Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to get my cancerous scrotum looked at coughs up chimney dust

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    7 days ago

    The reference is from his first book which was all about his experiences living with the downtrodden in Paris and London. In fact that’s why he used the pen name George Orwell - he didn’t want to risk harming the reputation of his middle class family.