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10. There was a lemon in it too.

9. He use to be a big actor with all the action ones.

8. It's all been bought and given away.

7. There were three houses, but they've got strange things in the windows.

6. I don't want holes all over the place.

5. The plastic gets burnt to make cement, not really a sustainable way.

4. I put my pyjamas on and went to bed at 7 o'clock.

3. Christmas gets in the way of the end of the year.

2. Relax and think all about how much I don't care.

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1. You'll have to wait a few years before it becomes acceptable again.

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10. It's as real as anywhere you've been before.

9. I sneak down and crawl along the edge of the garden.

8. The whole office shook and we ran to the windows.

7. It's not a given she'll get manager. She can't spell it anyways.

6. I was surrounded by all these boxes and started getting freaked out real quick.

5. Mike says what's been seen before in the room have shocked even the police.

4. That cold even got into our bedroom last night.

3. There's a crescendo at the end and it put you on the edge.

2. It was so dark I kept my lights on all day, even though I fell asleep.

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1. He thinks he's God's gift, more like a booby prize.

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10. Did you see the chat they had, everyone could hear the shouting from upstairs.

9. They drove there and back in a day, because he doesn't like hotels.

8. The jet lag will knock them sideways.

7. It sounds like a dog with hiccups.

6. Simon said it was ironic, but it's not the same thing.

5. Lets keep our hats on and see what the temperature's like.

4. I read an article about that and the red colour it found.

3. Greatest hits is just a lazy shift at work for them.

2. You can't just keep buying reusable bags.

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1. It's a giant sausage with holly on it.

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10. Have you ever seen a slug with thumbs?

9. The roof came in and got it all mouldy.

8. They don't know when the start will be due to this upheld complaint.

7. It never starts on time, every time she's at least quarter of an hour late.

6. If it's too close to the radiator it could signal certain death.

5. The chocolate box has been bought, but I doubt we'll be able to keep the plastic wrapping on until the festive season.

4. They all talk about ill health and old times all the time.

3. Walking all the way down to the corner shop can be fraught with poor stock levels.

2. It was more than that last year, it's getting cheaper, but the quality's lower I'll bet.

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1. I like the sound of white wine with my risotto very much.

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10. I can hear the pitter patter of an overweight baby.

9. The coat was so big it had a porch.

8. They just need to accept the hand that they've dealt themselves.

7. He had green makeup on his face and it made him look less scary than the rest of the year.

6. That side doesn't move at all, unless I've had a drinkie.

5. A boat is not something I should associate with.

4. The rent got shifted to dollars and we just couldn't work it out.

3. The spiritual centre is the middle of the road, any road mender will tell you the same.

2. Weather keeps moving in and disappointing the entire class.

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1. I should have a manifesto, it sounds quite sexy.

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10. You can question me as much as you like, I'm innocent of it all.

9. He was seen in a takeaway in Chippenham.

8. Don't touch my cake, you didn't want one.

7. I was briefly interested, then I love on.

6. They disagreed on everything except the names of their children.

5. The smaller ones taste nicer, but are made in a factory that uses child labour.

4. Antifreeze was a great joke when I was little.

3. He's stuck in the middle of Wales with a broken van.

2. A hat would make you look like a minor royal.

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1. He'll be kicked out, he's more crooked than a broken branch.

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10. Keep that together and they'll work off each other.

9. That's correct, you're a righteous man.

8. Things weren't meant to explode and they didn't.

7. I didn't bat an eyelid.

6. Voters don't care about you and your record.

5. A sausage roll would be good for now.

4. Six weeks is all I need to switch sides.

3. Clearly I don't know what I'm doing.

2. That phone rings entirely random relatives.

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1. I was going to fill the car up, but it was raining, so I switched modes.

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10. That's why the two sides can't mix.

