[garinda]

Originally Posted by Madhatter

And you'd be in the wrong
Throwing an egg at someone is not the same as punching them and just because someone does you wrong, doesn't mean you should be allowed to do wrong back. That is why we have a justice system.
If your girl friend had an argument with you during making breakfast and threw an egg at you , you'd punch her in the face for it, and she'd deserve it.

But it wasn't Pauline Prescot that threw the egg, it was a fat arsed burly farmer.

It was probably one of the few times a politican has acted upon impulse, and I don't mean he gave the said fat arsed farmer flowers, he gave him a well deserved slap.