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‘When people said cricket was boring, I responded ‘Have you watched it after eight pints of still cider?’…
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The North remembers…
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“A man of wit could not be a knave or villain…”
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“Happiness might now be bought for a penny, and carried in the waistcoat-pocket; portable ecstasies might be had corked up in a pint-bottle; and peace of mind could be sent down by the mail…’
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