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6 months ago ::
Dec 15, 2011 - 9:18PM
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I have heard correct me if I'm wrong, the Germans are starting to print Deutschmarks. So much for German confidence in the Euro, 2021 seems a pipe dream.
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6 months ago ::
Dec 07, 2011 - 1:43AM
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This thread was moved from the Hot Topics Zone
Conservative, Libertarian, Life member of the NRA and VFW
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6 months ago ::
Nov 28, 2011 - 7:39AM
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Hi Dot, glad you enjoyed it! The piece is written in a light spirit, which makes it fun to read in the first place. It also is so full of cliché that it is quite a revealing caricature of the so-called "euro-skeptic" faction in Britain, to which I'm afraid I have to count poor old Niall Ferguson (and his Wall Street Journal editors as sympathisers). I particularly smiled about the illustrator's Bavarian Lederhosen guy occupying Italy: 
“The problem with quotes on the Internet is
that it is hard to verify their authenticity”
- Abraham Lincoln.
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6 months ago ::
Nov 27, 2011 - 11:27AM
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"There is something about the Habsburg legacy," explains the dynamic new Austrian Chancellor Marsha Radetzky. "It just seems to make multinational politics so much more fun."
The Germans also like the new arrangements. "For some reason, we never felt very welcome in Belgium," recalls German Chancellor Reinhold Siegfried von Gotha-Dämmerung.
ROFLOL, Charikleia! These portions in particular caused me to snort with delight. Wryly amusing indeed, especially that the Germans never felt welcome in Belgium. Gee, can't imagine why they wouldn't after their petite sojourn there during WW2... Perhaps they simply found it much too provincial? ;-) And the German Chancellor's name, Siegfried von Gotha-Dämmerung? Too cute! Possibly Wgal would be well advised to follow the Habsburg legacy and eat more cake? < sly smile and wink >
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6 months ago ::
Nov 27, 2011 - 11:06AM
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And what's "humorous" is.......?
Make a guess.
“The problem with quotes on the Internet is
that it is hard to verify their authenticity”
- Abraham Lincoln.
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7 months ago ::
Nov 25, 2011 - 7:57PM
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And what's "humorous" is.......?
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7 months ago ::
Nov 25, 2011 - 3:12AM
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Here a funny contribution on the EU's future by one of the lauded "experts" - LOL... Welcome to Europe, 2021. Ten years have elapsed since the great crisis of 2010-11, which claimed the scalps of no fewer than 10 governments, including Spain and France. Some things have stayed the same, but a lot has changed. The euro is still circulating, though banknotes are now seldom seen. (Indeed, the ease of electronic payments now makes some people wonder why creating a single European currency ever seemed worth the effort.) But Brussels has been abandoned as Europe's political headquarters. Vienna has been a great success. "There is something about the Habsburg legacy," explains the dynamic new Austrian Chancellor Marsha Radetzky. "It just seems to make multinational politics so much more fun." The Germans also like the new arrangements. "For some reason, we never felt very welcome in Belgium," recalls German Chancellor Reinhold Siegfried von Gotha-Dämmerung. ... Read more here: online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240529702...
“The problem with quotes on the Internet is
that it is hard to verify their authenticity”
- Abraham Lincoln.
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