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Life ain’t soTweet for those slagging Snow Patrol

I’ve made a huge mistake. That’s one of the most-used phrases from one of my favourite television shows of all-time (Arrested Development for those keeping up). But it’s also the exact words I was thinking when I made a recent post on Twitter.

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Twin evils of digital phones and social networking

‘Tis the season to be jolly. ‘Tis also the season to drink too much, make a fool out of yourself in front of those you spend most of the day with and spend the rest of the festive period regretting you had ever heard of 37 different flavours of vodka.

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For the record, I’m old before my time

This week’s column is a sequel of sorts to one from a few weeks back. Now before you get excited, regular readers of this column (he said hopefully) will know that in the sequel stakes, you shouldn’t expect The Godfather Part Two.

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Take it as red, there’ll be no November moustache here

A boy’s first male role model is supposed to be his father – he looks to him to take him to his first football game, help him shave for the first time or buy him his first legal pint.

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Movie snob goes Commando

I was recently lent the Harry Potter films on blu-ray. As a quick aside, I’ve no reason to mention the blu-ray part other than to help illustrate this week’s point (there have been points to the other weeks? I hear the reader ask).

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It’s best to keep mum in the barber’s chair

Good afternoon, sir. Are you off anywhere nice on holiday this year?” That’s how I thought the main topic of conversation at the barbers went. Or at least I did until this past weekend.

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