9. If it's a quick word, I can still walk from this stop.

8. Go and boil your head.

7. She was more likely to be asleep before the end.

6. Moved away and got a better job in the next town.

5. The fuse blew and we she kept us in the dark until the pizzas arrived.

4. There's gravel all the way to Severn Avenue.

3. Norway is not in a customs union though.

2. The issue is not if Cindy does it, it's if she cares about it at all.

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1. Don't forget how good I did look ten years ago.

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10. When I saw through it I was shocked like you.

9. There's nothing there, why have they got a junction.

8. It sounds like smooth sexy jazz.

7. He always strolls in late carrying a takeaway coffee.

6. All the time it's all about the nuggets.

5. The phone was taken away and locked somewhere.

4. It was a dance remix in 1992.

3. The phone kept talking back to me, it's not meant to be a feature.

2. Being less involved in it is not a bad thing.

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1. They're called beat boxes because you'll get beaten if we don't do all of them.

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10. Never mind your laptop.

9. Keep the stuff about Mary out of the office.

8. It was a funny conversation through a wall.

7. They'll be a bang and I won't be near when it happens.

6. From the point of view of customers, it'll be great, but we might go out of business.

5. The big day of it all wasn't that different to a normal Wednesday.

4. The box was not working, I ran to the next one along the road.

3. It goes to that stop, but that's not the stop you want.

2. Vexed would be the understatement you are looking for with regard to it.

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1. I will call you whatever you want, but not that.

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10. Are you on a train?

9. And that's all the tables they had.

8. It kept slipping down so I had to keep wiggling.

7. Try to keep a clear and clean head if you can.

6. It took about half an hour to cross the road.

5. Those sirens walloped along, I thought I wasn't moving.

4. If I was thinking that I certainly wouldn't say it to someone.

3. They do one with rye in the top that smells of old feet.

2. He's embracing other people in his retirement.

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1. You can use me as an object lesson.

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10. If he's deemed defective then it's all for the best.

9. Let's keep that scandalous gossip to ourselves.

8. They bounced out the room like they'd just been promised a blank cheque.

7. No, Argos has gone too.

6. Justin will tow the party line underwater.

5. Here they come, a line of students.

4. I don't remember it all that well after the fall.

3. Didn't you hear, backstreet's back?

2. She keeps buying flowers that fall apart before she gets them home.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. He's the highest paid idiot in the place.

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Top Ten Things Overheard On Swindon's Buses Last (Last) Week ; 486

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10. You two are chatty all the time.

9. He got put in prison, but it's for the best.

8. You've got to get the name in there.

7. They're so rubbish at all their comments on the marketplace.

6. Keep it to yourself and then show it on the webcam.

5. Tuna always put me on edge.

4. 80 more of the original ones have just been put out, they'll be gone by Tuesday.

3. The glasses got found underneath the low loader.

2. She slept through until the clapping started.

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1. I'm all sweaty because I power-walked.

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10. They sell them a pound cheaper in town.

9. No stars, it's all dead common.

8. Somewhere up there he lives, beyond the big trees.

7. All I can smell is stale bread.

6. They put a stent in the wrong way round.

5. It only works if you breath in first.

4. That film was awful, just a car crash.

3. Let's keep it all between ourselves, us two.

2. I suspect it keeps the right people out and the wrong people in.

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1. It was a completely pointless trip, not a soul about.

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10. It picks it all to bits.

9. He's lying, he's been lying since he took over.

8. I assume I'm now allowed to ask a question now?

7. If someone doesn't want to do it, you can't make them.

6. Jumping up and down will make no difference.

5. They're going to build an extension to the extension.

4. Jason keeps making strange noises in the mornings.

3. I saw him, plain as day, walk passed the stop.

2. You better not hold your breath and hope for a change.

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1. The last time I had a hot cup of tea was 1987.

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10. He was a bit late for the off.

9. They already reached their high point before I arrived at the stop.

8. There's loads of people I won't name, I can't remember their names.

7. Those in blue, those are the ones I like.

6. Mike's always been more handsome than you.

5. All that charm is not quite what it reckons to be.

4. Shirley always gave me the benefit of the doubt.

3. You can choose any one of the chairs you like.

2. I thought you said it was going to have leather seats?

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1. Yeah, she's a right stirrer.

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10. Lets' mind out before we all get what for.

9. I could only stand about 7 minutes then turned it back onto static.

8. I found that, it retained much more heat than I expected.

7. That fish was really tasty, like beef.

6. Keep an eye on him, he's strayed before.

5. He's going to have an election, not that it'll do him any good.

4. Keep shifting your weight to that side of the cab.

3. We got stuck and couldn't get out until the main stop.

2. The sun came out then spoilt it all.

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1. I've moved the sauce into a bigger area for ease of access.

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10. What about Sue and Geoff?

9. If we only just had some lemonade too.

8. There's tins in the cupboard that he's never even looked at before.

7. There's a nightshift on the base that they can all go in for.

6. There's nothing coming out of the straw, try sucking harder.

5. You've collected every single one since the late 1990s.

4. There's a saxophone in it, sounding very classy.

3. It came out the year I had my braces off.

2. The ham in it was so rank I nearly threw it out the window.

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1. It's a goldfinch, can you say goldfinch?

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10. Check this beat out.

9. She gave it a good warble.

8. There were doughnuts without holes on the plate.

7. I kept all the paperwork about it and will make sure it gets to the right people.

6. Can you feel that, I can.

5. Ken kept going on about that black pudding the whole time.

4. It was in the shape of a badly-shaped leg.

3. Imagine a lush garden, then me in it.

2. The party started early and was over before the ice-cream van turned up.

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1. If you give me that look again, be not mistaken, I will kill you.

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10. It's fine to leave it on in the background.

9. There'll be a clue right at the door.

8. Welcome back to the living side of town.

7. Keeping it real is what us lot do.

6. I saw you waiting in that huge queue, I din't reckon you'd survive.

5. Costumes for all, plus I get to wear gold braid.

4. There was a tint to it, so you couldn't tell if anyone was in.

3. It got really rude after 7pm on that line.

2. I was with her for 3 hours and didn't know his name until I came back to the office.

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1. That Cats looks like a bad, furry trip.

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10. It's not a posh area just because they've got front gardens.

9. I got locked out of the house, but I know the secret to getting in, I rang the doorbell.

8. I don't think that's really going to help the situation really.

7. It all has long term consequences all the way into the future.

6. That's not the same internet I was thinking of.

5. When she wakes up and smells paint downstairs it's not going to help.

4. Falling in love is easy if you're me.

3. Don't remind me of that devilish pizza on a day like today.

2. Watch him closely and when he moves, that's when you run the other way.

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1. Daddy, look, pickled onions.

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10. I have some, like, inspo, on my phone.

9. That money you sent looks a bit dicey.

8. He's always sticking his oar in like a blundering giant.

7. He's been away on business, which sounds nice and vague.

6. A bit of a stoney silence there.

5. Are you doing that Christmas thing again with the hats?

4. Without your own teeth, you become someone far more interesting.

3. I don't why I'm so negative, I've really quite keen to do it actually.

2. She may play dumb, but she knows exactly what she's doing.

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1. That dog looks like one of those Scousers. Do you mean Schnauzer?

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10. There's so little water left even then.

9. He'll never turn up for work again, that's the last we'll know of him.

8. Burgers to stack to high heaven.

7. She scored 73 then didn't play again for the rest of the season.

6. The information I was provided with proved to me that they did not really care about it.

5. I'll give him a really hard time and maybe Darren will see sense.

4. But the script I had didn't have the latest changes in it.

3. All she talked about was herself for the whole dinner.

2. If he thinks he can sort this mess out, let him fail at it and he can crawl back into his hole.

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1. The cats were having their own flight club after hours in the garden.

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10. Why don't you move it to where I can't see it?

