The New Statesman’s ‘Waterstones Dad’ was mercilessly pilloried on Twitter – 17 bestsellers
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Man I harboured dreams of being a Waterstones Dad when I was younger but new labour lied to me about the future.
— jonny (@sensiblehuman96) June 21, 2023
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Uh oh, Waterstones Dad and Mondeo Man are having a fight outside…
— Mark O'Neill (@marxculture) June 21, 2023
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This is piece is a) massive self-loathing and b) massive self-sabotage by both the author and the publication. Shitting all over your core readers isn't terribly smart, eh. https://t.co/vxZJ0mcg3w
— Kate Bevan (@katebevan) June 21, 2023
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Waterstones Dad always has a couple of boxes of aldi stubbies in the garage just in case it is barbecue weather
— Eugene (@eugeneh84) June 21, 2023
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Why can't people be normal and just subtweet the one person they're thinking of that they clearly dislike rather than make up some entire subcategory of society. https://t.co/2adFJkIJWh
— All Watched Over By Machines of Drum and Bass (@bartlebooth45) June 21, 2023
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am i .. am i waterstones dad
— mutable joe (@mutablejoe) June 21, 2023
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Fan art request: Waterstones Dad (40s, farmers market stubble, Next jumper) reading one of my books and thinking about how clever I must be, after he heard me on Loose Ends.
— Gee Aitch Cee (@Scriblit) June 21, 2023
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“Waterstones Dad” next February as his mortgage payments hit £4k a month, NHS appointments are allotted by raffle, and lurpak is fitted with a gps tracker as standard. pic.twitter.com/utKDPmZjts
— Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) June 21, 2023
Here’s a mental image to bring him to life.
The Final Boss of Waterstones Dads https://t.co/yi7j2xBEtr pic.twitter.com/6wdFKyVjJ5
— Hon. PolProf of Agile Ceremonies (@CeilNoyle) June 21, 2023
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Give a pay rise to the Waterstones person who did this with David Cameron’s book
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