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Pub Sign Photo Poem North Leeds

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 13 Feb 19

I have meant to create poems inspired by pub sign art for a while. This is the first I have come up with. The pub, called North, is in Leeds, Yorkshire. We are three standard French stereotypes Beret wearing cartoon caricatures...

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Haiku 31st October 2018

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 31 Oct 18

1/. Halloween Haiku Haunted house horror, hearing 'H' here, Hopeless. Hell! 2/. Reading verse tonight Open mic poetry slot Not performing this 3/. My picnic indoors Not going alfresco No ants in my food 4/. Syllable missed...

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Diary 27th To 29th October 2018

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 29 Oct 18

Diary Saturday 27th October 2018 A quiet weekend, where I chased after a few pub sign images in the city and did a little shopping. Diary Sunday 28th October 2018 Sleep, watch TV, more sleep, going online, more TV. Diary...

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Austerity plan versus Living it up habit

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19091) • Indonesia 28 Aug 17

Debt will finally cause a country to suffer. Who will bear the suffering? the big shots or the people?How can austerity programme help restore economic condition to normal while the big shots keep living it up -- touring around...

Trying to earn a living.

41Combedale @41CombedaleRoad (5966) • Greece 6 Apr 16

This morning we broke from a busy routine to have coffee by the sea. We were alone in the outdoor cafeteria except for one man who approached us carrying a small case. He opened it and asked us if we would like to buy some...

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media propaganda and lies over anti-austerity protests

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 5 Oct 15

The media reaction to the demonstration against austerity that I took part in yesterday has been disgusting. Though there were only six arrests including one moron assaulting someone, the press has put the assault on the front...

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Diary – Sunday 4th October 2015 – Anti-Austerity March

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 4 Oct 15

Today was dominated by the Anti-Austerity March in Manchester where I joined an estimated 60,000 protesters marching peacefully on the opening day of the Conservative Party Conference in the city in protest at much despised...

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I have $1 left!

ctryhnny @ctryhnny (3460) • United States 23 Dec 12

I had to go to the store to pick up my last minute groceries and while I was out I was thinking about my kids and how we said this year was just going to be about the kids. Although I really couldn't afford it I bought a gift card...

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Recession

preethaanju @preethaanju (3000) • India 26 Jun 09

It is the time to tighten our belts. It is time to exercise austerity measures. It is recession time the world over. Tell me one measure that each of you have taken to counter recession in your personal life.

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