9. There was a loud sound, a pause, then I don't remember what happened next.

8. You put this smelly puree in it to finish it off.

7. She lives opposite the park, so keeps any eye on everyone else's business.

6. Your perspective is different to my perspective though.

5. The chocolate was nice, but nothing to write home about.

4. I expected just that amount of indifference from him.

3. No, the next one, the one after this, no the one after this.

2. The air gets all stick, it all heats up and I can't stand it.

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1. They were just selling a load of tat, you should have seen the price labels on some of it.

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10. I'm not sure whether to keep the attachments or not.

9. What would you make of me just leaving right now?

8. I don't know, you're better at these things than me.

7. I seem to have ended up with one too few of the metal bits.

6. When you've been talking too much it always takes you about ten minutes to realise.

5. I had to buy twice as long to cover up the identical same area.

4. The food was appalling, I've never seen chicken like that before.

3. You can say whatever you want, but on reflection I won't mind really.

2. I'm going to the tills now to make payment, exeunt.

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1. Keeping things all bottled up never helped, look at any serial killer to see how that worked out.

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10. Is it two legs or one, I'm confused?

9. Did Chris Evans actually make an appearance?

8. He's not going to touch it if it's not easy to reach.

7. The water was flowing down so fast we couldn't sweep it away.

6. That type of dirt will get everywhere, it was never like that at my old place.

5. Put it on toast, fantastic.

4.  It got set on fire, but it wouldn't catch, which tells you something.

3. Whey, I mean, what is it really?

2. Don't look so pleased with yourself. every normal person does it.

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1. It was all made up, I thought I was watching a really bad student programme.

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10. So wait, you're not getting married?

9. This is what I've chosen for you, it's an extra large.

8. There's chicken bits in the freezer if you get desperate.

7. I'm always the last one to know about these aspects of controversy.

6. How are you feeling about the changes to the buying section?

5. I went in there and all I wanted was a pair of tweezers and I came out with a basket.

4. They had really thickly cut ham that was on the edge of going off before the weekend.

3. It looks like a cake, but when you take it out of the box it appears like a trifle.

2. Teenagers deserve a break, they'd got to put up with us.

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1. My mum is not happy about it one little bit.

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10. They're only just covering their costs.

9. I had the melt, it was frozen.

8. The salad they had tasted like it was on fire.

7. You're just sat there waiting for something to go wrong.

6. Keep looking and I'm sure you'll find what you're searching for.

5. Tai keeps on at me to change my address, but I don't have another one.

4. Come on, get your stuff, we've arrived in dodge.

3. I wrapped the scarf around the side of my head and carried out until I couldn't see them anymore.

2. There's a bottle of it that I got reduced to 37p, it tasted like bubble gum.

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1. She's come back again, even though they sacked her twice.

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10. I always go to Vegas and see the shows, I love the classiness.

9. It was at number one for so long even my gran knew it.

8. It lashed down and ended up being hail.

7. The jump was so far he fractured his wrist in about three places.

6. When they danced it spoke volumes.

5. If you put the sauce on first it doesn't taste as bad.

4. Keep that on your lap and I'll push it if it slides.

3. I've got to go all the way back and collect my badge before my holiday.

2. It's new but it looks really old like it's going to fall to pieces.

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1. Her toilet hadn't been connected up yet and there was a poo done in it.

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10. There were four to start with, I don't remember buying them.

9. He claimed he'd been set up, nice fantasy.

8. Kay reckons it won't be long before he gets sent to Cardiff.

7. It got fixed, it's only taken two years and about half a dozen visits.

6. A salad was tried, with little success from the males that were there.

5. It's all gone new and I hate to admit I don't always understand it.

4. The warmth will come back if we give it a chance.

3. When you're living it, it's slightly different.

2. That man will make or break the shop.

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1. They got back in, they could set fire to the town and people would still vote for them.

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10. That man's coming on right now.

