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David Whitley
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Travel writer. Nerd. General annoyance.

I never met a joke I liked that I didn't want to drill into the ground.

Writes quizzes at https://geograquiz.com/ . Shares unsolicited thoughts at https://planetwhitley.com/ .
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It was... not user-friendly.
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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That said, I reckon the best summary is that middle class people expect to have choices, and working class people do not.
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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A solidly traditional Journalese After from Reuters
November 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Elegant variation from the New York Times, with a 'following'.
November 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Al Jazeera weighing in with its own Journalese After.
November 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Another exquisite Journalese After from the Telegraph.
November 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Is it not enough to be satisfied with initially very funny any more?
November 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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You know who runs a very successful media company successfully pulling in audiences the BBC craves? Right wing poster boy Gary Lineker.
November 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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The Guardian straight in there with the Journalese After.

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Tim Davie resigns as BBC director general after accusations of ‘serious and systemic’ bias in coverage
Davie tells staff departure was ‘my own decision’ but it comes with the BBC preparing to apologise for the way it edited a Trump speech
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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And all it took was buying a series of players who play in positions that don't exist in the successful title-winning formation.
November 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM