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A comment on George Wilson, The Man Who Walked His Life Away. Parent comment

Re:George Wilson, The Man Who Walked His Life Away by growlist on Monday July 15, 2019 @04:22AM (#20439005)
We used to celebrate eccentricity in Britain, but these days sadly it's often under attack.
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Re:George Wilson, The Man Who Walked His Life Away by sins on Monday July 15, 2019 @05:30AM (#20439247)
Is that really true?
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Re:George Wilson, The Man Who Walked His Life Away by skrebbel on Monday July 15, 2019 @06:40AM (#20439511)
Which of the two?
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Re:George Wilson, The Man Who Walked His Life Away by sins on Monday July 15, 2019 @06:59AM (#20439596)
Celebrating eccentricity.
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Re:George Wilson, The Man Who Walked His Life Away by skrebbel on Monday July 15, 2019 @11:35AM (#20441808)
Given how they treated eg Alan Turing, I think you have a point :-)

(preventive anti-outrage disclaimer: I'm not suggesting that homosexuality is eccentric, I'm only suggesting that it might have been considered eccentric by many in mid-20th century UK)

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