9. The food is just plain nasty.

8. Don't say you can't move, look at all that room.

7. It's time to leave, this is pretty much my stop.

6. Those sweets are making me sick, take them away.

5. Call your friend and tell them what I just told you, go on.

4. You need to use metal supports to make sure they can stand up.

3. I was told he was keeping it secret that there was no more money to run it.

2. You can act all civilised, but it does not take away that you're mostly really rude.

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1. If I had loads of money, I'd still live next to you, I suppose.

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10. It's got less sugar but more colouring.

9. Some of the sites I've been on are not fit for human consumption.

8. The fox will end up coming after me if I disturb it.

7. Water was as tall as this and I had no choice but to wade through it.

6. I saw them in Iceland and bought enough to fill the compartment with.

5. He got stuck inside then decided he needed to see daylight and went in the garden for a bit.

4. She's never seen a badger in person.

3. Make me wait up for it and I'll be asleep before the weather at the end of the news.

2. If you go that way you'll end up in the middle of that weird park with the noisy trees.

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1. Nothing from the yellow lot, but then again yellow paper isn't easy to find.

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Swindon Elections - The Long Bluh Shadow

Despite it being over six years since Rod Bluh was Swindon Conservative leader, his comments have rankled the current members into a long and rambling statement.

From Brexit to not living in the ward, to the track record of the Tory candidate and finally a swipe at Corbyn, it seems like the person writing the statement has just cobbled together any old guff and sent it out.

The bluster of the Tory statement shows just how much sway they believe Rod Bluh's comments hold with voters.

But of course, they won't admit it.

Maybe tomorrow night's results will reveal the Tory vote slowly sinking into the marshy ground of Wichelstowe, clucking away about anything it doesn't like.

Swindon Elections - Is Dale's Dream Dead?

Remember it being said that councillors who get hold of their own library end up moaning about litter in the rain?

For Dale Heenan, it appears to have just started lashing down.

Covingham Parish Council are no longer willing to part-fund Covingham Library run by Dale's trust. From reading the Parish meeting minutes from January, it seems the Parish was under the impression their funding was to allow the Trust to get on it's feet and eventually be self-funding (or maybe through monies from elsewhere). This does not seem to have come to fruition, and a request for funding for the 2019/20 year from the Parish for the library was received. Not only that, the Library Trust requested an increase of a thousand pounds on the amount it received from the Parish in previous years.

With lack of accurate usage figures for Covingham Library, the Parish have not been able to work out if they are getting value for money and therefore have stopped their funding.

As you can imagine, Dale is not happy, as seen in this part of one of his election leaflets from this month.

It seems there was a reaction from the local community to the news, but it was rather muted. According to the March Parish Council minutes, two residents asked questions in person, and four emails on the topic were received (one of them from a Friends of Covingham Library member).

It's quite telling that the Swindon Community Library Trust (set-up to takeover Covingham Library and Liden Library when the Borough Council withdrew their own funding) has a website that has not been updated for nearly a year (the last news story being about a beer festival in June 2018). 

Things seem to have gone full-circle, with the quiet news that the Borough Council has decided to keep it's main 5 libraries as Borough Council entities and to not create a charitable trust to run them. The Borough Council seem to have realised that keeping the main libraries centralised allows them to be easier to run and meet council aims. A startlingly vibrant revelation indeed, but a boringly sensible and right decision none the less.

Where does this leave the libraries run by the Trust? Only Dale can answer that. But he's busy in the town centre, appearing to suggest that if people vote other than Tory at this week's local elections they risk causing Debenhams to close. 

That's quite a desperate and daft suggestion (Maybe Tories in Wroughton and Wichelstowe are using the same tactic, suggesting to their voters that a Lib Dem victory will cause Waitrose to walk away from Middle Wichel?) . But considering he said in the same story that the Oasis ski slope is to be in the town centre (the site at North Star is not in the town centre, it's in North Star), it seems his grasp of geography is like his grasp of library funding, not quite to scale.

Has anyone checked the maths on the Dale idea of selling off the Civic Offices plan to pay for the new museum and art gallery and Wyvern? 

