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He remembers her saying, “ Go on in there and just play, just play some music.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025

A fact-check by Snopes, which is still up, states that one of the originators of the claim signaled that they were joking by posting a meme: "Go on the Internet and Tell Lies."

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2024

He was particularly identified with a catchphrase that came to symbolize anger at the austerity policies of Margaret Thatcher, uttered in Liverpudlian vernacular: “Gizza job. Go on, gizza job. I can do that.”

From New York Times • May 5, 2024

Mark: Go on then, hands up - who had Ollie Watkins and Cole Palmer up there for the golden boot?

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2024

Go on, just think of your books, all your burnt books!

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke




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