This is not strictly a Brokieism but it show how much BBM has moved into popular culture.
I am reading a novel, fairly superficial, called slummy mummy (I liked the title ) written by Fiona Neill, liked the author's name and also the fact that she writes for the London Times.
There is a phrase in the book which says, 'Walking like a cowboy in that way urban men do when they sense a rare chance to show off manly qualities.He is even wearing a plaid shirt. This is northwest London, not Brokeback Moutain, I want to say.
Now in spite of the fact that the author is presumably at the peak of her occupation, idiots to not write for the Times, she is writing a light hearted novel, destined for the beach, and there, right in the middle of the book, she refers to BBM, even mentioning the "plaid shirt"
I long to contact her and see if she is a convert.
I was so taken aback to read that sentence I kept re reading it. Does BBM get under the skin I wonder of even the most hard nosed journalists. ??
Considering how it was snubbed by the Oscars, I get the feeling that it was much more widely viewed and accepted in the U.K.