Thinking About It Only Makes It Worse (38 page)

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Authors: David Mitchell

  1. McCluskey, Len
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  2. McDonald’s
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    ,
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  3. McGregor, Ewan
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  4. Macmillan, Margaret, discomfort with Michael Gove’s admiration of
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  5. Macpherson, Elle
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  6. Madame Tussauds, horrible use of language, high entrance fee and general disappointing nature of
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  7. Madness of King George, The
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  8. Magic Roundabout, The
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  9. Magnetar
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    ,
    2
  10. Major, John
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    ,
    2
  11. Manchester United FC
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  12. Mandelson, Lord
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  13. Marathon/Snickers
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  14. Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
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  15. marketing,
    see
    advertising and marketing
  16. Markovic, Vlatko
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  17. Martin, Steve
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  18. Massey, Sian
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  19. Mastermind
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  20. Matrix, The
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  21. media:
    1. BBC knocked by
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      ,
      2
    2. conflict-obsessed
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  22. Met Office
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  23. Michelin stars
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  24. Midas, King
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  25. Miliband, David
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    ,
    2
  26. Miliband, Ed
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    ,
    2
    1. and platitudes over policies
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    2. and presentation skills
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    3. on Shapps
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    4. and something-for-nothing culture
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  27. Miller, Maria
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  28. Milligan, Spike
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  29. Mind
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  30. Minder
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  31. Mr T
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  32. Mitchell, Andrew
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    ,
    2
  33. Mo
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  34. Molotov’s Magic Lantern
    (Polonsky)
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  35. Mona Lisa
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    ,
    2
  36. monarchy
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    ,
    2
    1. see also
      Elizabeth II
  37. money
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    1. as gold
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  38. Monocled Mutineer, The
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  39. Moore, Roger
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  40. Morgan, Nicky
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  41. Morrissey, Margaret
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  42. MPs:
    1. expenses fiddles of
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      ,
      2
      ,
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    2. salaries of
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  43. Mrs Brown
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  44. Mugabe, Robert, unfair aspersions cast on the punctuality of
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    ,
    2
  45. Mullin, Chris
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  46. Mumsnet
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  47. Muppet Show, The
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  48. Muppets, The
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  49. Murdoch, Rupert
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  50. Murphy, Eddie
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  51. Murray, Andy
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  52. My Family
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  53. Mystery Men
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  1. Napoleon I
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  2. National Crime Agency
    1
  3. National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations, beef with Royal Mail of
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  4. National Health Service (NHS)
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    1. most efficient
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      ,
      2
  5. National Lottery
    1
  6. National Victims’ Association, Christmas party of
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  7. Nationwide
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  8. Nazis
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    1. and Cookie Monster
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    2. uniforms of
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      ,
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  9. neologisms,
    see
    words, new, favourite and not so favourite
  10. Nestlé
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    1. and powdered milk
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  11. Netmums
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  12. New Statesman
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  13. New York Times
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  14. News of the World
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  15. Newsnight
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  16. Nighy, Bill
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  17. No Ordinary Family
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  18. Noor, Queen
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  19. Northern Rock
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  20. “Not in My Front Yard” campaign
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  1. Obama, Barack
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    ,
    2
    1. inauguration of
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  2. Obama, Michelle
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  3. Observer
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    ,
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    ,
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  4. Office, The
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  5. offside rule
    1
  6. Oh! What a Lovely War
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  7. O’Leary, Michael
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    ,
    2
  8. Olsen, Jimmy
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  9. Olympic Games
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    1. London (2012)
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  10. One Show, The
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  11. online reviews
    1
  12. Only Fools and Horses
    1
  13. Operation Yewtree
    1
  14. opinions
    1
  15. Orange
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  16. O’Rourke, Ray
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  17. Osborne, George
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    ,
    2
    1. blaming economic problems on snow
      1
  18. Our Friends in the North
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  19. Outnumbered
    1
    ,
    2
  20. Oxford English Dictionary
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  1. Panorama
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  2. Paralympics
    1
  3. Parents Outloud
    1
  4. Parsons, Nicholas, left on oil rig by Chinese
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  5. Patterson, James
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  6. Paxman, Jeremy
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    ,
    2
  7. Peep Show
    1
  8. Peppa Pig
    1
  9. Petersham Nurseries Cafe
    1
  10. Phantom Menace
    1
  11. Philpott, William
    1
  12. phone-hacking scandal
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  13. photography
    1
    1. and privacy
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  14. Pickles, Eric
