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Lee and Simon talk about flags and t-shirts as absurd shorthands for far more nuanced ideas. Oh, and they talk about the word dude, Barbra Streisand's cloned dogs and a beautiful beautiful hug.

Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net.

Related links (and necessary corrections):

• dude: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dude
• mate: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Mate
• fella: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fella
• guys: https://www.thefreedictionary.com/guys
• gip: https://www.thefreedictionary.com/gip
• Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Ted's_Excellent_Adventure
• fair do's: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fair%20do%27s
• John Carpenter's The Fog (1980): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fog
• Adrienne Barbeau as Stevie Wayne in The Fog: https://youtu.be/L36d7p5TgEI
• Adrienne Barbeau in Creepshow (1982): https://youtu.be/ifNFSHqzQzU
• mendacious: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mendacious
• Claudius (in Hamlet) contracted in one brow of woe: https://abardseyeview.com/and-our-whole-kingdom-to-be-contracted-in-one-brow-of-woe-blogging-hamlet-3/
• Stars and stripes (Old Glory): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States
• St George's flag (England): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_England
• Gavin Williamson and dead end degrees: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/gavin-williamson-deadend-courses-nus-b1848461.html
• Barbra Streisand's cloned dogs: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/barbra-streisand-clone-pet-dogs-explained-spd
• Star Wars, The Bad Batch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Bad_Batch
• Six Million Dollar Man (intro): https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x10emd
• The Bionic Woman (intro): https://youtu.be/qcba-ZgtsT4
• Human cloning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_cloning

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