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[Threviel]

fupnyt (fake news).

Fupnyt? Oh you wacky happy drunks. That's the funniest word I've heard for a good while.

[Valmy]

Just learnt that usage as Christmas decoration has driven the holly tree to near extinction in Spain and picking up the berries is forbidden. 

Geez Spain. Be like Americans and use fake ones

[Camerus]

My 92 year old grandma is now posting ironic memes on Facebook in between excerise classes and attending history lectures. She's a marvel.   

[Josephus]

fupnyt (fake news).

Fupnyt? Oh you wacky happy drunks. That's the funniest word I've heard for a good while.

I just found out that the British slang word "bumpf" which means "junk paper, junk mail, etc." comes from "bum fodder"--aka ass wipes.

[Liep]

[mongers]

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Or more accurately 'Russian and Balkan countries look down on their neighbours most, whilst France, Spain and Benelux countries are most comfortable with theirs' ?

Excluding those countries all of Eastern Europe are in the 40-55% range, quite similar to their immediate neighbours of Germany, Italy, Austria and Switzerland in the narrower 45-50% range.





NB I've ignored the Baltics as those are just a few millions and maybe a special case?

[mongers]

Who's the only other user reading Languish now?

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[Maladict]

... map

Or more accurately 'Russian and Balkan countries look down on their neighbours most, whilst France, Spain and Benelux countries are most comfortable with theirs' ?

Excluding those countries all of Eastern Europe are in the 40-55% range, quite similar to their immediate neighbours of Germany, Italy, Austria and Switzerland in the narrower 45-50% range.





NB I've ignored the Baltics as those are just a few millions and maybe a special case?

And proving that Greece can, in fact, out-Balkan the Balkans.

[mongers]

... map

Or more accurately 'Russian and Balkan countries look down on their neighbours most, whilst France, Spain and Benelux countries are most comfortable with theirs' ?

Excluding those countries all of Eastern Europe are in the 40-55% range, quite similar to their immediate neighbours of Germany, Italy, Austria and Switzerland in the narrower 45-50% range.





NB I've ignored the Baltics as those are just a few millions and maybe a special case?

And proving that Greece can, in fact, out-Balkan the Balkans.

For that very reason I notionally included them in the region.

[Eddie Teach]

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Or more accurately 'Russian and Balkan countries look down on their neighbours most, whilst France, Spain and Benelux countries are most comfortable with theirs' ?

Excluding those countries all of Eastern Europe are in the 40-55% range, quite similar to their immediate neighbours of Germany, Italy, Austria and Switzerland in the narrower 45-50% range.





NB I've ignored the Baltics as those are just a few millions and maybe a special case?

And proving that Greece can, in fact, out-Balkan the Balkans.

Greece does have some historical justification though.

[The Larch]

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Or more accurately 'Russian and Balkan countries look down on their neighbours most, whilst France, Spain and Benelux countries are most comfortable with theirs' ?

Excluding those countries all of Eastern Europe are in the 40-55% range, quite similar to their immediate neighbours of Germany, Italy, Austria and Switzerland in the narrower 45-50% range.





NB I've ignored the Baltics as those are just a few millions and maybe a special case?

And proving that Greece can, in fact, out-Balkan the Balkans.

Greece is 100% Balkan through and through, despite any claims they might make.

[Syt]

When did Triple H turn into Kratos?

[Josquius]

Thats triple H now?

Wow. He changed. I remember when he was a blonde pretty boy type

[Admiral Yi]

Mickey Rourke used to be beautiful.  Roids ugly you up.

[The Larch]

It's not as if bald/shaven head + big bushy beard is an uncommon look for burly men.