"Did you manage to stun it Melania? Quick, slap it on Donald's head before it tries to escape again!"
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But mother I’m trying to take a selfie.
I need two mirrors for the light and an iron bar to keep my head still.

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“Emily! Emily! Did you look in that mirror? I told you not to. Damn it, you’ll be frigid for your big night with the Earl of Chicago…”
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Effie was appalled that Mama objected to her green and lilac outfit. Why, Mama couldn't even SPELL Suffragette! Such an old-fashioned creature.
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“Mutant jellyfish? No point hitting it with the brush, ma’am. There’s another four climbing the back of my skirt already.”
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"but...but...mama! What do you mean we are vampires?!?"

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...And once you've done a hundred strokes you can start on your hair.

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“ Emily don’t move …..
There is a massive spider on your back” #GirlsOwnCC 

"Felicia, why don't I show in the mirror any more?"

"Oh my. The day has come. Lucy, dearest, do you remember when Uncle Vlad came to stay..."

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(And just as I typed this, a huge fruit bat went flapping past my balcony)

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Hmm. #GirlsOwnCC sometimes has references to Harris’s List of Covent Garden Ladies.

#GirlsOwnCC Great moments in history No 6: Ethel prepares to step into the first ever time shift transport portal to the Starship Enterprise. (Please note: she was unsuccessful)

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"No no girl, you're supposed to put the gas mask over your head, not... there. Also, that's clearly an XXXL" #GirlsOwnCC

The hammer’s too small for smashing your husbands painting, Miss.
So what do you suggest I use, Vera, your tiny bar of carbolic soap?
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Constance resolved that she would not venture unarmed into the portal that Maisie had discovered behind the Turner. #GirlsOwnCC

Edwina didn't think much of the new piece by Banksy, he'd forgotten to paint a string between the maid's hands and the balloon.

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"Hmmm. I'm out of parchment for the 10th part of _Pictures of Nature_. Emily? What did you say your waist measurement was?"

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