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> Tom Driberg, Bum Bandit at 3 O'Clock
lilburne
post Sun 27th March 2011, 11:42am
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The comment here on SV's talk page was interesting.

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Hi, Slim, do you remember this unsavoury character?


To SV's credit she seems to have kept clear of it.

Yes dear old Tom Driberg was homosexual, there wasn't anyone that knew him that didn't know. But just to make sure that no misses out on that part of his character, the article tries to get a mention of the fact in every paragraph.
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post Sun 27th March 2011, 3:03pm
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QUOTE(lilburne @ Sun 27th March 2011, 4:42am) *

The comment here on SV's talk page was interesting.

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Hi, Slim, do you remember this unsavoury character?


To SV's credit she seems to have kept clear of it.

Yes dear old Tom Driberg was homosexual, there wasn't anyone that knew him that didn't know. But just to make sure that no misses out on that part of his character, the article tries to get a mention of the fact in every paragraph.
I a bit surprised that she didn't jump in, because Driberg reminds me of Slim's beloved role models, the Cambridge Apostles.
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post Sun 27th March 2011, 5:06pm
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QUOTE(Herschelkrustofsky @ Sun 27th March 2011, 4:03pm) *

I a bit surprised that she didn't jump in, because Driberg reminds me of Slim's beloved role models, the Cambridge Apostles.


That could be explained by Driberg having been at Oxford.
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post Sun 27th March 2011, 7:40pm
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QUOTE(lilburne @ Sun 27th March 2011, 10:06am) *

QUOTE(Herschelkrustofsky @ Sun 27th March 2011, 4:03pm) *

I a bit surprised that she didn't jump in, because Driberg reminds me of Slim's beloved role models, the Cambridge Apostles.


That could be explained by Driberg having been at Oxford.


Do the weirdo bohemian spooks in the UK have college rivalries?
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