... quick - we ain't got a Minister of Defense anymore.
Karl Theodor Maria Nikolaus Johann Jacob Philipp Franz Joseph Sylvester Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg - a name so surreal that you'd reckon only Hollywood could invent it for your typical German villian - resigned today because of what became to be known here as "the doctorate plagiarism scandal". I reckon it's back to Castle Wolfenstein for you now, Theo.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Theodor_zu_Guttenberg
Attack us now ...
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I think it does more than suggest, it cries out loud that we spend a hell of a lot on something which might be a luxury rather than a necessity.
"Winston, if you were my husband I'd give you poison" ................ "Madam, if you were my wife I would drink it!"
"Terrorism is war by the poor, and war is terrorism by the rich"
"A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well."
"The opposite of pro-life isn't pro-death. Y'know?"
"What if the Hokey Cokey really is what its all about?"
"Terrorism is war by the poor, and war is terrorism by the rich"
"A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well."
"The opposite of pro-life isn't pro-death. Y'know?"
"What if the Hokey Cokey really is what its all about?"
No one cares about Belgium?
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I'd say ten years.......!Vain wrote:America hasn't had a functional President for the past two odd years and they seem to be coping
"Winston, if you were my husband I'd give you poison" ................ "Madam, if you were my wife I would drink it!"
"Terrorism is war by the poor, and war is terrorism by the rich"
"A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well."
"The opposite of pro-life isn't pro-death. Y'know?"
"What if the Hokey Cokey really is what its all about?"
"Terrorism is war by the poor, and war is terrorism by the rich"
"A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well."
"The opposite of pro-life isn't pro-death. Y'know?"
"What if the Hokey Cokey really is what its all about?"
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Kinda like Jose is a common name for women in Spanish speaking countries, always coupled with Maria.Vader wrote:Quite a common middle name for males who are either Catholics or drag queens ... or both.Kil Tyme wrote:Maria?
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Screw the chocolate as long as Gulden Draak, Chimay, and Orval continue to flow from Flander's fields I will be a happy man.DukkhaWaynhim wrote:Don't forget the chocolate!SerScot wrote:As long as Beligum continues to produce superior beer I'm delighted for them to have whatever form of Government they see fit to have.
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SUPERIOR? Compared to German beer the Belgian stuff tastes like lukewarm cat pee - and I'm usually not that patriotic.SerScot wrote:As long as Beligum continues to produce superior beer I'm delighted for them to have whatever form of Government they see fit to have.
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I have to second this. Thank goodness the breweries in Texas--the good ones, I mean--adhere to the German beer standards.Vader wrote:SUPERIOR? Compared to German beer the Belgian stuff tastes like lukewarm cat pee - and I'm usually not that patriotic.SerScot wrote:As long as Beligum continues to produce superior beer I'm delighted for them to have whatever form of Government they see fit to have.
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