an explanation of qr colloquialisms:

softlad, chumpy, chimpy, chimper, cheese, chimichangas = fellow gaming and surround sound addict paul, my flatmate. he's 25 and an absolute buffoon.
funky, funkstar = my snowboarding companion and ex-central saint martin m.a.-er. his name changed from phil when i saw his band play.
deluxe = commonly known as tc, trace or tracey. funky's lovely wife. she deluxed him when i was their best man in barbados. here they are with alison from houston.
don = my dad, after his distinctly mafioso-esque demeanour.
lbc = my little blue car.
the silver fox = holly's little mini cooper (new shape, of course).
the fox master= holly (she made this up, not me).
the gees = my grandma and grandad.


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