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AMBASSADRESS : SPORT
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Most of the WMDs in our Embassy are kept in the refrigerator. The major threat facing a diplomat posted to a gastronomically advanced country is his expanding waistline, and given the cost of a half-decent wardrobe, drastic measures must be taken and sanctions applied if this impending danger is to be averted. In an attempt to burn some of the calories absorbed whilst sacrificing the body eating and drinking for my country, I have taken to sport. First up…

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AMBASSADRESS
Ambassador's Dog

Technologically speaking, His Excellency got left behind somewhere between the introduction of the ballpoint pen and the invention of the automatic dialling system. Mobile phones he concedes to be of some use when carried by his secretary whilst on her coffee break. Computers are for rocket scientists. When, therefore, a misguided friend sent him an i-Pod for his recent birthday he went off to get his hearing tested because he couldn’t detect any sound even at full volume. Microphones…

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