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Among many other things, the United Kingdom is known all over the world for its sports and literature. Football, rugby, cricket, boxing, and golf were all invented in the UK and it has produced many notable writers, including William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, and Jane Austen.

The country's culture is wide and colorful, and whether you're someone who's already familiar with it or hasn't had the chance to explore it yet, we at Bored Panda think it would be really interesting to take a moment and indulge in it.

For that, let's take a look at the content of the Instagram account 'British Memes,' which can basically act as an entertaining crash course on the subject.

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Auntriarch
Community Member
3 years ago

You may have the nicest bin alley in the whole country, wistaria is dead posh

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    Maggie
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    3 years ago

    That was unexpected but not a surprise being UK humour. So funny.

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    Michał Osiecki
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    2 years ago

    what is this green stuff? Jelly bean goulash?

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    Soylent
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    3 years ago

    German here. I know this is an exaggeration but we don't. Football Hooligans are a pest in every country here in and German and British drunkards are Klick the same in the Balears. I like my british friends. Much love and we miss you in EU ❤️

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    Cyber Returns
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    My brother's second wedding, I said, "OK, Let's see if he can get it right this time. He's had a practice run" Got a few laughs

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    PotatoNinja5000
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    3 years ago

    I hate those things. Sister has a Grey's Anatomy one that she placed opposite her bedroom mirror. Going up the stairs and catching a glimpse of some stranger looking at you through the mirror is terrifying.

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    Emerald Joanna
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    3 years ago (edited)

    It looks like half his aris is hanging out of them there pants

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    maka paka
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    My brother used to do this all the time. It is genius level thinking

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    Paul C.
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Ok own up, how many of you used your phone or calculator to check?

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    Jane W.
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    3 years ago

    Is it ok to injure people in their 30's?

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    dean tirmizi
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    3 years ago (edited)

    89 "british memes" and your first pic is "irish lads"

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    nancy
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    3 years ago

    British palm trees? Is that a thing?

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    Roan The Demon Kitty
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I understand museums need exhibits, and that it's important to learn about the world many of us can't always travel around to. But it's 2023 and surely we have the technology to make accurate replicas of these items, so the originals can be sent back to where they belong.

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    Mark Stewart
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Perfectly golden and buttered edge to edge ... magnificent.

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    James016
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    3 years ago

    100% accurate.

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    karl briggs
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I mean, how did they even find out that'd calm her down? Did the cat costume or wonder woman ones not work??

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    Paul C.
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    They seem like five, well adjusted Neanderthals.

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    Linda van der Pal
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Isn't this universal? (At least among the countries where having a TV is normal.)

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    Angela B
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    *snort laughs*

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    Lord Voldedork
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    3 years ago

    Seems perfectly norm- da ***** did I just read

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    Christos Arvanitis
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    As a baldy myself, I can say that this bugs me. Why is it ok to "bald-shame"? Genetics, people. He is still fit and about 30 years older than in the first photo. People age. I hate this.

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    tuzdayschild
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    oh my, feel the sizzle

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    Mohsie Supposie
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPOTTAH!!

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    Roy Dark
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Lashing down.

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    Carla Campbell
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I LOVE HIS ATTITUDE! HE DOES NOT GAF!

    Petra Schaap
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Good for him, but if this was a Walmart people would be complaining about Americans.

    James S
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I'm ok thanks

    James016
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    3 years ago

    He’s good.

    detective miller's hat
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    #goals

    John Ardieff
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    We all know the Brits are a strange bunch, but this just means that I (a yank) love them all the more.

    Frances Mccloud
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Looks like he got corona virus!

    Bettye McKee
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Let's take a wild guess.

    Katherine Forrestall
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    And what's so weird sbout just stepping our for another case in your hammies , robe and slippers.

    Gregg Bender
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    The Dude, British edition.

    Paula Carr
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Geezer in the UK does not mean the same thing as in the US. Also, graft has a totally different meaning as well. Trips me up all the time.

    Pamela Christie
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Looks like his wife locked him out after catching him naked in bed with the babysitter, and threw him her robe and slippers out of pity. He found 20 quid in the pocket and did the only sensible thing, under the circumstances.

    Eric Forster
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    A British Big Lebowski?

