trainspotting

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Both draw from dee-eep catalog and classic anthems, perfect for head-nodding, trainspotting or, y'know, just dancing.

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  • William Finnegan's tedious tales of surfing adventures in Madeira test the reader's patience as well, while Tim Adams 'self-indulgent review of his literary trainspotting in Prague is best skipped. —  Soccer Blogs - latest posts
  • The economic crisis, the relentless attacks on Gaza and a very real threat to trainspotting. —  New Statesman
  • Nicholas Whittaker tells the story in his Platform Souls - a book that in a just world would have done for trainspotting what Fever Pitch did for football. —  New Statesman
  • As he emphasises, trainspotting was not without controversy. —  New Statesman
  • Everything can be discussed, from religion, to veganism to the pleasures of trainspotting. —  Anarkismo.net
 

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