Bon mots

Partners

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Me and the dog are growing old together more or less gracefully

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Self-examination

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A scientific life is an examined life. What else could it be?

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In the phrase “Far Right politically” the word “far” is redundant

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One step up, two steps down

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While some humans reach for the stars, others always pull them down to the mud

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Soundtrack

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The last sound dying animals hear is often the crowing of crows

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Gotcha

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“Fire under control” – a phrase bringing comfort in a hot dry Summer

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Tweedledum, Tweedledee

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Both elections and revolutions replace some arseholes by others

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Well, because, um, they’re just animals, innit?

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Why do animal cruelty stories always have funny headlines?

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Facts are sacred, comment is free

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History is just what happened – what it means can be debated

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Pirates of the Swiss Alps

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Corporatocrats meet at Davos to share out the spoils of the World

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