    Cathrine Aasen
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Livin' his best life.

    okpkpkp
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    He is ABSOLUTELY trying to get that virus. And the AM works the best.

    xczechr
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Geezer must mean something different across the pond.

    Lucky2BAlive
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Ehhh he would barely get a second glance in Walmart Afterdark … come to think of it, he would barely get a second glance ANYTIME at Walmart. Either that or he is just irreverent, with a wicked high IQ, and has crappy taste in beer.

    L. Murphy
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    This may be my soulmate.

    C .Hunger
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Whoa, Aldi's sells Corona?

    Rosecrucian Roeth
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    3 years ago

    Beer and a housecoat, what more for a weekend:)

    John George
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    A Brit drinking Corona?

    Linda Riebel
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    He's shamelessly geezing.

    Shiva Ho
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    He's got his priorities straight! If you're an alcoholic!

    Pat Bond
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    ha ha, lol, that's Corona, a light summer lager to be enjoyed with a lime, you need about 8 bottles to start feeling it! Getting prepped for watching the footy at home.

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    Maudelin
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    A geezer is an old man; this is not an old man.

    Tim
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    3 years ago

    In Britain, geezer is like dude.

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    Jods
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    The time I booked a taxi to get the cat to the vet. The driver thought I’d like a scenic tour of the surrounding neighbourhoods. On arriving at the vets (approx 3 miles using the normal route, well over 10 miles his route) I told him the route he should have taken and refused to pay and refused to get out of the taxi until the office contacted me. Office furious with driver, got off paying and he was ordered to take wait and take me back home. The looks are got through the rear view mirror were pretty scary on the journey home.

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    James S
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    3 years ago

    I really hope he asked the constable to pull his finger

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    PlatinumThe8-BitCat
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited)

    Why would you name a child IKEA? Or does it translate to something?

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    Sue User
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Whats facinating is the accent is different from the top of "Tokyo" to the bottom.

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    Jacky Newman
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    👍

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    The Shadow of Darbows
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    This level of idiocy amuses me greatly, but sadly also displeases me with the amount of people similar to this example.

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    Mohsie Supposie
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Still have the superiority complex!

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    Roan The Demon Kitty
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited)

    The Chase is a gold mine for things like this. Most infamously, Bradley Walsh (the presenter) cracking up at "F***y Chmelar"

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    Julie S
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    I laughed way too much at this

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    Spongebob
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    3 years ago

    Tonight on Bottom gear, James gets tied to a train track, while Hammond is forced into the coal mines to feed my super-deluxe 2000 ford-model steam train, which I will then drive of a cliff.

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    nancy
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I feel like he's more likely to eat uncooked hot dog wieners straight from the package... with a side of risotto

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    Paul C.
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    3 years ago

    Posties wearing shorts is the law!

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    Spongebob
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    3 years ago

    Snowflake

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    James016
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    3 years ago

    There is also Morrisinghs. They used to be Singhsburys but they had to change it.

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    Roan The Demon Kitty
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    reminds me of how bored I got during lockdown, I started watching train rides on Youtube, just so I could feel like I was out and about. :')

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    Maggie
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    3 years ago

    A Freudian slip.

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    panther
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    3 years ago

    I have to disagree, because wet wipes are useful.

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    afia kooma
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    3 years ago

    "Its about putting in the effort to earn it" - this mom probably

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    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Even unto the camel paw

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    Reemerger
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    3 years ago

    Bovvered!

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    Paul C.
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    "Yes boss there's trouble in the pub, but I'm only 11 and can't go in"

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    David A Paterson
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    3 years ago

    Don't do that. When I have 107 items and you're behind me with your carrot and turnip, it's because I've already let two people queue jump in front of me and I have a two queue-jumper limit. They'll open a new register up just for you anyway, so stop griping.

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    James016
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    3 years ago

    One of my garden chairs fell over.

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    Me.
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    3 years ago

    Big Ben is not. A. Clock. When will they learn *Extremely British grumbling*

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    Auntriarch
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    3 years ago

    Sally's Mound and Great Winkering is bad enough

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    Awesome At Being Autistic
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    3 years ago

    This always makes me laugh.

