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I managed to escape the London bombings by being in Kiev and 9/11 by being in Slough(, Wed 13 Oct 2010, 8:27, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)
Phew. Fucking close, man.Although I'm still not sure Slough is actually better than dying in a burning tower. At least not by much.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 13 Oct 2010, 8:30,
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I was dicing with death for sure, but that's always the case in Slough.(, Wed 13 Oct 2010, 8:46, Reply)
I was in Slough on 9/11.In Tesco, to be precise. Working on the hot chicken counter. I think I would rather have been crushed by falling buildings.
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just how hot were these chickens?I've never found one attractive before.
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 13 Oct 2010, 10:00,
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Hot enough to merit their own dedicated counter.Those were greasy times.
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I managed to escape the Blitzby not being born until 29 years after it ended.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 13 Oct 2010, 8:52,
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I had a similar experience with the bubonic plague(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 13 Oct 2010, 9:01,
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I said similarthere was a matter of several hundred years difference, but I thought that a small consideration.
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 13 Oct 2010, 10:22,
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I wasn't so lucky.I was there in 1982; Steve Strange and Boy George tried to bum me.
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