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"It TASTES Like DOG FARTS!" 🤣 James May Ranks Classic Pub Snacks | Our Man In India
Oct 23, 2025
James May ranks his favourite pub snacks ahead of the release of his new series, Our Man In India!
James May is back and this time we asked him to rank and review classic pub snacks!
Everyone knows that James May is a world renowned traveller with very specific thoughts on food, and after returning from his latest Our Man In India special, we wanted to treat him to some of his creature comfort pub snacks, and some utterly bewildering ones.
Find out what James May thinks about jellied eels, roasted peanuts, scotch eggs, sausage rolls, Twiglets, pork scratchings and many more!
Thanks for checking out our latest video with James May and if you enjoyed it, then watch James and Hammond discuss the latest Grand Tour special below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hva8cpne-1k
Chapters:
00:00-00:19- Intro
00:19-00:56- Twiglets
00:56-02:09- Pork Scratchings
02:10- 03:32- Jellied Eels
03:33- 04:33- Pickled Onions
04:34-05:23- Sausage Rolls
05:24-06:07- Pigs In Blankets
06:08-06:34- Dry Roasted Peanuts
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what's this coming up is it chai seeds
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what's this coming up is it chai seeds
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what's this coming up is it chai seeds or something jellied eels oh god really
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or something jellied eels oh god really
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or something jellied eels oh god really yeah is it one of those things people
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yeah is it one of those things people
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yeah is it one of those things people feel obliged to say because it's
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feel obliged to say because it's
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feel obliged to say because it's traditional I don't think have I ever
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traditional I don't think have I ever
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traditional I don't think have I ever had one or I talking bollocks here
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had one or I talking bollocks here
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had one or I talking bollocks here cameraman looks very bored just BS yeah
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cameraman looks very bored just BS yeah
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cameraman looks very bored just BS yeah next thank you very
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much so I I mean I know what these
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much so I I mean I know what these
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much so I I mean I know what these tastes like it's pretty pointless but I
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tastes like it's pretty pointless but I
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tastes like it's pretty pointless but I have to grade it uh
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we have God Elite me or
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oop oh [ __ ] I think they tasted of dogs
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farts I've never liked them I mean they
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farts I've never liked them I mean they
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farts I've never liked them I mean they don't they they just taste like they've
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don't they they just taste like they've
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don't they they just taste like they've gone wrong no no just say no
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gone wrong no no just say no
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gone wrong no no just say no kids
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push oh no I mean it tells you a lot
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push oh no I mean it tells you a lot
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push oh no I mean it tells you a lot that somebody makes pork scratchings
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that somebody makes pork scratchings
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that somebody makes pork scratchings which is another of those things that
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which is another of those things that
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which is another of those things that we're supposed to believe are brilliant
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we're supposed to believe are brilliant
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we're supposed to believe are brilliant and that we love because it's
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and that we love because it's
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and that we love because it's traditional and part of our heritage so
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traditional and part of our heritage so
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traditional and part of our heritage so in the minds of the people who produce
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in the minds of the people who produce
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in the minds of the people who produce these very very important to our culture
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these very very important to our culture
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these very very important to our culture and our national identity and our sense
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and our national identity and our sense
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and our national identity and our sense of selfworth and they call
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of selfworth and they call
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of selfworth and they call them Mr
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Porky they spent hours on that didn't
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Porky they spent hours on that didn't
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Porky they spent hours on that didn't they if you're from a sensible country
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they if you're from a sensible country
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they if you're from a sensible country that's not hamstrung by living in the
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that's not hamstrung by living in the
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that's not hamstrung by living in the Middle Ages this is a pork scratching
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Middle Ages this is a pork scratching
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Middle Ages this is a pork scratching it's essentially a scab from a pig
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it's essentially a scab from a pig
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it's essentially a scab from a pig that's been fried and that's sort of
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that's been fried and that's sort of
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that's been fried and that's sort of what it tastes like o Clark my old mate
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what it tastes like o Clark my old mate
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what it tastes like o Clark my old mate from the days of wine shows he loves
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these that was quite a crunch it's a
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these that was quite a crunch it's a
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these that was quite a crunch it's a good crunch you are um I never have them
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good crunch you are um I never have them
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good crunch you are um I never have them I give them a high me would taste much
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I give them a high me would taste much
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I give them a high me would taste much better with the beer I mean they're not
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better with the beer I mean they're not
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better with the beer I mean they're not unpleasant but they're just they they're
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unpleasant but they're just they they're
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unpleasant but they're just they they're a
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a
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a bit I think again they're a bit like
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bit I think again they're a bit like
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bit I think again they're a bit like Morris dancing they have too much
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Morris dancing they have too much
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Morris dancing they have too much baggage they can sometimes be slightly
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baggage they can sometimes be slightly
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baggage they can sometimes be slightly hairy next what's this coming up is it
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hairy next what's this coming up is it
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hairy next what's this coming up is it chai seeds or something this is jellied
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chai seeds or something this is jellied
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chai seeds or something this is jellied eels oh god really
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eels oh god really
