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This old man behavior of constantly making noises. Grunting, panting and groaning as if to make sure everybody knows he is present. Old women do it to but to a lesser extent.Also, noisy eaters.

Alliances: Labor Unions Unions?

In local news:The last several years has seen a significant labour conflict in the port of Gothenburg, between the employer leasing the port from the municipality, and the Union of Dockworkers, which is the only major union not tied to the Confederation of Trade Unions (traditionally affiliated with...

Little details from your day

Die Bourgeoisie hat das Land der Herrschaft der Stadt unterworfen. Sie hat enorme Städte geschaffen, sie hat die Zahl der städtischen Bevölkerung gegenüber der ländlichen in hohem Grade vermehrt und so einen bedeutenden Teil der Bevölkerung dem Idiotismus des Landlebens entrissen.Idiotism. I w...

pet peeves

scntfc wrote:kokorodoko wrote:What bugs me more is when people take great care to pronounce words as intended. Like this reporter on the radio insisting on saying the names of French politicians with native-like pronounciation. Cuts off the flow and is just weird.especially when they get it wrong. i...

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Dudley wrote:This is probably UK-centric, and it's really fucking petty, but I hate it when people talk about choritzoFor the sake of consistency, I hope you're calling that island off Spain Ibitza.Strange. I never until now noticed that I say this (and I do say Ibitza too) the wrong way. I even spe...

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