6 responses to “101st thing”
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Congratulations on outdoing the Moderator of the CofS.
Now, like another Provost, will you get a wealthy woman to buy you a copy of this very expensive book? (That will not be me, by the way)
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Well well. What exalted company we keep! I’m still working on the camels ….
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….sinking other people’s yachts…. ???
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Interesting juxtaposition with Grayson Perry. Clearly the article writer has seen the St Mary’s dressing up box!
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remind me never to go sailing with you!
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The poet Thom Gunn put ‘cheap thrills’ under ‘Recreations’ in his entry. I have always wanted to put that in my CV but have never dared.
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