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11-25-2015, 01:23 PM
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Solipsist
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Join Date: Jul 2004
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Re: Disaster strikes our proud nation (again)!
I no longer trust John Oliver's status as a reliable news source.
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11-25-2015, 02:07 PM
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Astroid the Foine Loine between a Poirate and a Farrrmer
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Re: Disaster strikes our proud nation (again)!
It has to be amazing and weird and possibly even kinda scary to have national leaders respond to your throwaway jokey comments. Then again, Oliver seems to start small and work his way up. First he was fighting with Trinidad, now Luxembourg... what would be next on that list? Tonga? Cyprus?
Ah scratch that idea, Trinidad is actually bigger than Luxembourg. Thanks, reality.
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11-25-2015, 02:37 PM
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NPC
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Hellmouth
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Re: Disaster strikes our proud nation (again)!
Never mind that, on The Bugle podcast he memorably coined the term fuckeulogy to commemorate Osama Bin Laden.
It is also argued that The Bugle contributed to the downfall of at least Silvio Berlusconi and Muammar Gaddafi.
Oh, how I miss The Bugle... LWT is a small consolation and almost as funny. But still.
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11-25-2015, 02:54 PM
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Solipsist
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Kolmannessa kerroksessa
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Re: Disaster strikes our proud nation (again)!
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Originally Posted by Vivisectus
Ah scratch that idea, Trinidad is actually bigger than Luxembourg. Thanks, reality.
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Stormy will be thrilled that you thought Luxembourg was bigger than, well, anywhere else.
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11-25-2015, 03:18 PM
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Quality Contributor
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Luxembourg
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Re: Disaster strikes our proud nation (again)!
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11-25-2015, 04:30 PM
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rude, crude, lewd, and unsophisticated
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Puddle City, Cascadia
Gender: Male
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Re: Disaster strikes our proud nation (again)!
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Originally Posted by Vivisectus
It has to be amazing and weird and possibly even kinda scary to have national leaders respond to your throwaway jokey comments. Then again, Oliver seems to start small and work his way up. First he was fighting with Trinidad, now Luxembourg... what would be next on that list? Tonga? Cyprus?
Ah scratch that idea, Trinidad is actually bigger than Luxembourg. Thanks, reality.
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Just wait until he attacks Andorra....then....then....then...damifino.
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11-25-2015, 08:39 PM
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Bizarre unknowable space alien
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Flint, MI
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Re: Disaster strikes our proud nation (again)!
Every time I see LWT I think it's London Weekend Television and my brain has to do a full stop, then go back and figure out what you are actually talking about.
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"freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter much. That would be a mere shadow of freedom. The test of its substance is the right to differ as to things that touch the heart of the existing order."
- Justice Robert Jackson, West Virginia State Board of Ed. v. Barnette
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11-25-2015, 10:45 PM
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Coffin Creep
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: The nightmare realm
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Re: Disaster strikes our proud nation (again)!
Luxembourg Goes in...
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Luxembourg, ... the European “Death Star”
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“People recognize it for what it is: state propaganda from a foreign government.”
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“It’s not illegal if you do it in Luxembourg.”
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#interestingLuxembourgfacts
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11-26-2015, 02:38 PM
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Quality Contributor
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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Re: Disaster strikes our proud nation (again)!
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11-26-2015, 03:03 PM
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Astroid the Foine Loine between a Poirate and a Farrrmer
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Re: Disaster strikes our proud nation (again)!
a luxembourger defends Luxembourg on reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Luxembourg/...embourg_facts/
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No! There is a lot of stuff here! Castels, the grand-ducs palace, the Coque, Fond de Gras, Abtei Echternach, Bockfiels, more castels, beautiful landscapes, lots of forest,...
short form: France sucks, Luxembourg rules!
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So - we have Castels (sic), the grand-dukes palace (and castel), a large Coque, an industrial estate, a castel with monks in, a big rock with a castel on it, more Castels, and some trees.
So Luxembourg is really interesting if you are into Castels, or Coque. With a small side-trip to look at some industrial heritage.
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11-26-2015, 04:17 PM
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Solipsist
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Join Date: Jul 2004
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Re: Disaster strikes our proud nation (again)!
