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Greece

30/08/2013

The Six O’Clock News: Greece & Eastern Europe

Since I got back from Greece this week, I thought I’d talk about some news stories about the Grecian part of Europe – or mostly, anyway. Armenian Culture in Turkey: From the Ashes The Armenian genocide comes up a few times in We Need to Talk About Kevin, which I read while I was away, and this story… Continue reading

August 2013, Government and Politics, Indifferent Ignorance, Lists, Magazines, Newspapers, The Six O’Clock News, THE WORLD *head in hands*

‘The Economist’, ‘The Independent’, Albania, Angela Merkel, Armenian Genocide, Athens, BBC News, Europe, Greece, Holocaust, Indifferent Ignorance, Jamie Oliver, sisa, The Six O’Clock News, Turkey, UKIP, Vice
05/08/2013

So Apparently ‘Kit Kat’ Isn’t One Word

I’m not sure if the stomach ache I have has been induced by the Kit Kat that was put in my milkshake earlier (who even puts a Kit Kat in a milkshake? You put in chocolate when someone orders a chocolate shake, and a Kit Kat if they order a Kit Kat shake) or if it’s because my recent… Continue reading

August 2013, Complaints, Holidays, Internet, Zakynthos

‘Have I Got News for You’, AS results, food intolerance, Greece, holidyas, Indifferent Ignorance, Kit Kat, laptop, monetary responibility, Spotify, stress, Zakynthos
23/08/2011

England Makes Your Tan Drown Itself in a Puddle.

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August 2011, Holidays, Internet, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall

Greece, Holidays, Indifferent Ignorance, Marbella, Mass Canvas, My Chemical Romance, Navagio Bay, Zakynthos
29/04/2011

Well, This Has Been an Interesting Day Off.

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April 2011, Complaints, Funny, Internet, Music, My Chemical Romance (get a category), My Family and Other Animals, Paywall, Pure Insanity, THE WORLD *head in hands*, TV

Archbishop of Canterbury, catch, Fox News, Frank and Pansy, Frank Iero, Friends, Glenn Beck, goat testicles, Greece, Indifferent Ignorance, Isobel, Janice, MCR merch, MCR onsies, Pansy, Royal Wedding, T-Mobile Advert, The Daily Mail, threats, William and Kate

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Greece

The Six O’Clock News: Greece & Eastern Europe

So Apparently ‘Kit Kat’ Isn’t One Word

England Makes Your Tan Drown Itself in a Puddle.

Well, This Has Been an Interesting Day Off.