Hahahahah! Putin, how childish can he get?
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That's actually the first sign of good sense he's shown for quite some time... I don't know how healthy the Russian food is normally, but it's gotta be healthier than McDonalds food... If nothing else, I'm sure that vodka is good for the digestion! ;)
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the timeThat's pretty much what I was going to say. They have better inspectors then we do? :)
Have you ever just looked at someone and knew the wheel was turning but the hamster was dead? Trying to understand the behavior of some people is like trying to smell the color 9.
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Ah. And China's record on such matters is good, is it?
You looking for sympathy? You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric (Page 1788, if it helps)
Surely better than the British empire? :laugh: ;P
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Surely better than the British empire? :laugh: ;P
Well yes - but that's only still going because DD believes it is.
You looking for sympathy? You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric (Page 1788, if it helps)
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Surely better than the British empire? :laugh: ;P
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Define "better".
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
better
Pronouced: bɛtə
adjective
1.
more desirable, satisfactory, or effective.
"we're hoping for better weather tomorrow"
synonyms: superior, finer, of higher quality, greater, in a different class, one step ahead; More
antonyms: worse, inferiormore appropriate, advantageous, or well advised.
"there couldn't be a better time to take up this job"
synonyms: more advantageous, more suitable, more fitting, more appropriate, more useful, more valuable, more desirable
"there couldn't be a better time to take up this job"partly or fully recovered from illness, injury, or mental stress.
"his leg was getting better"
synonyms: healthier, fitter, stronger, less ill; More
antonyms: worseadverb
1.
more excellently or effectively.
"Jonathon could do better if he tried"
synonyms: to a higher standard, in a superior/finer way
"I played better today"
to a greater degree; more (used in connection with success or with desirable actions or conditions).
"I liked it better when we lived in the country"
synonyms: more, to a greater degree
"you may find alternatives that suit you better"
more suitably, appropriately, or usefully.
"the money could be better spent on more urgent cases"
synonyms: more wisely, more sensibly, more suitably, more fittingly, more advantageously
"the money could be better spent on more urgent cases"noun
noun: better; plural noun: betters; plural noun: one's betters
1.
the better one; that which is better.
"the Natural History Museum book is by far the better of the two"
2.
(dated humorous)
one's superiors in social class or ability.
"educating the young to respect their elders and betters"
verb
verb: better; 3rd person present: betters; past tense: bettered; past participle: bettered; gerund or present participle: bettering
1.
improve on or surpass (an existing or previous level or achievement).
"his account can hardly be bettered"
synonyms: surpass, improve on, beat, exceed, excel, top, cap, trump, eclipse, outstrip, outdo, outmatch, go one better than; (informal) best
"a record bettered by only one other non-league side"You looking for sympathy? You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric (Page 1788, if it helps)
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better
Pronouced: bɛtə
adjective
1.
more desirable, satisfactory, or effective.
"we're hoping for better weather tomorrow"
synonyms: superior, finer, of higher quality, greater, in a different class, one step ahead; More
antonyms: worse, inferiormore appropriate, advantageous, or well advised.
"there couldn't be a better time to take up this job"
synonyms: more advantageous, more suitable, more fitting, more appropriate, more useful, more valuable, more desirable
"there couldn't be a better time to take up this job"partly or fully recovered from illness, injury, or mental stress.
"his leg was getting better"
synonyms: healthier, fitter, stronger, less ill; More
antonyms: worseadverb
1.
more excellently or effectively.
"Jonathon could do better if he tried"
synonyms: to a higher standard, in a superior/finer way
"I played better today"
to a greater degree; more (used in connection with success or with desirable actions or conditions).
"I liked it better when we lived in the country"
synonyms: more, to a greater degree
"you may find alternatives that suit you better"
more suitably, appropriately, or usefully.
"the money could be better spent on more urgent cases"
synonyms: more wisely, more sensibly, more suitably, more fittingly, more advantageously
"the money could be better spent on more urgent cases"noun
noun: better; plural noun: betters; plural noun: one's betters
1.
the better one; that which is better.
"the Natural History Museum book is by far the better of the two"
2.
(dated humorous)
one's superiors in social class or ability.
"educating the young to respect their elders and betters"
verb
verb: better; 3rd person present: betters; past tense: bettered; past participle: bettered; gerund or present participle: bettering
1.
improve on or surpass (an existing or previous level or achievement).
"his account can hardly be bettered"
synonyms: surpass, improve on, beat, exceed, excel, top, cap, trump, eclipse, outstrip, outdo, outmatch, go one better than; (informal) best
"a record bettered by only one other non-league side"You looking for sympathy? You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric (Page 1788, if it helps)
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Closure of four McDonald's restaurants in Russian capital for unspecified sanitary violations [^] Oh come on, its just to get back at the US! How sad he cant admit it.
Sign a petition calling for the boycott of Israel until it returns to its legal 1967 borders.
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I bet you have noticed that in French, "Putin" is spoken with the English pronounciation, not the French one.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Entropy isn't what it used to.
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I see your point, but I don't know how that giving McDonald's a hard time is getting back at the US government.
In the Russian mindset, or at least Putin's neo-Soviet one, there's no difference between the state and companies from that state, because every company is either controlled by the state or run with the approval of the state. They really don't understand the concept of independent companies and groups within a country, apart from as troublemakers. To be fair it's not just Russia that thinks like that (how many anti-state companies are permitted to exist in Iran, or Bahrain?).
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I bet you have noticed that in French, "Putin" is spoken with the English pronounciation, not the French one.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Entropy isn't what it used to.
I like the French pronunciation, but with an extra "a" in there :)
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Sure it is: If they should happen to go to Moscow for diplomatic meetings, they can't get any burgers, and they'll have to stuff themselves with borscht! :doh:
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the timeJohnny J. wrote:
they'll have to stuff themselves with borscht!
or kielbasa.
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better
Pronouced: bɛtə
adjective
1.
more desirable, satisfactory, or effective.
"we're hoping for better weather tomorrow"
synonyms: superior, finer, of higher quality, greater, in a different class, one step ahead; More
antonyms: worse, inferiormore appropriate, advantageous, or well advised.
"there couldn't be a better time to take up this job"
synonyms: more advantageous, more suitable, more fitting, more appropriate, more useful, more valuable, more desirable
"there couldn't be a better time to take up this job"partly or fully recovered from illness, injury, or mental stress.
"his leg was getting better"
synonyms: healthier, fitter, stronger, less ill; More
antonyms: worseadverb
1.
more excellently or effectively.
"Jonathon could do better if he tried"
synonyms: to a higher standard, in a superior/finer way
"I played better today"
to a greater degree; more (used in connection with success or with desirable actions or conditions).
"I liked it better when we lived in the country"
synonyms: more, to a greater degree
"you may find alternatives that suit you better"
more suitably, appropriately, or usefully.
"the money could be better spent on more urgent cases"
synonyms: more wisely, more sensibly, more suitably, more fittingly, more advantageously
"the money could be better spent on more urgent cases"noun
noun: better; plural noun: betters; plural noun: one's betters
1.
the better one; that which is better.
"the Natural History Museum book is by far the better of the two"
2.
(dated humorous)
one's superiors in social class or ability.
"educating the young to respect their elders and betters"
verb
verb: better; 3rd person present: betters; past tense: bettered; past participle: bettered; gerund or present participle: bettering
1.
improve on or surpass (an existing or previous level or achievement).
"his account can hardly be bettered"
synonyms: surpass, improve on, beat, exceed, excel, top, cap, trump, eclipse, outstrip, outdo, outmatch, go one better than; (informal) best
"a record bettered by only one other non-league side"You looking for sympathy? You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric (Page 1788, if it helps)