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    Draco's Dragonfly
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    3 years ago

    They even cut the weiner

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    Phobrek
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    3 years ago

    I'm an American and this is easily one of my favorite, most often eaten breakfast items. But I was uh born in England.

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    The Dog Lover (She/her)
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    3 years ago

    That hurts me.

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    PlatinumThe8-BitCat
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    3 years ago

    What’s wrong with stew?

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    los/ver
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    3 years ago

    i thought that was a very shiny croissant

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    Persephone
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    3 years ago

    Looks like a delicious snail crawling over a delicious pile of s**t to me sir!

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    Robin
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    3 years ago

    Minus 5 dad points. The appropriate response is "Hi depressed, I'm Dad".

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    Huddo's sister
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    3 years ago

    Because it's party food, so you don't have to feel so bad about not inviting them to your actual party 😂 (We usually did honey joys or chocolate crackles in Australia)

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    LinkTheHylian
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    3 years ago

    Reet balls-up there, lass.

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    Otaku Oatcakes
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    3 years ago

    This is normal. but why is it branded Game?! im pretty sure that they dont sell food....

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    Nugget
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    3 years ago

    There are an insane amount or prets in London,and the coffee subscription is a good deal. Luckily there's late night Greggs in Leicester square that I can get a sausage roll to take into the cinema 😂

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    Katrin Krueger
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    3 years ago

    Better not tell this guy anything confidential.

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    Julie S
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    Mum's know

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    mhoulden
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    3 years ago

    What happens when you pour the gravy over that chopping board? #WeWantPlates

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    Little O
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    3 years ago

    “Unsmoked”’, “lightly”, “wafer thin”?!?! “LAYERS”?!?!?!!” Oh my goodness me, it’s, exquisite and a sensory adventure of the taste buds.

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    Huddo's sister
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    3 years ago

    Me with almost every uni assignment!

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    Noname
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    3 years ago

    STAND AND DELIVER!!

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    Lynn Morello
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    3 years ago

    Needs carots and peas, and someone to learn how to make gravy properly

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    Annik Perrot
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    3 years ago

    Gentleman indeed.

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    Seonag Udell
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    3 years ago

    Give him a red card

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    Spongebob
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    3 years ago

    I actually have an Auntie Sue. I am British. For Christmas I do normally get socks from her. Did I make this meme and forget haha?

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    Fat Harry
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    3 years ago (edited)

    No thanks. That Brexit-loving wánker Tim Martin can go f**k himself. Espouses the virtues of Brexit and then when it happens he moans like buggery that he can't get enough cheap EU workers anymore. Guy's an a*****e. [Edit: lol...it censored féck with an E :D ]

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    Mancbranch
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    3 years ago

    “Grilled cheese”, “mom”, a mobile network that hasn’t existed here for a decade, everything on her Twitter page is American memes. I’m calling BS on this being British.

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    Barbara Kelly
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    3 years ago

    TMI

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    Becky Samuel
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    3 years ago

    How sad is it that this poor mum is too afraid to talk to her child face-to-face about the problem.

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    Isabella
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    3 years ago

    Peter Andre being an uncle... I feel so old now!

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    les
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    3 years ago

    yeah, bullying you into getting stuff cheaper and giving you cash back. how terrible of them

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    Mimi La Souris
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    3 years ago

    I hate changing time too

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    Isabel Care
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    3 years ago

    I'm on the south coast, so almost everywhere is North for me. London is up North from here

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    Tim W
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    3 years ago

    It's Francis! Everyone loves Francis!

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    Kandice Heiple
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    3 years ago

    Bazza!

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    Snap panda
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    3 years ago

    She will do ANYTHING for attention. Don't like her and her entitled attitude stinks.

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    Batwench
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    Do their teeth glow in the dark?

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    Little O
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    3 years ago

    The thing that makes me want to puke most about that isn’t the two products, but that I can just visualize the EXACT teenager that would buy that

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    TW69
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    3 years ago

    Mark Goldbridge, this guy knows nothing about football - youtuber clickbait

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    Michael Largey
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    3 years ago

    That's over 105,000 English teachers getting pregnant every year. I have no problem with that - as long as they raise those children to respect the Oxford comma.

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