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Human plague and better opportunities: The week in quotes

“It’s been very emotional. Any parent will know what this feeling is like.”

IT WAS A week in which a junior minister was in the news for being in the courts.

But the eyes of the world were on London hospital as the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to the future King of England while back here at home the Labour Party lost a number of members.

All that and more, it’s the week in quotes:

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    Mute Terry McSweeney
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    Jul 28th 2013, 9:54 PM

    Giving up smokes is easy. I’ve done it about 15 times already.

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    Mute Barry Scott
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    Jul 28th 2013, 7:08 PM

    I’ve been trying to get off the smokes for 3 years, have tried everything, I hate them

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    Mute Timothy Gaythorpe
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    Jul 28th 2013, 7:18 PM

    Ditto Barry same boat here, wish there was a magic injection that cured me as have tried it all and no joy

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    Mute Iain Pollock
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    Jul 28th 2013, 7:39 PM

    Have tried using your cillit bang Barry Scott?

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    Mute Barry Scott
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    Jul 28th 2013, 7:53 PM

    it wont stay lit Iain

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    Jul 29th 2013, 6:42 AM

    Very good , try a drop of turps

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    Mute Anon
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    Jul 28th 2013, 8:10 PM

    Nicorette quick mist spray 2 weeks now free from 20 a day

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    Mute Barry Scott
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    Jul 28th 2013, 8:11 PM

    I never tried that

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    Mute Brendan Harlowe
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    Jul 29th 2013, 12:49 AM

    Champix!! Only way to do it, three years or more now I can’t remember !

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    Jul 29th 2013, 6:43 AM

    Champix great , a killer on the memory though it seems

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    Mute Barry Scott
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    Jul 29th 2013, 9:51 AM

    I tried champix and it worked at first but I started getting messed up side effects from it so the doc took me off it

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    Jul 28th 2013, 8:14 PM

    Would recommend barry plus it has to be the right time to stop all the best with it

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    Mute Barry Scott
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    Jul 28th 2013, 8:24 PM

    thanks for the tip, ill get some tomorrow

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