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Why is Aretha Franklin singing 'God Save the Queen'?
So I can no longer ruthlessly mock the American political system because... well, it seems to work. I watched the Obama inauguration coverage on Tuesday with a bunch of friends all sitting around the TV eating birthday cake. It was CAKE and OBAMA and what more could you want? I thought his speech was excellent, although there were a few moments ( Read more... ) -
Pip pip tally ho
Hoiked from megglez13.
EDIT: Ugh, it all underlined itself... Sorry about that.
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Okay... gather... gather...
But, while it seems many American critics found Winslet's speech endearingly flustered, the British were mortified.
Damn right we're mortified.
Maybe 'mortified' is a bit strong. But really, despite all the stereotypes British people try to dispel about ourselves, I cannot deny that in Britain we do all favour a stiff upper lip. Pull yourself ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Shops Gone By
WOOLWORTHS CLOSING MADE ME DIE A LITTLE INSIDE.
Where will teenagers learn to shoplift now?
More importantly, where will I get my Pick 'n' Mix?
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THAT'S MY SCHOOL
LOLZ my school on the BBC... We suck so hard.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7821358.stm
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Free free Palestine...
The more I hear about this, the more angry I get.
Ugh.
I was on this protest last weekend. It was huge, I haven't been on a march that big in a while, it was brilliant, but there did feel like there was a lot of anti-Semitism in the air too. WT humanity, just because you object to Israel's military policy doesn't mean that it's an anti-Judaism rally.
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For everyone still worrying about the whole LJ situation ATM.
(Although most people have calmed down by now.)
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How can you not be won over with that? I think he's lovely and he's so obviously really excited about becoming the Doctor and he knows how overwhelming it is... What a sweetie.
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Filmmmm
I adored this book as a child - they had better adapt it well...
Also, 2009 will bring Milk, Coraline, Star Trek, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, The Lovely Bones and The Time Traveler's Wife.
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