Get out the slide rule and the correcting fluid... make sure it doesn't get washed away in the pouring rain.

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10. I'm angry about more than you think.

9. Lets focus on what's important though.

8. It was a very, very big deal.

7. I agree with you, it looks provocative.

6. He worked with her for so many years it's not funny.

5. I didn't call her a bitch, I know her and I like her.

4. Tolerating that is the thin end of the wedge.

3. Contactless isn't all that when you think about it.

2. Being cool isn't what you think it is should be when you see other people.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. We're supposed to be humble, we're supposed to be humble and grateful.

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10. I heard him whispering behind the wall.

9. Stop acting like kids, we will get off.

8. I use to sing that before I realised what it was about.

7. Are you talking to Mal again?

6. It was lovely to relive it all again.

5. It clearly worked as you're here aren't you.

4. I'm celebrating it's sheer size mate.

3. Back in the 70s you could not find any of them in tins.

2. That soft buzz was all I could hear until it all came back to me.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. There's no art around what you're doing, it's just mess.

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10. Over the mountain and over the sea is where I want to be.

9. They had pasta, but it looked sort of rubbery, so I had an apple instead.

8. Shine it up and you might like the look.

7. I'm not taking that off you if you're going to be like that.

6. We've got that voucher which could be used if you wanted.

5. I like to get in early and avoid all the staring people.

4. It sounded like a strangling, but in broad daylight.

3. All the way over the back there, where Steve's old wife lived.

2. The spelling mistake was intentional, that's the joke, but not for you.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. There's no need to lose your mind over it, it's not like I've died and come back.

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10. Like if you lost it, you'd never get it back again.

9. Try if you like, but I'm not interested in your business.

8. Tina keeps bragging about this bag and lamp.

7. Biscuits seem like such a comfort when I feel like this.

6. They left it totally open to the elements.

5. A salad won't do what you think it's going to do.

4. Remember I've always been the one to stick with you.

3. If she gets that paranoid when nothing happens, then don't tell her about this afternoon.

2. The last time I saw you was when Noel was still on the TV.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. Try and keep it together until we get home please.

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10. It was carbon monoxide. We didn't know for a week.

9. If you go like that you'll lose the beat.

8. This will make you crazy in short order.

7. It's alway when I'm trying to do something.

6. It's not like I've got time to laze around you know.

5. Keep it to yourself if that's possible.

4. Sheila likes to do that but I'm not that keen.

3. They use to do decent wallpaper back in the day.

2. That pub is always busy, do none of them work?

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. Is chorizo spicy?

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10. It was really blowy, but we got there.

9. There is a special kind of magic, you're right.

8. Come to me.

7. This was all planned years ago you know.

6. It's got to be all around me before I'm satisfied.

5. That's a lie and they all know it too.

4. It's got really dark all of a sudden for no reason.

3. I really want you to stay if I'm honest.

2. Sheila knows all of my opinions on that subject without any doubt.

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1. You are such hard work.

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10. Those photos are just what you'd expect.

9. Oh I like this song since they changed it.

8. If you go faster you'll end up getting there quicker.

7. She's really unproductive. She gives lazy people a bad name.

6. There was no singing, it was just someone fiddling with something.

5. I'm not that old. I'm younger than many think.

4. If you keep fiddling with that I'll take it off you.

3. Having that many dogs cannot be healthy.

2. The fare stage is on that post.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. You know nothing of me. Nothing.

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10. Don't wedge it there for goodness sake.

9. People like to complain about it whenever they get the chance.

8. I've been like this since I was born.

7. None of them understand, they're all office managers.

6. The whole place was in a state of shock when we heard.

5. But if it's not been running at full capacity for a while, how did people not suspect?

4. Watching it back, I look really good.

3. Try matching that colour up to this top, it's impossible.

2. They cover the car up, and it was mild enough overnight I left my windows open.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. They can't all go to Pressed Steel, they only make little cars there.

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10. Stop playing with that phone.

