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Here’s my hit parade of history’s class-A pricks

I’m told I’m an arsehole on Facebook ... Well, the antics of Henry VIII, Sugar Ray Leonard and even Charles Dickens put my humble shenanigans in perspective

22 August 2021 - 00:01 By ndumiso ngcobo

Someone I was introduced to recently sidled up to me and told me, “You’re much more pleasant in real life, but quite the arsehole on Facebook.” Gulp. OK. I wasn’t certain how to respond so I thanked him for his incisive analysis — but this got me thinking about what qualifies one to be considered an arsehole...

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