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28 Jun, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Not since the Swiss defeated & slew the Duke of Burgundy at the battle of Nancy in 1477 etc etc etc...

#FRASUI
Possibly. But for the purposes of a strained history-football comparison, let's emphasise how Charles the Bold was the great-great grandson of a French king, and the duke of one of France's great wine-producing regions.
And talking of strained history-football comparisons...!!!!
"Sure, I'll take the penalty!"

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“I am as entitled to comment on my home nation as the next & the endless insistence that I display my gratitude is rooted in racism. Racism which is, in itself, rooted in the fact that the children of imperial immigrants born here are not always seen as fully British” - @sathnam
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So pumped for this - the best 1950s Czech film about dinosaurs ever made!
“Welcome to the Tertiary!” “Hooray!”

I’m absolutely loving this film...
It’s getting better & better...
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Some weekend listening for your entertainment.

First up - California!
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Somehow, I got Nero into it.
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This is very good by ⁦@barneyronay⁩ at explaining something that had been mildly nagging me: why I feel less interested in first class cricket this season than I have done since 1981.

The Test team seems ersatz. Everything else seems a muddle. theguardian.com/sport/blog/202…
My sense of the natural rhythm of the season is completely shot. I’ve no idea what all the various competitions are, when & by whom they’re being played, who’s going to be in the England team, who’s going to be out, & why.
Yes! The County Championship has been great. But now it’s suddenly stopped. Why? When does it return?
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