9. It happened randomly so I was surprised.

8. Aged two I could recognise everything.

7. We're going to have our hair done for the first time.

6. She travels a long way just for that, it seems such a waste.

5. I would hang around, but it was just to be seen.

4. That whole thing looked like a rocket that wasn't moving.

3. Wrap this around your head, a bit like a helmet.

2. They don't have those any more, not sure when they got rid of them.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. That chip shop use to be so far away, but my legs use to be shorter then.

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10. We should go along to the castle for that meeting.

9. The thing to remember is it's her home.

8. That big old painting terrifies me.

7. It's the most office type thing I've ever seen in all my days.

6. The last thing I want to do is create a scene.

5. Dinner was great, I didn't make too many mistakes.

4. When I get tired I leave the cat to do the washing up.

3. I'm going to keep it to myself and go to bed.

2. An eerie light was being given off by the picture.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. You just blatantly ignored me.

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10. The company needs more mugs like him.

9. No two ways about it, he fancies her like there's no tomorrow.

8. That skirt just works, it just does.

7. I've got just enough left to keep into enough trouble.

6. Playing all round the world is the aim of that company.

5. They're all casual, and it really shows in the quality of the service.

4. Shock of my life when I heard the news of the engagement.

3. He'd been to about 5 different places all over town and it wasn't even properly lunchtime.

2. The last time we kept those in the kitchen was back when my father was paranoid about the electric going off.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. It'l be a right laugh if you wear that face.

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10. The right shoes set it all off like a party.

9. I found my car keys on the bus.

8. You said it wouldn't matter, hob nobs.

7. It's a shame your face is shaped that way after all.

6. They stopped the countdown just before it all kicked off giving a bit of welcomed delay.

5. She asked for forgiveness, but I'm not ready to grant it.

4. I had a second thought about the Powell problem.

3. They don't seem to be very productive considering how long they're in for.

2. Your father was a great man, not a leader.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. I stopped hanging out with him because he became more boring than ITV on a Saturday night.

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10. Nobody else would act like this if they had your legs.

9. That sausage roll is causing a lot of problems for you.

8. Looking in the eye is a sign of danger.

7. Don't feel it's a standing obligation to always go this way.

6. If you don't wake up with regret that will be progress.

5. The rules state you cannot board with that rabble.

4. A new tie does not make you an executive.

3. It's all voluntary, so of course, it doesn't get done.

2. The consequences will be as bad as the choice of sandwiches.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. If you're going Vegan it's healthier to just eat crisps straight from the multipack.

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Just(in) out of touch

The elephant in the room in Justin Tomlinson's online response to last night's government defeat, was no mention of the 118 Conservative MPs who voted against.

Interesting that he instead mentioned the opportunity of opposition MPs to 'wreck Brexit'.

Interesting there was no mention of his own party colleagues who seem to be doing that.

Interesting even further that he seems to be playing politics with a huge moment. Even though he's the first person to accuse opposition parties of playing politics.

Strong and stable.

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10. Over 100 years old isn't that surprising these days.

9. There's was a doorbell ring, then a small popping sound.

8. That music makes no sense to me, like metal.

7. They're getting married and it was so very happy to hear.

6. The women were fighting, no idea what's caused that.

5. The pass expires, but I'll keep using it.

4. You can't resist the lure of cake.

3. She's heard stories all about it and pretends she hasn't.

2. My name isn't my real name I'm sure.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. What are you waiting for, you've got the right shoes on.

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10. It's like their normal habitat, shopping.

9. Don't mess around, I'm feeling quite fragile now.

8. Samuel can think what he wants, I know the truth and now so do you.

7. Keep it in perspective, you haven't got any teeth.

6. I ate nothing over Christmas, I'm starving if I'm honest wth you.

5. You fainted twice on getting your post.

4. Quick thinking isn't always as good as you think.

3. Salad will be my secret weapon in the new year.

2. The reunion always happens at Christmas.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. You can't put your box there, I've got my drum.

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