A short story about George Galloway at Glasgow Airport involves him hailing a taxi. Having strode out majestically in his expensive Italian camel coat and sporting a fashionable leather attaché case, he approached the cab smoking, and obviously enjoying, a very large Havana cigar.
The Glasgow cabbie stopped him from getting into the cab and pointed out, very politely and respectfully that smoking was not allowed in the taxi.
Galloway was affronted and in a rather pompous and off-hand tone he asked the cabbie; ‘Do you know who gave me this cigar?’ but before he could get an answer, he proffered the reply; ‘Fidel Castro!’
Undaunted, the cabbie opened the glove compartment of his taxi and pulled out an open packet of Hamlet cigars. He turned to Galloway and asked; ‘Do you know who gave me these?’ and without waiting for a response continued; ‘Betty from RS McColl’s! Now put that feckin’ cigar out!’
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