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THE FOLLOWING IS A TRUE STORY
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THE FOLLOWING IS A TRUE STORY
My brother and a friend were in a pub near Blackpool once when Irish funnyman Frank Carson walked out of the powder room, rubbing his hands, proclaiming “It’s a cracker”.
Unfortunately they did not take[…]

Great Television Listings Of Our Time, pt. 95822:
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Great Television Listings Of Our Time, pt. 95822:
BBC1, next Monday:
9:15 a.m. – Beat the Burglar
Dominic Littlewood presents a home security series where a family watches every second of their house being burgled so it will never happen to th[…]

EXPERIMENT: AYINGERBRAU
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EXPERIMENT: AYINGERBRAU
The question was, what happens when I drink exclusively Ayingbrau of an evening? The location was The Blue Posts Newman Street. And the occasion was Magnus’s birthday. The results?
People have suggested that plenty of ot[…]

“Rock Legend” gets only 14p busking.
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“Rock Legend” gets only 14p busking. I’m not surprised. It would only be polite to wait until he finished a song before giving the money. And half an hour is barely two and a half wives of Henry The Eighth.
This is a favourite news […]

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EXETER FACE BIGGEST WEEK OF FOOTBALL IN CLUB HISTORY*
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EXETER FACE BIGGEST WEEK OF FOOTBALL IN CLUB HISTORY*
Much has been made of the Grecians well earned draw against Manchester United in the FA Cup. This means that next week, they have two of the biggest games in club history. Not only the replay betw[…]

That’s no moon.
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That’s no moon.[…]

Utterly Resolute
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Utterly Resolute
I don’t care how cold that cold day in hell might be, but nothing I’d rather freeze than wear one of these. I have resolved to never, ever, ever buy one for anyone I know. There is great harm in it, and it most certainly […]

MORAL DELINQUENCY
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MORAL DELINQUENCY:
ok i videod the j.springer op = will probably never see it to judge, but where were those 50,000 committed protesters when we needed em = night-vision shots of john mcc!rr!ck asleep naked (in his undies) = the radically daring van[…]

(Personal) Development Hell
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(Personal) Development Hell
Today I am on a training course, and where there is training you know SMART objectives won’t be far behind. These suited and booted cousins of the New Year Resolution may be more effective but they’re a tenth a[…]

Special Quiz Spoiler
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Special Quiz Spoiler
If you’re from my work then here’s an easy point for you but this was too good to resist posting. In the anagrams round
HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB
translates to
TO EMIT BOMBASTIC MOAN AND HOWL
Hurrah![…]

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