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Re:Shane MacGowan Has Died by kerrsclyde on Friday December 01, 2023 @04:18AM (#38484804)
Something in the British/Irish mentality which appeals to flawed geniuses such as him. We like our hero’s to have a drink/drug problem.
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Re:Shane MacGowan Has Died by coldtea on Friday December 01, 2023 @07:08AM (#38485849)
The French too.

Beats them being some total bores, with a sorted domestic life and bank account.

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Re:Shane MacGowan Has Died by LemmyInThePub on Friday December 01, 2023 @09:57AM (#38487412)
The expression used in Blighty is piss artist.

A piss artist isn't a drunk. They are somebody who elevates drinking to an art form.

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