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While we’re here
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While we’re here: a much-mentioned statistic was that half of the bijou but committed (and entertaining, and mental) Exeter City Supporters Club of Norway made it to the game, while only 0.025% of their Manchester United supporting compatriots […]

Non-scientific top nine things about going to watch my small team play against Manchester United and gain a draw against most expectations
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Non-scientific top nine things about going to watch my small team play against Manchester United and gain a draw against most expectations
1. Not being able to sleep properly for two nights before the match.
2. Carsmile Steve’s face when we me[…]

Radio: “You love us! Uh, don’t you?”
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Radio: “You love us! Uh, don’t you?”
The bit about ‘we really break thousands of new artists and songs, no really’ makes me think of the various claims being advanced about how US Social Security is really in the toile[…]

MORE BENJY’S NEWS
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MORE BENJY’S NEWS
Benjy’s is to revolutionise the mobile catering sector with its new Benjy’s Delivered francises. The company hopes to take a sector well known for low health and safety standards, poor value for money and lousy foo[…]

Science Headline Of The Week
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Science Headline Of The Week
TORTURE TO UNCOVER BRAIN SECRET[…]

Day 2: Going Down To Liverpool AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 LOUSY TUNES
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Day 2: Going Down To Liverpool
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 LOUSY TUNES

The plan of course was to reach the sea as swiftly as possible. Whilst the bet did not specify that I should not use air travel, I have an aversion to the way the pressurised air on p[…]

IT’S WHAT WE WATCH TV FOR
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IT’S WHAT WE WATCH TV FOR
since the “GG leaves BB” story even got onto NEWSNIGHT fr god’s sake, I’m not gnna expand on it too tough => so hence some stuff off the top of my head i. interesting that it took an actual rea[…]

Those Landmark No.1s In Full
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Those Landmark No.1s In Full
(as requested by Alan T)
1st No.1 – Al Martino – “Here In My Heart”
100th No.1 – Anthony Newley – “Do You Mind”
200th No.1 – The Beatles – “Help”
300[…]

First order of business
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First order of business is obviously the total farce that the 1000th No.1 has descended into. Midweeks are out showing that it’s going to be Elvis again, with a reissue of the not-particularly-great “One Night”. Underwhelming to say[…]

I’ve been a bit quiet
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I’ve been a bit quiet lately cos of organising QUIZZES for The Charity. My original plan for last night’s quiz was to use Schnappi Der Krokodil for the incidental music on a hilarious ‘hilarious’ Draw A Celebrity round. Schni […]

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