Former @NTelegraph and @harbmail journo, now turned private client solicitor. Fan of punk rock, Bradford City, misanthropy, and Oxford commas.
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My girlfriend Katie is playing with her new band Mountaintop Junkshop in their first full-band show this Thursday at The Musician in Leicester supporting Northern Ireland's The Breeze. Tickets here seetickets.com/event/the-bre…
My very clever daughter Niamh finished as runner-up in the Orwell Youth Prize for a short story she wrote. Had a really nice time in London at the ceremony today!
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.@AmericFootball officially own their piece of emo history p4k.in/GW3y22l
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There's a tradition of film directors and studios congratulating each other for beating their box office records. A THREAD
In 1977, when STAR WARS beat Jaws to become the highest-grossing movie ever, Steven Spielberg took out the below ad for George Lucas in
@Variety
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I cut school to go to this and it literally changed my life
At the Drive-In performing "One Armed Scissor" on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2000) xitter.cf/i/status/1626304126836…
40 minutes on hold to @OPGGovUK today only to be randomly cut off when I was number 3 in the queue (started off on 29!). This isn't the first time this has happened 🙄 Any other solicitors experiencing this? #lpa #privateclient #opg
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I love this! :
Leolin Price QC opening an appeal: “This case concerns the law of contract: offer, acceptance and consideration.”
Lord Widgery: “I think you can take it we understand the basics.”
Price QC: “I made that mistake in the court below, my lord.” – at Dewsbury, England
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When white southerners of a certain age discover I teach history, they’re quick to tell me how their family didn’t believe in segregation. Based on these interactions over 20 yrs, I can now conclude that segregation in the South was enforced by three guys and a basset hound. – at Memphis, TN
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My 8yo daughter met a girl at summer camp last year named "Internet." I said no way, that can't be her name but my daughter has been adamant. For almost a year we've been having this discussion.
ANTOINETTE. I just found out her name is Antoinette.
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Answering a question "I don't know"
–weak answer
–embarrassing
–makes you look bad
Saying "Such questions cannot be answered"
–strong, confident answer
–mysterious
–makes you seem incredibly wise knowledgeable, and perceptive
My super-clever friend Dr Charli Robinson @CharliRobinson6 was interviewed by @NickyAACampbell about her research on children and their bond with their pet dogs on his latest podcast. Well done Charli!
open.spotify.com/episode/1DR… – at Leicester, England
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Re Covid: I received an email headed 'Questions the believers can't answer'.
I quite enjoyed answering them.
I am unsurprised that someone from Mumford & Sons who I had hitherto not heard of turned out to be a dick – at Oadby, England
