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Frances Leader's avatar

To access all the episodes of this ludicrous fictional tale of social media influencers and their self indulgent life, simply go to the pinned comment on:

Episode 17 -https://francesleader.substack.com/p/diamonds-are-occasionally-dim

Many thanks to David who wrote: https://mistermicawber.substack.com/p/27-questions-for-climate-change-alarmists and so many others who have torn Climate Alarmists a new one repeatedly over the recent few years.

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Sixway's avatar

One more question that is glaringly obvious to ask:

Why does it matter if it's real, given government's track record of always making problems worse by design?

Personally, I do think it's real because of all the weather modification programs and that we're less than a decade away from a ruined planet, incapable of supporting life.

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Frances Leader's avatar

It is only real because they make it so. I did cover that issue in the final question. (Question 14)

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Marta Staszak's avatar

Great speech Lymp, just dreaming of it happening in real time. Needs to be said

loud and clear. And why not? It's factual and not offensive in any way; maybe

one day... Thanks Frances! ❤️

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Джил's avatar

Ha ha ha

I'm truly glad that your characters have much more fun and better things to do than pay attention to, as clif would say, "the dumb fuckers".

Still I wish they'd give us the inside skinny......like why did so many leave early? And what was said about NZ's not so young, not so global ex (?) leader?

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Frances Leader's avatar

I reckon that Olympia's speech must have been leaked to them.... and they ran away terrified!

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Marta Staszak's avatar

😅

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Джил's avatar

Frances! I don't recall your opinion of Clif High, or if you have one. I am not a subscriber but found this EVER so fun!

Please ask Olympia, Frank, Khan etc why they didn't report this to us.......

https://clifhigh.substack.com/p/half-off-wef?publication_id=681568#details

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Frances Leader's avatar

50% didn't show up? Olympia and Khan were too busy playing Strip Poker and Frank didn't really care! lol

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Джил's avatar

Mea Culpa Frances!

I see I got the toad face link from you......

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Frances Leader's avatar

No, your link is from Twitter and mine, attached to the previous episode in this series is a short video from You Tube! Either way, toad face and her cop buddies looked to be having a fine old giggle setting that b/s up! 🤣😂

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Джил's avatar

BravO Olympia!

And she even got "arrested" like a certain little toad face yesterday https://twitter.com/TVisCOOLUK/status/1615415275649699842

Oh I do hope half way through all of Olympia's remarkable documentation - that SOMEONE worked hard to collate - all other presenter entities started disintegrating in front of the audience's eyes.

Ashes to ashes ? Dust to dust davos!

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Frances Leader's avatar

🤣😂

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agnt RogerW, on Holy Night's avatar

I mean, Olympia thinks and speaks like a man among men. What prowess of clear thinking. Extraordinary precision for a Lady. I am so confused about them.

Very funny as always, Frances.

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Frances Leader's avatar

When I was 18 years old my male friends always treated me like 'a man among men'. They said I was not like other women, I did not know what they meant. I love all things feminine, like clothes, make up and hairdos..... However they continued to say it over and over.

When I write, I am accused of being a man repeatedly. Some nasty people have concluded that I am faking my identity here..... is that what you are suggesting?

I would also like to point out that your comment is horribly misogynistic..... as if 'ladies' cannot write with 'extraordinary precision'! What a cheek you have!

We 'ladies' are capable of outsmarting you guys intellectually. Surely you must have noticed that?

This episode was not intended to be 'funny' so I am wondering if you intended to be offensive or if it was an accident due to your perceived misconceptions about 'ladies'......

Whatever.

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agnt RogerW, on Holy Night's avatar

Not at all!

I've read a few articles and comments by you over the months, and it's clear you are a great woman and mother. You write with the sincerity and the sense humor of someone who has lived intensely. That's how I see you.

I try some mysoginistic humour sometimes, here and there. It is a good way of waking some people up from these past 15 years of feminism turned into terrorism.

Of course women outsmart men very often, in many cases. I've learned great things from women.

The core part of the episode was wonderful, and a text that I appreciate. You said there many things I have said and keep saying. The whole series is very funny.

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Frances Leader's avatar

I am very sorry for biting your head off.... I really thought you were trying to offend me! I did not realise that you have been reading the whole series and were remarking on it as a whole.....

Olympia's character is one aspect of my own, she is sharp, easily bored, often bad tempered and does not suffer fools gladly. Nothing is beyond trying, hence her motto is "How hard can it be?"

Diamond is based on an old friend who thinks that physical appearance is something important. She has loads of talent but it is hidden, even from herself!

Khan is like my son in many ways, cool, funny and multi-talented. He hates designer clothes and wastefulness. He is a musician and a strategist.

Frank is ruthless, dangerous and experimental like my son's father (RIP). He liked to be the boss, was always super fit, but sabotaged himself with over-indulgence in hedonism.

Dave is like a merchant seaman I knew well when I was young and behaves as he probably would have turned out, if he had lived beyond 32. He worked himself to death trying to get an old vessel seaworthy. He wanted to travel the world under his own flag.

Pru Dense is another aspect of myself: The hard-working entrepreneurial me who puts everything but work on a back burner and missed out on a lot because of that.

Basing these characters on those I have loved in my life made the writing of the series very easy.

I have only planned a few more episodes and then...... who knows? I will probably miss writing about them, because I am very fond of the interactions between them. I also like this multi-media form of writing, mixing music and art and research together.

I tried to be ever in the present as each episode evolved - as if they were real people in this clown world of the mad 2020s.

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agnt RogerW, on Holy Night's avatar

No prob. LOL!

I make excessive jokes sometimes and I get myself in trouble. I'm still learning.

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Little.Lambsie's avatar

Effing awesome

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Frances Leader's avatar

Thanks a lot, Lambsie! It took me all week, editing and re-editing to get that speech into shape. I worked as a speech writer back in the 80s and I used to slam them out in hours.... not so these days. Maybe the content is more important to me now? I think that could be why I had to labour hard over it, pulling on lots of sources. I have to acknowledge fellow Substackers + commenters for their inspiration - I could not have organised it so well without their amazing input.

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Frances Leader's avatar

Off topic but valuable information, thanks xx

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