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  • I doubt any of us believe the people will continue voting or paying for a "pretendy" Government for long, especially as time goes by.

    Archive 2009-09-01 Thatsnews 2009

  • I doubt any of us believe the people will continue voting or paying for a "pretendy" Government for long, especially as time goes by.

    Is the Lisbon Treaty treason? Thatsnews 2009

  • Just thought I'd say Aye we can your a grade A pretendy nationalist Cunt.

    Bonnie Dundee! Alan Smart 2009

  • Indeed, when we dress up, when we're on display and at our most public, these are the times when our costumes get the most pretendy - we get married dressed as princesses and officers - then go back to our everyday lives dressed as squaddies, rockstars or resting athletes.

    Making Light: Making light under difficult conditions 2010

  • It felt like what Billy Connolly might call "a pretendy wee debate" in light of the seismic TV event which had preceded it.

    How Scotland saw the general election TV campaign 2010

  • Going to lose a lot of fine young men to South of the Border as they join a real army rather than the SNP regimental pretendy one.

    Tartan Army Jeff 2009

  • Your silly talk of 'SNP regimental pretendy' armies is pretty lame I'm afraid.

    Tartan Army Jeff 2009

  • But maybe life is too short anyway, to live on pretendy cheese made from processed rice.

    When will they give it a rest? Jes 2009

  • Here's my explanation of why Blu Labour will always generate pretendy conservatism instead of the Real Thing:

    Iraq 2009

  • We had the buggy and the carseat with us - the one plugs in to the other - so we were able to get a taxi from the hospital to the train station, though I don't much like travelling with the buggy being a pretendy wheelchair, to be honest.

    Friday 13th ailbhe 2006

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