Topshop clothes store managers in the Elephant & Castle today, apologised for having obtained an education, being eloquent, well balanced, socialable, and level headed.
"I know you're used to having recent U.S. Presidents present their speeches to you in picture book form and approach all international relations with the philospohy of "nuke 'em high" but I assure you that's not my style".
Latest Ladbrokes figures show America remain the firm favourites at the ping pong tournament starting Friday. Underdogs, and crowd favourites, Libya, had to pull out at late notice because no-one could agree who their leader was.
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| America's Obama modelling the his new playing strip, sponsored by Topshop, for the inaugral International World Leaders Ping Pong Tournament Starting Friday. The Queen, officiating this years tournament, dons gear sponsored by Ezybuy and Sashes-R-Us. |
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