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Originally Posted by Vivisectus
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No! There is a lot of stuff here! Castels, the grand-ducs palace, the Coque, Fond de Gras, Abtei Echternach, Bockfiels, more castels, beautiful landscapes, lots of forest,...
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Do they also have lřveli lakes? A wonderful telephřne system?
At least we do know there is at least one interesting furry animal.
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11-29-2015, 09:40 PM
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A fellow sophisticate
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Cowtown, Kansas
Gender: Male
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Re: Disaster strikes our proud nation (again)!
__________________
Sleep - the most beautiful experience in life - except drink.--W.C. Fields
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11-30-2015, 04:15 AM
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rude, crude, lewd, and unsophisticated
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Puddle City, Cascadia
Gender: Male
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Re: Disaster strikes our proud nation (again)!
Quote:
Originally Posted by JoeP
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Originally Posted by Vivisectus
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No! There is a lot of stuff here! Castels, the grand-ducs palace, the Coque, Fond de Gras, Abtei Echternach, Bockfiels, more castels, beautiful landscapes, lots of forest,...
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Do they also have lřveli lakes? A wonderful telephřne system?
At least we do know there is at least one interesting furry animal.
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Wait....wut? Is that a Trump?
Do Trumps come from Luxuryburger?
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11-30-2015, 06:40 AM
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Quality Contributor
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Luxembourg
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Re: Disaster strikes our proud nation (again)!
No, they're all yours!
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11-30-2015, 02:44 PM
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A fellow sophisticate
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Cowtown, Kansas
Gender: Male
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Re: Disaster strikes our proud nation (again)!
Donald Trump's grandfather Frederik Trumpf came from Kallstadt, a mere 2 hrs drive from Luxembourg.
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11-30-2015, 02:53 PM
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Coffin Creep
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: The nightmare realm
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Re: Disaster strikes our proud nation (again)!
That's almost as close* as the Sandinistas to Texas!
*adjusted for inflation
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12-02-2015, 12:40 AM
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Bizarre unknowable space alien
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Flint, MI
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Re: Disaster strikes our proud nation (again)!
I am forced to admit what a sad failure I am. I failed to get a picture of my niece's boar tattoo for this thread.
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12-02-2015, 01:06 AM
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Admin of THIEVES and SLUGABEDS
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Re: Disaster strikes our proud nation (again)!
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12-02-2015, 06:19 AM
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Quality Contributor
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Luxembourg
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Re: Disaster strikes our proud nation (again)!
I'm not angry, Janet. I'm just disappointed. You disappoint me.
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12-03-2015, 08:39 PM
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Bizarre unknowable space alien
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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Re: Disaster strikes our proud nation (again)!
Chastened by your reaction, I have taken steps to rectify my most grievous fault.
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"freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter much. That would be a mere shadow of freedom. The test of its substance is the right to differ as to things that touch the heart of the existing order."
- Justice Robert Jackson, West Virginia State Board of Ed. v. Barnette
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12-03-2015, 09:27 PM
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Fishy mokey
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Furrin parts
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Re: Disaster strikes our proud nation (again)!
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12-04-2015, 02:35 AM
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Crafty Agitator
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Minneapolis MN
Gender: Female
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Re: Disaster strikes our proud nation (again)!
Luxembourg is snuggling up with Ronald McDonald!
EU looking at Luxembourg tax breaks for McDonalds!
No Ronald McDonald smiley, so was the best I could find.
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12-04-2015, 04:43 AM
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rude, crude, lewd, and unsophisticated
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Join Date: Jul 2004
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Re: Disaster strikes our proud nation (again)!
Mickey D at the Luxuryburger?
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12-04-2015, 05:02 AM
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Quality Contributor
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Luxembourg
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Re: Disaster strikes our proud nation (again)!
It's really too bad you guys can't see me right now. Beaming with pride.
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12-04-2015, 05:02 AM
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Quality Contributor
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Luxembourg
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Re: Disaster strikes our proud nation (again)!
Quote:
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Chastened by your reaction, I have taken steps to rectify my most grievous fault.
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That is bloody awesome!
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