random ramblings about the stuff and the thing

Dear Angie, I Pinky Promise That I Didn’t Eat Any of Those Stickers

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Ever licked a crab? They taste like glue. I know this because I licked a scratch and sniff sticker of a crab once – and it tasted like glue.

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British and Proud: That’s an Actual Thing Now

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Let’s face it – sporting events just aren’t what they used to be. If they were, I’d be a dead cert for multiple chocolate-gold medals.

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6 Things I’m Really Thinking When I Click ‘Like’

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Sometimes ‘like’ is not enough. Occasionally, I’m totally jealous and hate you a little bit.

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Dear Angie, I Am An Expert Cartwheeler Person

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Yesterday, I introduced you to my childhood chum Angie and her favourite colours – rainbows, pink and glitter. We became pen pals and bracelet buddies aged seven, but lost touch until recently, when our paths crossed again, this time purely by chance – in the blogging world. Holy coincidence Batman!

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Dear Jessica, Gonzo is a Tool

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Dear Jessica, My name is Angie. I live in the U.S.A. I am seven. How are you? I am fine. Do you have a hobby? I like to ride my bike and roller skate. I collect scratch-and-sniff stickers. I enclosed some for you. They smell good but don’t eat them because they taste just like the regular kind of stickers.

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50 Shades of Grey Awesomeness

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E L James, you have failed me. Why oh why couldn’t your protagonist and wanton sexpot have been called Christian Periwinkle? 50 Shades of Periwinkle would have made a much cooler montage.

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When TVs Were Fat and People Were Thin

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There is an undeniable indirect correlation between the depth of my television and the size of my waistline. As the owner of a flat screen TV, this does not bode well.

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The 10 Commandments of Being Married to Tom Cruise

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Thou Shalt Stoop to Conquer. Or at Least Give Him a Stepladder. If all else fails, just stand really far away.

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The Contents of Freddie Mercury’s Pants are His Alone and Other Things My Mother Taught Me

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It pains me to say this, but my mother is significantly cooler than I am. As a music journalist in the sixties and seventies she shared the back of a limo with Rod Stewart, had tea with Alice Cooper and brought Slade home for cheese on toast.

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The Queen Cost Me 8 Pringles, But I Suppose She’s Worth It

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Having spent my formative years licking the back of her head, the Queen and I developed a special bond early-on. A little part of me died the day self-adhesive stamps were introduced.

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