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  1. TommiR

    American Middle-Class Malaise

    A lot has been written about the decline of the American middle class in the wake of the recent economic downturn. The Huffington Post has conducted an analysis of the trends, and the reading is not very positive. What do you guys think? Is this simply a temporary state of affairs, likely to...
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    [Thread Game] Where am I?

    This is a quiz kind of thread game. The basic idea is that somebody posts a picture of a famous building, landmark, site, or whatever, maybe gives a couple of clues as to what it is, and then others try to identify what it is that's in the picture. The person who gets it right gets to post the...
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    Sidewalk-driving Ohio woman ordered to wear 'idiot' sign

    http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/sidewalk-driving-ohio-woman-ordered-to-wear-idiot-sign-1.1026139#ixzz2Bbxd2GIA This is actually quite awesome. Below is the video the bus driver recorded:
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    [Funny] Eat your veggies!

    US Congress rules that pizza is a vegetable You know, I used to think the directives issued by the EU sometimes seemed a bit funny. But I guess we over here are still amateurs on that.
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    Dear Dave: trip to Tanzania

    Dear Dave, my question to you is regarding east african customs on when it is appropriate to accept an invitation for a visit. A bit of background first. My sister was attached as a liaison for the staff of the president of Tanzania on the president's visit to Brussels for an EU summit...
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    Dear Dave: Beer Label Pronunciation

    Dear Dave, when I go out for a beer, either on my own or with a group of friends, I usually order the belgian wheat beer Hoegaarden. This is both due to the fact that I am a fan of wheat beers, and the relatively good availability and quite decent taste of this specific brand. The correct...
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