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On the first day of Christmas, my true love said to me,

rip up the sheriffs, Forget about the telly.

Let's play scratch cards.

Coins are to stretching, everybody laughing, better not be cheating.

And the chance to win a pound or three.

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Well, I'm shuffling the cards, the podcast cards, and it's come up trumps, ten of trumps,

because today I am talking to Ben Earl.

Is he a real Earl?

Yes, because he's one half of the music duo The Shires.

With Chrissy.

She's the other half.

Lots of people think they're a couple, but they're not.

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