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  15. Piss Christ
    1
  16. Player-Bishop, Jill
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  17. “Plebgate”
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    ,
    2
  18. Plymouth
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  19. pole-dancing
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  20. police:
    1. deteriorating public image of
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    2. and Hillsborough
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    3. and phone-hacking scandal
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    4. and “Plebgate”
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    5. and Tasers
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  21. Police Federation
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    ,
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    ,
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  22. political parties, funding of
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  23. politicians, and comedy
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  24. Polonsky, Rachel
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  25. Pontin’s
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    ,
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  26. poppies
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    1. sparkly
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    2. white
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  27. Pottermore.com
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    ,
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  28. Premier League
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  29. Pride and Prejudice
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  30. private sector
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  31. punctuation
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    ,
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    1. apostrophes
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      ,
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      ,
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  32. Putin, Vladimir, similarity to Peter Ebdon of
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  1. Queen, The
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  2. Queen’s English Society
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  1. Rainbow
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  2. Ramsay, Gordon
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    ,
    2
  3. Rantzen, Esther
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  4. rebranding
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    1. of cattle
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    2. of government departments
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    3. of products
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  5. Reeves, Rachel
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    ,
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  6. Reggie Perrin
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  7. Reitemeier, Bob
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  8. religion:
    1. and art
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    2. display of symbols of
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  9. research
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  10. Research Excellence Framework
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    ,
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  11. Responsibility Deal
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    ,
    2
  12. Return of the Jedi
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    ,
    2
  13. Richard II
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  14. Richard III
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  15. Richard, Cliff
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  16. Robinson, Tony
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  17. Romeo and Juliet
    (Shakespeare)
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    1. as TV-show idea
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  18. Romney, Ann
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  19. Rooney, Wayne
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  20. Ross, Jonathan
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  21. Rowling, JK
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  22. Royal Bank of Scotland
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  23. Royal Mail
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    2
  24. Rumpole stories
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  25. RuPaul’s Drag Race
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  26. Ryanair
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  1. Saatchi, Charles
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  2. “Sachsgate”
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  3. Salisbury, Lord
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  4. same-sex marriage
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  5. Samuel Johnson Prize
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  6. Santorum, Karen
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  7. Savile, Jimmy
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  8. School of Saatchi
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  9. Scott, Andrew
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  10. Scouts
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  11. Sellers, Peter
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  12. Sergeant, John
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  13. Serrano, Andres
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  14. Service, Robert
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  15. Sesame Street
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  16. Sewell, Brian, horror at artistic success of Al-Qaida of
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  17. Shakespeare, William
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    2
  18. Shapps, Grant
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  19. Sheffield, Prof. Gary
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  20. Sherlock Holmes stories
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    ,
    3
  21. Silvester, David
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  22. Simpsons, The
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    2
  23. Smith, Maggie
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  24. Snakes, horrible but more important than apostrophes
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    ,
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  25. Snickers/Marathon
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  26. Snow, Peter
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  27. social media, food on
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  28. Somme, Battle of the
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  29. Soubry, Anna
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  30. Spelthorne Business Forum
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  31. sphincteral cleanliness
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  32. Spider-Man
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  33. Sport Relief
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    2
  34. Staines
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  35. Star Wars
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    2
    1. and Disney
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      ,
      2
      ,
      3
    2. Phantom Menace
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    3. Return of the Jedi
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      ,
      2
  36. Starck, Philippe
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    ,
    2
  37. Stephenson, Sir Paul
    1
  38. Stirk, Chris
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  39. Stoppard, Tom
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  40. Stott, Ken
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  41. Straw, Jack
    1
    ,
    2
  42. Strictly Come Dancing
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    1. Halloween-themed edition of
      1
  43. students
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  44. Sugar, Sir Alan (later Lord)
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  45. Summerscale, Kate
    1
  46. Sun
    , The
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    ,
    2
  47. superheroes
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    1. in film
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  48. Superman
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    ,
    2
  49. Superman: Man of Steel
    1
  50. supermarkets, and sweets at checkouts
    1
  51. Suspicions of Mr Whicher, The
    (Summerscale)
    1
  52. Sutcliffe, Gerry, crap remark of
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