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eels oh god really yeah which are a delicacy in East London
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yeah which are a delicacy in East London
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yeah which are a delicacy in East London pubs and I live in East London are they
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pubs and I live in East London are they
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pubs and I live in East London are they really or is it one of those things
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really or is it one of those things
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really or is it one of those things people feel obliged to say because it's
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people feel obliged to say because it's
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people feel obliged to say because it's traditional I don't think have I ever
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traditional I don't think have I ever
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traditional I don't think have I ever had one
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had one
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had one have you no I've not despite living in
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have you no I've not despite living in
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have you no I've not despite living in East London um you don't have to have
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East London um you don't have to have
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East London um you don't have to have all of it I'm not going
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all of it I'm not going
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all of it I'm not going to I think I must have had a jelly deal
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to I think I must have had a jelly deal
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to I think I must have had a jelly deal is it I mean see you've never you live
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is it I mean see you've never you live
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is it I mean see you've never you live in East London yeah you've never had one
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in East London yeah you've never had one
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in East London yeah you've never had one no I I'm not sure I know anybody has
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no I I'm not sure I know anybody has
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no I I'm not sure I know anybody has ever had
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one initial thoughts that's all right
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one initial thoughts that's all right
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one initial thoughts that's all right you know it's Briny that would taste
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you know it's Briny that would taste
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you know it's Briny that would taste good with that would taste good with a
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good with that would taste good with a
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good with that would taste good with a glass of crisp white wine i' would
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glass of crisp white wine i' would
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glass of crisp white wine i' would recommend the vermentino from my PB it's
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recommend the vermentino from my PB it's
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recommend the vermentino from my PB it's very reasonably priced what was the
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very reasonably priced what was the
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very reasonably priced what was the second here below God it was elite elite
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second here below God it was elite elite
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second here below God it was elite elite I I'm going to go Elite really yeah a
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I I'm going to go Elite really yeah a
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I I'm going to go Elite really yeah a bit of a surprise result but that's good
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bit of a surprise result but that's good
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bit of a surprise result but that's good it tastes clean it tastes it's not fresh
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it tastes clean it tastes it's not fresh
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it tastes clean it tastes it's not fresh I know because it's jellied but um yes
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I know because it's jellied but um yes
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I know because it's jellied but um yes can still take it away but I was going
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can still take it away but I was going
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can still take it away but I was going to take you haven't tried one yet why
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to take you haven't tried one yet why
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to take you haven't tried one yet why don't you try a bit uh once stop filming
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don't you try a bit uh once stop filming
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don't you try a bit uh once stop filming I will do it now
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really I'm going to say straight off I
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really I'm going to say straight off I
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really I'm going to say straight off I mean obviously I've eaten pickled onion
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mean obviously I've eaten pickled onion
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mean obviously I've eaten pickled onion many times uh especially eaten at
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many times uh especially eaten at
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many times uh especially eaten at Christmas
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Christmas
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Christmas um what is
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um what is
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um what is that I'm trying to only cut off a small
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that I'm trying to only cut off a small
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that I'm trying to only cut off a small amount so that I don't completely
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amount so that I don't completely
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amount so that I don't completely corrupt myself but I think if you put a
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corrupt myself but I think if you put a
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corrupt myself but I think if you put a put this in your mouth nice sharp
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put this in your mouth nice sharp
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put this in your mouth nice sharp pickled onion pickled egg pickled girkin
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pickled onion pickled egg pickled girkin
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pickled onion pickled egg pickled girkin and then take a swig of a proper Brown
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and then take a swig of a proper Brown
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and then take a swig of a proper Brown beer that is quite magic
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underappreciated God really y got it
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underappreciated God really y got it
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underappreciated God really y got it even without the brown
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even without the brown
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even without the brown ale there's a bit much just by itself
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ale there's a bit much just by itself
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ale there's a bit much just by itself but mentally I'm putting the brown ale
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but mentally I'm putting the brown ale
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but mentally I'm putting the brown ale with it all the piece of cheese bit of
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with it all the piece of cheese bit of
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with it all the piece of cheese bit of brown and pickle yeah those are those
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brown and pickle yeah those are those
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brown and pickle yeah those are those are slightly sweet and not too not too
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are slightly sweet and not too not too
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are slightly sweet and not too not too overpar have you ever had one
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overpar have you ever had one
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overpar have you ever had one yes you hesitate have you been back to
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yes you hesitate have you been back to
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yes you hesitate have you been back to 1950s England to Sauce these that is a
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1950s England to Sauce these that is a
