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‘Christmas is coming, the geese are putting themselves at risk of obesity-related diseases.’
‘Stop arguing! This is going on social media.’
‘We can talk about sex, religion, politics
and even Brexit — but no veganism!’
Alice in Winter Wonderland
‘Bloody elites.’
‘I don’t want her to grow up reading fairy tales where she’s rescued by Prince Charming.’
‘You’re writing Christmas cards, not tweets!’
‘Bad news. The naughty/nice list is in contravention of the new GDPR rules.’
