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Bitesize Episode 14 - A Modern British Commentary on Goldilocks & The Three Bears

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The Disgusting Porridge

She exclaimed that her porridge is too hot she exclaimed well that serves her right for not noticing the steam if it's steaming it's gonna be hot unless it's you know the first layer is cooled down but underneath is still scorching. This did actually make me think of a famous ad the ad in the late noughties 2000s by HSBC which I honestly didn't know stands for the Hong Kong and Shanghai banking corporation limited. The scene was of a Caucasian man seemingly English in an Asian restaurant with a group of corporate looking Asian men who all look very excited by this fresh eel they're eating. A slur in this sense means a criticism or insult and the voiceover continues.

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