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1950s England to Sauce these that is a sausage
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sausage
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sausage roll I'm not going to eat the whole
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roll I'm not going to eat the whole
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roll I'm not going to eat the whole bloody
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bloody
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bloody thing thank you so this is is this from
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thing thank you so this is is this from
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thing thank you so this is is this from Gregs or something like that is it
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Gregs or something like that is it
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Gregs or something like that is it a should I be should I be honest please
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a should I be should I be honest please
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a should I be should I be honest please do Tesco it's a Tesco sausage roll Y how
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do Tesco it's a Tesco sausage roll Y how
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do Tesco it's a Tesco sausage roll Y how long ago did you buy it it's quite soft
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long ago did you buy it it's quite soft
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long ago did you buy it it's quite soft um
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it's me it's okay it's but it's it's a
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it's me it's okay it's but it's it's a
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it's me it's okay it's but it's it's a bit stodgy it's not um it's not modern
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bit stodgy it's not um it's not modern
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bit stodgy it's not um it's not modern no no not modern enough thank you thank
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no no not modern enough thank you thank
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no no not modern enough thank you thank you is
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you is
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you is that Pub classic is that pigs in
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that Pub classic is that pigs in
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that Pub classic is that pigs in blankets
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blankets
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blankets yes
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yes
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yes and three have already been eaten how
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and three have already been eaten how
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and three have already been eaten how old are these I did have eyes so you
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old are these I did have eyes so you
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old are these I did have eyes so you like
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like
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like these I mean I know what this tastes
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these I mean I know what this tastes
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these I mean I know what this tastes like so I'm in the pub got a pipe maybe
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like so I'm in the pub got a pipe maybe
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like so I'm in the pub got a pipe maybe or a gym
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tonic it's bad in so many ways cuz I
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tonic it's bad in so many ways cuz I
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tonic it's bad in so many ways cuz I mean that sausage is very much a
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mean that sausage is very much a
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mean that sausage is very much a processed thing bacon pretty pretty
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processed thing bacon pretty pretty
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processed thing bacon pretty pretty greasy
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greasy
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greasy very salty but bloody nice isn't it I
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very salty but bloody nice isn't it I
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very salty but bloody nice isn't it I mean yeah it's God I think it is God
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mean yeah it's God I think it is God
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mean yeah it's God I think it is God yeah oh no a
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yeah oh no a
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yeah oh no a mistake peanuts food of the Gods
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mistake peanuts food of the Gods
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mistake peanuts food of the Gods obviously food of the pub Gods because
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obviously food of the pub Gods because
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obviously food of the pub Gods because you can't have a pub without peanuts of
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you can't have a pub without peanuts of
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you can't have a pub without peanuts of some sort but these are dry
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some sort but these are dry
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some sort but these are dry roasted in fact I'm not even going to
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roasted in fact I'm not even going to
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roasted in fact I'm not even going to eat when I know those those are Ock
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eat when I know those those are Ock
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eat when I know those those are Ock they're like twiglet they they taste of
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they're like twiglet they they taste of
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they're like twiglet they they taste of donkey breath it's just it's not right
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donkey breath it's just it's not right
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donkey breath it's just it's not right dry roasting no
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no spicy chili flavor
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peanuts here we go again this is a bit
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peanuts here we go again this is a bit
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peanuts here we go again this is a bit like pimping beans it's actually not
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like pimping beans it's actually not
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like pimping beans it's actually not possible baked beans are perfect
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possible baked beans are perfect
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possible baked beans are perfect whatever you do to them only diminishes
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whatever you do to them only diminishes
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whatever you do to them only diminishes them likewise peanuts you put salt on
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them likewise peanuts you put salt on
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them likewise peanuts you put salt on them
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them
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them Ace chili soy sauce
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Ace chili soy sauce
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Ace chili soy sauce don't stop trying to intellectualize the
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don't stop trying to intellectualize the
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don't stop trying to intellectualize the food of the
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peasants oh quite good though aren't
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they actually those are bloody brilliant
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they actually those are bloody brilliant
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they actually those are bloody brilliant can we just edit that out that I just
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can we just edit that out that I just
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can we just edit that out that I just said these are
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said these are
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said these are great have you had these uh no I'm not
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great have you had these uh no I'm not
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great have you had these uh no I'm not actually you should thank you now this
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actually you should thank you now this
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actually you should thank you now this is a scotch egg I'm I'm assuming it
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is a scotch egg I'm I'm assuming it
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is a scotch egg I'm I'm assuming it is this Scotch egg my Pub the Royal Oak
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is this Scotch egg my Pub the Royal Oak
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is this Scotch egg my Pub the Royal Oak and swallow clip just off the a30
