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I’m not interested.
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View all 122 →Apart from stuff on social media, an ex-partner telling me I’m unlovable.
Jason Manford
English comedian and singer
Someone once said online that they hated me so much they wanted to stab me with a spoon. A knife’s easy, but a spoon – that takes real hatred.
They tend to say it behind my back.
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View profile →People singing in the street.
Like nothing’s a problem.
Pigeons. One got stuck in my flat once for quite a long time and it really changed how I feel about them.
Snobbishness, superiority, condescension.
I think we’re definitely gone, but I do think people leave traces everywhere from what they did in life, and live on and continue to make an impact through the ripple effect of that.
I’d be happier being myself younger.
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