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Damian Panton's avatar

Surely no one is that gullible?

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George Mahood's avatar

Ha, not gullible. Trusting!

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Miriam Ross's avatar

Oh I laughed SO much at this. ‘It deaded’…. And that T Shirt!!! Poor poor Damo lol

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George Mahood's avatar

I wore my t-shirt until quite recently when it finally perished. 😢 Oh, maybe I'll print another!

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Barbara Hibberd's avatar

You really have an amazing imagination! This really made me laugh! Well done 😂

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Fm Davis's avatar

That's such a good wind up! I had so much fun reading it! You executed it beautiful... 😀

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Richard Harrison's avatar

The most amazing part of the whole story is that you had 17 friends!

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George Mahood's avatar

Ha, they were Damo's 17 friends, not mine. 😪

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Mary Ritchie's avatar

George!! You’re a brilliant man! What a great thing to do! I burst out laughing when I read the menu. This was all so perfect complete with a viable email address for Maria. I love the t-shirt and the extra printing on the back of anti-hunting Damo’s shirt. What a fabulous imagination. Poor Damo though. I love the photo of Bolungarvik. It looks like a great place (but not for those in their 20s!).

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George Mahood's avatar

Thank you! I did get a bit carried away with it all.

I'm so glad I still had all the emails. It was fun to revisit them all.

Maybe I'll write a substack post from Bolungarvik one day.

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Lori Robson's avatar

You are absolute genius!!!! Damo may not think so, but you are brilliant!!!!

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George Mahood's avatar

Thankfully he looks back at it fondly now.

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Becky Muth & R. A. Muth's avatar

This was brilliant. Thank you for the best laugh I've had in a while.

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George Mahood's avatar

Thanks for laughing, Becky! Glad you enjoyed it. ❤️

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Fiona Dennis's avatar

The best one so far!! Hahaha

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Philip Oakley's avatar

Ingenious! Laughed so hard had tears running down my face.

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Diana Singer's avatar

Amazing prank! Surprised you got away with it for as long as you did.

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George Mahood's avatar

Me too. Could have dragged it out longer but it wasn't much fun for Damo. 🤣

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Ali Lawrence's avatar

Ha ha loved it! What a wicked pair of ‘friends’ you are! Enjoyed that very much George xx

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George Mahood's avatar

Ha, that's what friends are for. 🤣

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