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First Dog On The Moon

Efficiency and progress is ours once more…

First Dog On The Moon

Jun 26, 2013

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drmick
11 years ago

I fought and died in 3 world wars just so those little darlings in those backward countries could be saved from being exploited by the red menace; and continue to be exploited by the red white and blue menace.
signed: Major Banks-Business.

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Venise Alstergren
11 years ago

And if successive governments hadn’t allowed our manufacturing to die, and the ever increasing costs to employ Oz labour having become insane, I daresay Mr Apricot could have found an Oz made sweater in precisely the colour that does suit him.

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paddy
11 years ago

I make a point of only wearing FDOTM clothing and footwear.

(I also like apricot jam.)

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zut alors
11 years ago

You’ve said it all, Mr Dog.

If enslaved Bangladeshis saw how a good percentage of overfed westerners look in their clothes they’d be even more dispirited… if possible.

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Tim Carter
11 years ago

“And if successive governments hadn’t allowed our manufacturing to die, and the ever increasing costs to employ Oz labour having become insane”

Bingo!!!

Em A Em A Em A Em A
“The goddess on the mountain top, was burning like a silver flame, the
Em A Em A Em A Em
summit of beauty and love, and Venise was her name.” Shocking Blue, LoL.

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