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and swallow clip just off the a30
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and swallow clip just off the a30 between Salsbury and shury serving a
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between Salsbury and shury serving a
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between Salsbury and shury serving a range of delicious homecooked food fine
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range of delicious homecooked food fine
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range of delicious homecooked food fine alses and wines and with very reasonably
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alses and wines and with very reasonably
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alses and wines and with very reasonably priced rooms Johnny sutliffe who is our
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priced rooms Johnny sutliffe who is our
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priced rooms Johnny sutliffe who is our Chef makes an absolutely banging Scotch
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Chef makes an absolutely banging Scotch
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Chef makes an absolutely banging Scotch egg that includes things like a bit of
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egg that includes things like a bit of
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egg that includes things like a bit of truffle oil so the bar is very high it's
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truffle oil so the bar is very high it's
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truffle oil so the bar is very high it's a controversial snack because if you
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a controversial snack because if you
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a controversial snack because if you remember in the co era was it a meal or
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remember in the co era was it a meal or
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remember in the co era was it a meal or is it a snack we decided it was a meal
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is it a snack we decided it was a meal
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is it a snack we decided it was a meal CU it's got because it's got truffle
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CU it's got because it's got truffle
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CU it's got because it's got truffle juice in it but it's a good size for
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juice in it but it's a good size for
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juice in it but it's a good size for some to serve at a bar bigger than a
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some to serve at a bar bigger than a
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some to serve at a bar bigger than a pork scratching but it's not as big as a
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pork scratching but it's not as big as a
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pork scratching but it's not as big as a chicken and mushroom pie I hope that's
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chicken and mushroom pie I hope that's
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chicken and mushroom pie I hope that's clear where was this one from is this a
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clear where was this one from is this a
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clear where was this one from is this a gourmet Scotch egg I'd love to say it
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gourmet Scotch egg I'd love to say it
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gourmet Scotch egg I'd love to say it was from your Pub but again it was from
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was from your Pub but again it was from
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was from your Pub but again it was from no I can tell it's not from my Pub cuz
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no I can tell it's not from my Pub cuz
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no I can tell it's not from my Pub cuz the one in my Pub is expertly cook and
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the one in my Pub is expertly cook and
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the one in my Pub is expertly cook and the yolk is just very slightly soft
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the yolk is just very slightly soft
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the yolk is just very slightly soft still even though it's
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still even though it's
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still even though it's cold am I talking ballocks here
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cold am I talking ballocks here
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cold am I talking ballocks here cameraman looks very
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cameraman looks very
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cameraman looks very bored this ball looks yeah it's very hip
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bored this ball looks yeah it's very hip
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bored this ball looks yeah it's very hip stretch to have a R it's very skillful
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stretch to have a R it's very skillful
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stretch to have a R it's very skillful as well very difficult to do I'd say I'm
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as well very difficult to do I'd say I'm
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as well very difficult to do I'd say I'm going to put that at low
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going to put that at low
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going to put that at low Elite low Elite it's it's quite nice but
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Elite low Elite it's it's quite nice but
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Elite low Elite it's it's quite nice but it's not as nice as Johnny's anyway
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it's not as nice as Johnny's anyway
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it's not as nice as Johnny's anyway that's lunch everybody God why don't you
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that's lunch everybody God why don't you
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that's lunch everybody God why don't you try a bit uh once we stop filming I will
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try a bit uh once we stop filming I will
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try a bit uh once we stop filming I will do it
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do it
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do it now come
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now come
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now come on you want to see this don't you a man
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on you want to see this don't you a man
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on you want to see this don't you a man from the East End who's never eaten his
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from the East End who's never eaten his
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from the East End who's never eaten his own National what a tiny little middle
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own National what a tiny little middle
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own National what a tiny little middle that was that was like a hamster
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that was that was like a hamster
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that was that was like a hamster portion oh M no that's like um it's
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portion oh M no that's like um it's
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portion oh M no that's like um it's like
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like
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like like like got off
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like like got off
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like like got off spam is that bad where'd you stand on
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spam is that bad where'd you stand on
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spam is that bad where'd you stand on twiglets he what's going on I'm Kevin
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twiglets he what's going on I'm Kevin
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twiglets he what's going on I'm Kevin Hart hi my name's Eric Stone Street hi
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Hart hi my name's Eric Stone Street hi
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Hart hi my name's Eric Stone Street hi I'm Margo I'm Journey I'm James maroy
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I'm Margo I'm Journey I'm James maroy
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I'm Margo I'm Journey I'm James maroy I'm Daniel R I'm Rebel Wilson I'm Jeremy
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I'm Daniel R I'm Rebel Wilson I'm Jeremy
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I'm Daniel R I'm Rebel Wilson I'm Jeremy Clarkson I'm going to be translating
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Clarkson I'm going to be translating
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Clarkson I'm going to be translating some Scottish tweets for it's gone viral
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some Scottish tweets for it's gone viral
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some Scottish tweets for it's gone viral on it's gone viral
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on it's gone viral