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C'mon, Satty, I'm surprised you find it ironic. For me, languages are the ultimate hobby. As a kid, I was shuttled back and forth between the US and Europe and went to K-3 overseas in another language, so I would look at the encyclopedia and see how much of the globe we traveled from LA to the Mediterranean... and everything in between. I am a native of this country and very proud of being American, but have an awareness of my European roots...nothing more. The post was based on the fact that a Greek, an Italian, an Arab, a Czech or a Norwegian immigrant 30, 40 or 50 years didn't get this "luxury." I'm sure the people who are not well represented resent this. This morning, as I voted, I thought about this. Yeah, it's tough. But at least the alphabet's characters are the same as that of Spanish, whereas, for some languages, they are not.

I went to vote at about 7:40 this AM. Had to wait about 20 minutes. There was an obvious lesbian couple in front of me (in the conservative suburbs, no less) but we have Prop 8 on our ballot in CA. Guess what? They were NICE to me, believe it or not, and we conversed a little bit, but mostly about the economy and because one of them worked for a homebuilder....and I was dressed in a very conservative coat and tie, so what's that offputting vibe I give off? They hand me my ballot and HALF of it was in Espanol. Thus, there were equal portions of English and Spanish. I'm sorry, but part of being a U.S. citizen implies that you speak the language to some rudimentary degree. When my Mom votes, she gets no special ballot, so she studies it ahead of time and seeks the translation. So, considering none of the immigrants from a past era or those who are not represented in large numbers DO NOT get a ballot in their language, yet ARE citizens, then I don't think there should be a bilingual ballot at all. Most people who have pride DO NOT want to be spoon fed, anyway. If there is a country I like to travel to for VACATIONS, for God's sake, I make it a point to learn their language. These people getting a bilingual ballot LIVE HERE ... day in and day out.

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I am very much starting to appreciate the beauty of the G8. It's a head-turner. I have sat in it, though, and it is kind of generic. Not only that, its new car smell is un-American. It smells like a foreign car. We've all sat in enough new Chevys, Pontiacs, and Buicks to know what I refer to. I bet it handles like a dream. And, don't be getting on my case, but I'd like it even more with a RWD 3800 and 4-speed automatic. Don't like expensive and complicated repairs, when that time comes.

How catty, Rockland County! :rotflmao: Funny what we notice: I saw the "arch top" on the door behind him. Either a newer home or a remodel.

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I couldn't believe this. I got a voice mail today from a proponent of a Democrat in my district. I'm thinking "WTF?" My phone is not listed. Unless I have a short memory (and I don't), how did they get my home phone number?

Amen. Can't wait to get some shut-eye tonight. And, out in Cali, there's a bunch of controversial items as propositions....both fiscally and socially. Yikes.

Jewish mother

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subway (what they have to be careful for when tunneling for subways in L.A. ZL, a linha do metro para Santa Apolonia e completa?)

John Travolta

Not at all. Sitting outside an eating establishment while in grad school having a burger with an Austrian MBA student, the (above, per German description) walks by on the sidewalk across the street. Me: How would you describe THAT in German? Johannes (with typical Germanic matter-of-factness): Eine gros schwarze frau. That's the first thing I learned in German. Great for a belly laugh...or getting punched in the mouth.

how abot tzatsiki sauce or hummus?

It would be really weird to park a padded landau 73-77 GP next to a 2004 white GP sedan. Interesting. Numerous circles in the dash would be the only thing in common. I've always maintained that, if the 73-77 GP wasn't as provocatively styled and had no fender-top ridges for both the hood and the rear deck, they might have chipped into the Cutlass/Regal market a little more.

Ser gut, and never forget, if you see "eine gros schwarze frau" rolling down the sidewalk, she'll be American for sure, so say "Hi"

Road trip...road trip...

We need an icon for orgasm...stat

Nothing makes sense these days...and hasn't for a while.

see what that damn spicy food will do to you! :rotflmao: response to thread: bidet

What kind of cuisine DON'T you like? You've named most of them...

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fornication Name, please? Kate Forna Last name first, please? .....

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