Spanish Rent Control End Spells Doom for Shopkeepers, Boom for Big Bidness

Started by CountDeMoney, January 02, 2015, 04:14:51 PM

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DGuller

Quote from: Peter Wiggin on January 04, 2015, 11:54:32 AM
I suggest you surprise them with it at dinner one day.
I did that once, and now I have to register my place of residence.  :mad:

The Brain

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Gups

Quote from: Sheilbh on January 04, 2015, 11:59:20 AM
Quote from: dps on January 04, 2015, 01:43:06 AM
Uhm, sausage is just animal flesh stuffed into its own intestines.  Unless this is another case of a word meaning something different in American English than in English English.
It looks like that's what we all said :lol:

QuoteWhat is spotted dick? I saw a can of it in Wegmans. Looked like some kind of bread/custard thing?
Fruit sponge pudding, often served with custard :)

Round here it's a suet pudding with dried fruit.

The Minsky Moment

Quote from: mongers on January 02, 2015, 08:41:50 PM
Do some Americans consider it a sign of weakness to show some sympathy for the little guy?

Sympathy for the little guy, that's General Franco for you in a nutshell.
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