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Married men three times more likely to be obese than unmarried men, says study (news.sky.com)

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[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 4 points 3 days ago

In Australia it's an acceptable term, eg the movie "The Wog Boy". In London it's akin n to the n-word and not appropriate, I think London uses it as an abbreviation of golliwog, those racist dolls.

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