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‘I don’t think you can take the sound of
your own voice as one of the tracks.’
‘We are innocent Russian tourists on riding holiday, looking forward to a good hack…’
‘What I thought might be fun is, we sign a final deal which then immediately shreds itself.’
Hashtags you don’t see
‘It’s a dancing competition in which the judges give their scores, the public votes, and each week a couple are unfaithful.’
‘Brian’s off to watch the golf.’
‘I fear he’s the bearer of bad news.’
‘Are you a Leaver or a Remainer?’
‘Finnegans Woke’
‘I was hoping for a policy proposal.’
‘Grr! It’s the deep state trying to
undermine Jeremy Corbyn.’
