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Loen Wormald's avatar

“Mother and I, agree that red is a common colour” Alan Bennett

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Ali Millar's avatar

fucking love red. So common yes. So good.

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Laura McDonagh's avatar

OMG my mum had mad “proper” and “common” lists (I’ve written about them, too). Patent shoes, anklets, those coloured hair wraps you get on holiday, tampons, black bras under white school shirts, ITV (as you say), Media Studies…would love to hear what she’d add to it now. “Balloon arches” really made me laugh here 😂

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Ali Millar's avatar

Patent shoes- mum had that. See also slip on shoes. Black knickers under white, thongs. Media studies is class, and I’m adding it to the list. We had so much fun. I recommend it as a January activity.

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John's avatar

Found myself smiling widely by the end but now I'm so curious as to the unpublishable list...

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Ali Millar's avatar

Haha. Sorry, no. It’s an ongoing list. We seem to have become attached to making it.

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