{"id":2598,"date":"2024-11-26T09:44:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T09:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/junglefreedomfighters.com\/?p=2598"},"modified":"2025-01-04T10:01:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T10:01:34","slug":"proud-uncle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/junglefreedomfighters.com\/?p=2598","title":{"rendered":"Proud Uncle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It was with a heavy heart that I had to contact my friends in London and tell them I wouldn&#8217;t be able to make it down for a visit.  An even heavier heart [ if that were possible ] became apparent when I had to tell my Cambridge friends that I wouldn&#8217;t be able to attend the Aussie Pink Floyd gig at the Royal Albert Hall [ The ROYAL ALBERT HALL god damnit ] and all because BIM decided to have the graduation ceremony on the same random Tuesday in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing.  Ever.  Happens.  On.  Tuesdays.  Ever!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway &#8211; it was all worth it to watch my beloved nephew spend about ten seconds walking across a stage to collect a graduation tie pin.  Seriously.  A tie pin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a4b444877523&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a4b444877523\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/junglefreedomfighters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PXL_20241126_1418102232.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/junglefreedomfighters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PXL_20241126_1418102232.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/junglefreedomfighters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PXL_20241126_1418102232-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/junglefreedomfighters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PXL_20241126_1418102232-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Proud Grandad, proud Nephew, proud Auntie, proud Girlfriend. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the graduation we went for some wonderful Tapas down a back street of Manchester near some bins and then drank the night away at Afflecks and Brown.  The next day Emma and I had a mooch around Manchester.  I bought my traditional sausage selection from the Xmas market along with a bag of Macaroons and it was with much shame that I bought two pairs of gloves from Primark for \u00a33.  Seriously &#8211; how can they make two pairs of gloves for \u00a33.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was with a heavy heart that I had to contact my friends in London and tell them I wouldn&#8217;t be able to make it down for a visit. 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