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tehjoker
10 months ago
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The Death of the Middle-Class Musician
ctrl-f "dole" not found, but the musical explosion from GB in the 60s was in part due to generous welfare
timbit42
10 months ago
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This article is Canadian where 'dole' is not a word. I only know what it means due to THHGTTG.
tehjoker
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I'm American, the reason I used the word "dole" is because that's what it was called in the UK at the time.
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