Storm, by Tim Minchin
posted by Peter Cresswell at 10:05 PM
Thursday, June 23, 2011
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4 Comments:
Wow! That was stunning. Thanks for that Peter
Ha Ha - My favourite line: Like a sniper using bollocks for ammunition
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I love it. There are many times I've felt my dyke of diplomacy cracking.
It makes me want to start going to parties and getting drunk and insulting people all over again.
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