Politicians shouldn't tell jokes. That's a cast-iron rule. And Rhodri Morgan didn't do anything to dispel it when chatting to journalists prior to Labour's press conference launching their local election campaign this afternoon.
"You know the Mosquito they're trying to ban, the thing that lets out a noise only people under 20 can hear? Well, they've got one now that makes the sound of hunting horns. Only Tories can hear it."