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New thread. Find a good one and post it up.
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“The relations with France these days are driven by economic factors....." said a diplomat on condition of anonymity.

(Article from The Nation on the Thai PM's visit to France)

....and so it is with every country and government in the world these days. Money is god more now then it's ever been. Sad.
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:Anyone may so arrange his affairs that his taxes will be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which will best pay the treasury; there is not even a patriotic duty to increase one's taxes."

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Viv Stanshall:

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You is a relly good techer. (one of my ex.students)

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"[A] quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business."

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Vital Spark wrote: Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:08 pm You is a relly good techer. (one of my ex.students)

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:lach: Warms your heart, doesn't it.
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404cameljockey wrote: Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:45 pm Viv Stanshall:

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Reminds me of the football legend George Best - "I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered."
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"My daddy can't read and I don't need to read neether." 10 yr. old boy in a friend's remedial reading class in Florida.
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