Andrew Jefford
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Andrew Jefford
@andyjefford
Centrist dad. Not a wine critic.
Katılım Nisan 2009
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@OfficeShoes Hi. Can you please provide a status on order #W72074627. Bought online 9 days ago, awaiting confirmation it has arrived at the store for collection.
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@minsterman No argument here. But if we're compiling "greatest f-you songs" then GYOW has to be in the conversation.
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@andyjefford I feel like that was our Dad's f-you song though. This one's ours. (Maybe Kelis' Caught Out There as well, but that feels a bit... route one?) "I hate you so much right now" has nothing on "I feel well enough to tell you what you can do with what you've got to offer" as a lyric
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It's one of THE great songs. And it's certainly the greatest f- you song. And I still get goosebumps when Bernard cracks that Gibson and the strings kick in.
UtterlyInteresting@UtterlyInterest
Now that everyone's banging on about 90s music, let us not forget this gem from Uncle Jools' Later show in '95. McAlmont & Butler - Yes
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@minsterman (and with my middle-aged Dad hat on, I'd also throw "Go Your Own Way" into the mix for "greatest f-you" song)
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@minsterman It's a really minor part of how great this is, but for some reason the way it goes straight from the first chorus to the second verse without a gap always grabs me.
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@GrahamtRuddick Likewise (without the Graham bit). His massive partnership with Hussein against Aussies at Edgbaston in 1997 is my first proper international cricket memory.
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RIP Graham Thorpe. Growing up in the 1990s, he was one of my sporting heroes. One of the few other Grahams in the world and one of the only world-class English cricketers (and sportsmen) in the 1990s
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Sept last year. Sometimes (and I really do mean sometimes) I have a vague idea of what I'm talking about.
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@British_Airways Hi. How early can I check in bags at Bordeaux airport? I’m on the 23:20 tomorrow to LGW. Thanks.
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If the chancellor really wants to cut taxes can he start with abolishing VAT on renovations/retrofits? Asking for the property industry. And... myself. #Budget2024
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@willgkelleher @TimesSport 1. Kick-offs no later than 3pm (limits drunks, easier journeys home for families).
2. Cut music + geeing-up - atmosphere has to be organic.
3. Higher proportion of tix distributed via clubs. RFU organised coaches from further regions.
4. Fundamentally: play better rugby.
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A thought for you...
England fans. What would you do to improve the Twickenham atmos, make it a "horrible place" to go as J George said, more engaging for English & less welcoming, hospitable for away teams?
You can't say make it £20 tickets, and beers £3... @TimesSport
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@RufusTSuperfly @alexmassie a well-known opponent in the Sussex cricket leagues too. Many an over-enthusiastic young batsman seen off by his looping deliveries at @RottingdeanCC
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If you don’t care about hedge fund millionaires using underwater robots to hunt for Nazi treasure, I’ll be honest, my latest story probably isn’t for you. With @oliviasolon and @jonny_browning
bloomberg.com/features/2023-…
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@ojngill @cricketworldcup @hatcherdavid England grounds generally much smaller than in India though, of course, and some judicious use of likes of Taunton (3 games, 12,500 capacity) and Cardiff (4 matches, 15,600 capacity) helped avoid emptyseatitis.
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@ojngill @cricketworldcup They weren't. @hatcherdavid and I went to Sri Lanka v Aus at The Oval and was pretty much a sell-out if memory serves.
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Can anyone remember if the grounds were this empty for the group stages of @cricketworldcup in England?
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Do hope this makes @lavuelta organisers think next time
Laurens De Plus@LaurensDePlus
So that was it. 2 minutes of show time after months of hard work staying on top of mountains. So so disappointed. I was really looking forward to this 3 week battle around Spain with all the superstars at the start line. But life is not always fair and the race always moves on…
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A maiden ton for Steve Lovell (@AshesUrnie) helped the 3rd XI on their way to victory yesterday!
He was one of two century-makers yesterday afternoon!
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@Ed_Stocker I was the other way round! London Fields as a teenager, Money much later. Both fantastic.
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Devastated about the death of #MartinAmis: the most talented writer I've ever read, from the wordplay of his fiction to the take-downs in his non-fiction. Reading Money as a teenager was a revelation; right now, I happen to be reading London Fields for the firs time.
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