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Edgy Pulchritude ๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ retweeted
Best anecdote in Carol Thatcher's book about her father is when Sir Denis boarded a train at Paddington in which the only empty compartment was reserved for Rosewood Psychiatric Hospital. Denis travelled alone and in comfort as far as Reading when "all these chaps piled in", accompanied by a male nurse, who counted them before the train moved off. 'One, two, three, four ... who are you?" "I'm the Prime Minister's husband." "Six, seven, eight, nine..."
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Edgy Pulchritude ๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ retweeted
Carrie Fisher at 19, was so confident and mature and had such presence, no one else could compare auditioning for Princess Leia
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Edgy Pulchritude ๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ retweeted
Given Trumpโ€™s latest tilt to supporting Russian dictator Putin in his failing war of aggression against Ukraine, we Europeans must step up to the plate. UK, France and Germany canโ€™t allow Moscow to prevail. It would be the death knell of our peace and security for a generation.
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Edgy Pulchritude ๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ retweeted
Must watch: Andrew Neil explains the French protests in just under four minutes. @Afneil | @StigAbell
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Edgy Pulchritude ๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ retweeted
Why do old people (like me) go to a garden centre for coffee and cake, or lunch? Easy to park. Free to park. No one working on a laptop. No one in a zoom call. No one playing tik toks on speaker. No one shouting into their phone. The guy on the counter isnโ€™t having a phone conversation while he serves you. Tables are clean. Toilets are clean. Coffee is the same as most coffee shops, cakes are better.
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Edgy Pulchritude ๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ retweeted
November 22, 1994: US President Bill Clinton thanks Ukraine for giving up its nuclear weapons. In return, the USA will stand by Ukraine's side to preserve its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity in the future. Ukraine and the USA share a vision of freedom.
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Edgy Pulchritude ๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ retweeted
Needs to be reshared
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Edgy Pulchritude ๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ retweeted
Taylor Swift makes a surprise appearance during Dakota Johnsonโ€™s SNL monologue.
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Edgy Pulchritude ๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ retweeted
Helen Mirren originated the role of Maggie Frisby, frontwoman of a fading 1969 rock band, in the stage play Teeth 'n' Smiles at London's Royal Court Theatre in September 1975 After crashing his vehicle outside, an incredibly intoxicated Keith Moon forced his way into the theatre
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Edgy Pulchritude ๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ retweeted
Replying to @itsnwts
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Edgy Pulchritude ๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ retweeted
The Two Ronnies (25th September 1976). St Botolph's Country Dance Team entertain.
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Edgy Pulchritude ๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ retweeted
"Cricket is a most precarious profession; it is called a team game but, in fact, no one is so lonely as a batsman facing a bowler supported by ten fieldsmen and observed by two umpires to ensure that his error does not go unpunished." ~ John Arlott
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Edgy Pulchritude ๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ retweeted
Sky TV are airing โ€˜The Wargameโ€™ this week. In it I play the role of UK Intelligence Chief. Please watch the show which addresses the growing threat to us from Putinโ€™s Russia and how unprepared we are to combat it. Enjoy โ€˜The Wargameโ€™ and learn from it but โ€˜donโ€™t have nightmaresโ€™.
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Edgy Pulchritude ๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ retweeted
Ever heard of a guy named plato..?! ๐Ÿ‘‡
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Edgy Pulchritude ๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ retweeted
Discharged โค๏ธ Exactly two weeks after my crash in Shanghai, Iโ€™ve been discharged from hospital. Body strapped up with a bagful of medication, itโ€™s time to continue healing at home. I will eventually make a full recovery from my injuries, but the last two weeks have changed my life forever. It has given me a completely different outlook and I will never take for granted what we have and the beautiful world around us. Leaving the hospital doors for the first time this evening felt like the start of chapter two in my story. Treat every day as if itโ€™s your last, hold your loved ones close to you, donโ€™t waste your time and energy on things that are irrelevant or make you unhappy and as Loek Hartog taught us all, look out for each other, as one team. Life can be short, so letโ€™s make the most of it! Thank you to the incredible doctors, surgeons, nurses and staff at Shanghai United Family Hospital and thank you to everyone for your messages and energy you have sent me to help with my recovery. We still have a long recovery journey ahead, but at least I get to tackle it at home with my kids ๐Ÿ’™
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Edgy Pulchritude ๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ retweeted
The โ€œCorruption Scandal of the Yearโ€ award may just have found its winner. Jรธrgen Wรฆver is a Greenlandic politician. He is pictured here with his wife, Vivian Motzfeldt, who served as Greenlandโ€™s chairman for foreign affairs until March this year. She represented Greenland in the negotiations with the USA when Trump threatened to invade Greenland. The Americans appear to be quite happy with this family as Jรธrgen Wรฆver has now received a house in Greenlandโ€™s capital, Nuuk, paid for by a group of American investors. The investors transferred USD 823,000 directly to the seller to pay for the house which Jรธrgen Wรฆver now owns. One of the investors is Ronald Lauder whom John Bolton has identified as the person who gave Trump the idea to buy Greenland back in 2018. Jรธrgen Wรฆver has declined to comment why he has gotten the house and what he has done or given in return for the 823,000 USD. We can expect more of this as the USA tries to buy or bribe its way into Greenland and I am not sure we can count on the Greenlandic politicians to resist it. weekendavisen.dk/samfund/ameโ€ฆ
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Edgy Pulchritude ๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ retweeted
The whole gripe with Lewis is this. Last year Ferrari was able to hide some of their failings behind him not being able to adjust. It was all on him. This year with his performance itโ€™s impossible to ignore the cracks within Ferrari on the technical side and within their social hierarchy. His performance still being this good at 41 and his mindset not being one of worship but of expectation was not expected and now Ferrari, his teammate, and the cultish like fans/media do not know what to do with it. They cannot fathom that someone thatโ€™s supposed to be passed his โ€œprimeโ€ is performing at the level he is and is expecting change from โ€œThe Ferrariโ€. They cannot fathom that there are people even inside the operation that are actively choosing his side because they too are done with mediocrity
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Edgy Pulchritude ๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ retweeted
Oasis to make Knebworth return 30 years after original concerts. There will be just as many drugs consumed, but those drugs will be gaviscon and statins
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Edgy Pulchritude ๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ retweeted
ALLAN SHERMAN HELLO MUDDAH, HELLO FADDUH (1963) Just wonderful.
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