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Nicola L C Bisson's avatar

Just wondering now about setting up an anarchist book club in Cornwall….

Sounds like you are having a relaxing time amidst the glorious Aegean. Keep relaxing!!

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Cathleen  Catt's avatar

If you do- count me in!

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Chrissie's avatar

Superb as usual. Paddling out on your ‘bright pink unicorn floatie’ sounds blissful - enjoy every minute. Jealous? Me? Yes!!!

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Paola Lagi's avatar

Bang on as usual, Bear.

Sheer contempt for the pretend 'patriots' who feel entitled to spout bullshit about the country they fled TO AVOID PAYING TAXES to the supposedly beloved same. Beyond words.

Dubai was/is built on what's essentially modern slavery, and we all know that. Nothing wrong with keeping the lower classes in their places, eh?

I saw you on the Twitter, naughty Bear. 😁

It's worse than it's ever been, every time I open it I question why I did.

Sod the lot of them, and carry on enjoying the Adriatic.❤️

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Carolyn Anderson's avatar

Oh my dear Bear, keep away from twitter, it will do you no good at all. I left it behind a few months ago and haven't missed it at all. Especially that vile Oakshott woman who moans about us lazy, work shy cripples getting free BMWs. (Hint, we work, nobody gets a free car, not even a Corsa).

Croatia sounds beautiful.

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YorkshireKara's avatar

I was going to ask where I sign up for a free car for being disabled 🤣.

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Patrick Mackie's avatar

Less an echo chamber, and more an echo-chamber-pot.

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Elaine Maisey's avatar

Rules were made to be broken. Enjoy the peace of floating. I'm pretty sure, there'll come a day with the likes of Oakshitt and her type will experience some sort of karma.

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Helen Spedding-Lowe's avatar

You naughty Bear 🐻! You promised you wouldn't didn't you? Now, get your ass back to the calamari, the sun and sea, and stop looking at X! Love you to pieces, but you're on holiday! Now - go! Go on, bugger off! Xxxxxxxx

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Hilary's avatar

The imagery of the location is quite superb. I’m closing my eyes and I’m there. Followed by grilled calamari if I can find some….

The rest? As others have said. Stay off twitter, don’t engage on hols etc etc. But also. I love your writing and reckon you’re a grown up and can make your own decisions 😉 xx

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DILLIGAF?IDO's avatar

"I’m breaking the rules.

I said I wouldn’t, but, I couldn’t help myself.

I’ve been on the Twitter."

Oh Bear. Bear, Bear, Bear. *Shakes head and looks sorrowful

:o)

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Denis Michael Read's avatar

El-Oakshott, noice! As you say, the fantasy of their finest hour Britain can only be seen when everybody else is invisible and not spoiling their view.

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John's avatar

The Smoking Diaries x Uncle Dysfunctional - very good indeed!

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Blucey's avatar

😻😻😻

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YorkshireKara's avatar

I am entirely sold on Croatia just from this one piece of stunning writing. The rest, I just hope that karma does indeed deal with these horrible people.

Off to browse holidays in Croatia to distract me from the current world.

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Patricia's avatar

Croatia is stunning, so much history & scenery fantastic.

Twatter is addictive as one is both horrified & fascinated at the same time but I feel duty bound to give some of the regulars like EssexPR who is currently doing his utmost to become another Reform MP a damn good verbal slap on the backside for their outpourings of Disinformation.

Enjoy your holiday for now as the only thing waiting at home is Twitter madness and an aggrieved cat who thinks they should also be floating on a boat alongside you basking in Croatian sun

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Kane Clements's avatar

Hi Bear.

As always a good piece.

Oakshit and company are two things in particular. Deeply entitled and terminally selfish.

The crap they spout is a smoke screen, even an act of misdirection perhaps.

Look over there, enemies at the gate, whilst in reality they are the real enemies who are already embedded in the system and robbing ordinary people blind.

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Caz's avatar

Fabulous, as always, dear 🐻. Now get back to the srs bsns of holidaying!

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