Re: CHAT: Nov 11th
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, November 17, 1999, 0:43 |
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Padraic Brown wrote:
> Perhaps one side can never get a proper translation of its declaration
> of war into the other three languages, so they collectively say "Well,
> blow that for a game of soldiers. Let's all just set a spell with a
> quiet brew or three."
LOL. Also, maybe when leaders are talking through translators, the
translators are a bit more diplomatic than the leaders.
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