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THE JOY OF PLONKING

THERE I was enjoying reading the Sunday papers with my coffee when I spotted a little puff piece about the stand-up comedian and Hard Quiz host Tom Gleeson. I don’t mind Tom’s sense of humour at all, but what caught my eye is that Tom had some interesting things to say about riding his motorcycle.

Now, be prepared for getting slightly off topic fromfor a moment because Tom doesn’t have a customised bevel-drive Duke, and he isn’t bringing any like that.

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