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Dang posted 30th May 2002

Google has 136 references to the phrase “ding a ding dang my dang a long ling long”. 137 by the time it gets around to indexing this page, assuming it ever does.

[and 12 hours later it’s indexed]

Oh, and someone should ban the use of spray deodorants, especially at this time of year. They completely fuck up my hayfever.

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