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I militantly concur. Spanish at least, and then something a bit more exotic, like Arabic.

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I know "Va tu faire foutre!"

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That's pretty much it - although the receipts added up to a circumstantial case, the testimony of a sleazebag who's angling for a deal with the prosecutor probably wouldn't have tipped the scales.

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Boehner, the guy who handed out corporate checks to GQp members on the floor of the House, that Boehner?

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Good thing the NYTimes was doom and glooming the Macron OHJB meeting. β€˜Meeting as tensions rise’ or some horseshit. I see they’ve softened it by afternoon.Fuckin’ asswipes.

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That red coat is fetching. As is the wearer. Shy caught a live one!

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As much as I've enjoyed a lot of the parodies, it's a shame that's all most people think of and overlook what a great film it is. Bruno Ganz was outstanding.

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Well, FWIW I wanted Obama to run for President of France.

We can give the Yanks Macron if they think he's hot, but the truth is as soon as he speaks the charm wears off. He's an awful speaker, he always tries to overdo the emotions and his insincerity is painful to hear.

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Are they still fapping to the Australian subway contract, oh noes, France big MAD, or did they realize that that was settled a year ago?

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Then you don't need to know that Lilly Belle (sp?) chocolates next door makes (among other things) chocolate bon-bons with a Rouge Creamery Blue center.

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There was a clip on Twitter by our Liz of Jacinda Arden and Sanna Marin doing a joint presser and it was the first time I'd heard the latter speaking English. She was very natural sounding.

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Well, the Nazis did murder the mentally ill. So there's that.

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I understand they wouldn't let him go until they knew you'd be there to hold the fort. Which makes perfect sense.

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