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Notes From The Smoking Area

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  • Andy Burn’em: BANNER of BBQs and Killer of Planets.

    Our ‘Prime Minister’ has urged shops in the UK to stop selling disposable BBQs to help…

  • Why friendship break ups hurt more.

    Around 6 years ago my best friend and I- we broke up. I say we broke…

  • On the Fringe

    Hear ye! Hear ye! It is the 79th Edinburgh Fringe Festival where over 4,000 different shows…

  • But let me please the people!

    You are not a therapist and you must stop talking like one.  I say this when…

  • Dundee Born and Read.

    When anyone asks me where I am from, I always say Dundee. Then I have to…

  • Snapchat memories cured my self image 

    When my nervous system finally settles at night and I finally feel relaxed and ready to…

  • National Pride

    While politicians from both sides tell us how to feel about immigration, there’s a truth being…

  • BOYcott 

    Sometimes when I’m touching myself I worry the people on the other side of my iPhone…

  • The Philosophy of a Night Out

    The nightclub industry is dying. Not if I can fucking help it. Listen to me carefully…

  • NO GUTS NO GLORY

    May 2026 Hello!  If you happen to be reading this I am operating at 100% baller…

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