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Pete Smissen

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1434 total appearances

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REPLAY - The Goss: The Queen, the King, and Should Australia Now Become a Republic

So, yeah, she would go hiking with him and apparently they were out one time and this American couple were hiking in the same place and walked up to them and started chatting to them but didn't recognise them and was chatting to the guy and he was like, oh, yeah, I've met the queen.

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REPLAY - The Goss: The Queen, the King, and Should Australia Now Become a Republic

See, that's why, I don't know, those sorts of stories coming out, and I guess, you know, people are only going to share the positive when she's passed, but made me think, oh, man, I would love to have known this person.

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REPLAY - The Goss: The Queen, the King, and Should Australia Now Become a Republic

Well, I remember we went to the Atheist Conference, right?

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REPLAY - The Goss: The Queen, the King, and Should Australia Now Become a Republic

Yeah.

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REPLAY - The Goss: The Queen, the King, and Should Australia Now Become a Republic

Back in 2010 and met Richard Dawkins.

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REPLAY - The Goss: The Queen, the King, and Should Australia Now Become a Republic

And I remember lining up to have my book signed.

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REPLAY - The Goss: The Queen, the King, and Should Australia Now Become a Republic

Yeah.

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REPLAY - The Goss: The Queen, the King, and Should Australia Now Become a Republic

And there were probably a thousand people lined up, literally.

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REPLAY - The Goss: The Queen, the King, and Should Australia Now Become a Republic

Like, because it was straight after the conference had finished for the day or whatever.

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REPLAY - The Goss: The Queen, the King, and Should Australia Now Become a Republic

And he was just sitting there.

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REPLAY - The Goss: The Queen, the King, and Should Australia Now Become a Republic

And he signed every single book.

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REPLAY - The Goss: The Queen, the King, and Should Australia Now Become a Republic

And you're just like, my God.

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REPLAY - The Goss: The Queen, the King, and Should Australia Now Become a Republic

How many signatures has he made?

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REPLAY - The Goss: The Queen, the King, and Should Australia Now Become a Republic

He was there for hours.

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REPLAY - The Goss: The Queen, the King, and Should Australia Now Become a Republic

He was literally there for hours.

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REPLAY - The Goss: The Queen, the King, and Should Australia Now Become a Republic

And he would have a chat with each person.

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REPLAY - The Goss: The Queen, the King, and Should Australia Now Become a Republic

So, he's not making any money out of this.

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REPLAY - The Goss: The Queen, the King, and Should Australia Now Become a Republic

You brought your own, yeah.

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REPLAY - The Goss: The Queen, the King, and Should Australia Now Become a Republic

Well, there probably were somewhere, but yeah.

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REPLAY - The Goss: The Queen, the King, and Should Australia Now Become a Republic

I didn't see them.