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Speaker 2: So I worked for twenty years in radio NonStop and

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Speaker 1: And he joins us right now, May's welcome.

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Speaker 3: What just before we talk about what you shared with

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Speaker 1: You do it.

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Speaker 4: I think that's pretty obvious with I don't think.

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Speaker 4: No, No, I'm straight back into bullying. It makes me

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Speaker 1: No, miss. Last night, I mean you have taken this

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Speaker 4: And I hate to say this, I only get more serious.

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Speaker 3: No way that'll get caught. Mate. You have just dominated

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Speaker 3: the Daily Mail for Tuesday. No way, Tommy, we should

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Speaker 4: No, I was trying to get him to tell stories

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Speaker 4: Buddy, thanks, thanks, and Whipper