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Lower than vermin

Maggiez Matez

September 22, 2017October 4, 2017charlesfosterLeave a comment

There’s no such thing as society, according to the star of this priceless piece of video from 1987. Well done to News Thing and Crying all the Way to the Chip Shop for unearthing it. I wonder what happened to ‘the exciting young guy’ like him, its star?

Lower than vermin

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