numptorium

numptorium
 n.— «A leading British economist has dismissed the Scottish parliament as a glorified town hall that promotes policies which are more zealously socialist than those of the hardline communist government of Cuba.John Blundell, director-general of the Institute of Economic Affairs, says that Holyrood is a “numptorium” that should be converted into a museum.» —“Holyrood ‘numpties are worse than Cuba’” by Jason Allardyce  Sunday Times (U.K.) Nov. 7, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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