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6 Mar, 10 tweets, 3 min read
My thoughts exactly...
Well it was the decade of space hoppers...
That's not what they called it in court...
Slightly unnecessary...
"We have come from the future..."
I'm relieved to hear it...
When you're picked last for football...
Does he. Does he really...
Not a euphemism...
Shine on you crazy diamonds...

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Today in pulp... I try to buy a computer!

In 1978!

Let's see how I do...
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