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Lev Parikian

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Words, birds, music. Guardian Country Diary. Wainwright Prize longlist 2021. Royal Society Science Book Prize shortlist 2023. linktr.ee/levparikian


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When I was 14, England had failed to qualify for the last four major tournaments. This is a golden age.

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👏👏👏

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‘We must get rid of the Tories!’ ‘Ok. Here you are.’ ‘NOT LIKE THAT!’

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Exactly.

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I’m not saying it’s rained a lot but I just found a note in a bottle and it said ‘HELP! PIGLET (ME)’

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– But our side scored four goals, why didn’t we win? – Because the other side scored five. – Yeah but in that other completely different game the winning side only scored one goal so they must be worse! – *sigh*

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I think the new Minister for Buttons is the best appointment yet.

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Sliced bread first went on sale 96 years ago today and — here’s the fun bit — was promoted as being the greatest thing since WRAPPED bread.

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Delighted to announce I’ve been appointed Secretary of State For Pointing At Birds And Saying ‘Just Look At That – LOOK AT IT!’

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I mean, fair play for trying, I suppose, but 0/10 for self-awareness and social cue reading, and as for ‘can I get a hug?’…

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urgh. Did you see the clip I was referring to? Perhaps not – it was on The Other Place

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Ah, you may not have seen the clip of a young lad with a ukulele accosting a megastar at Glastonbury with his song

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I am at a music festival. All I need is a ukulele, 30 seconds of a cringey song, a bucketful of chutzpah, and I’m good to go.

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It was Lindisfarne I was thinking of.

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You can now walk from Holy Island to Portland without touching blue, if you fancy a birding holiday.

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Interesting to note that in Starmer’s Britain there is still a squirrel trying to get on the bird feeder. #TimeForChange

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MOGG GONE OH GOD YES YES YES YES YES YES

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The voters They destroyed the cage Yes YES The Tories are out

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Jenkyns gone. Everyone raise a finger.

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I’ll give you one chance at honesty. Did you insinuate Johnny Mercer lost his seat on the Plymouth Herald comments section?

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Turned off the telly because Rees-Mogg. Turned on Radio 4. Rees-Mogg. The replication has commenced. Be very afraid.

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The voters They destroyed the cage Yes YES The Tories are out

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I’m nervous are you nervous I’m definitely a bit nervous WHAT WAS THAT oh ok it was only the cat thought it might have been John Curtice I’M NERVOUS

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I have exercised my democratic right, but it’s still pestering me to go out again.

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PIED WAGTAIL ON NO 1 COURT AND THE CROWD GOES WILD

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Looks like house martin egg (swallow eggs are speckled).

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A big day for dogs at polling stations, of course, but spare a thought for Poles at dogging stations

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Think I might vote for Mark Cavendish

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I am performing an IMPORTANT PUBLIC SERVICE

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I’m performing an important public service, but sure, go off.

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Don’t forget your photo id tomorrow. Also your photo ego and photo superego.

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They were calling it a robin on the radio

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