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Sorry.  I should not have joked about that.

A language is a dialect with an army and navy.

by marco (cowannar at gmail punkt com) on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 06:56:32 AM EST
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Why?
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 07:07:11 AM EST
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Because I've never lived under a totalitarian regime, and I imagine that it may be offensive to joke about it to those who have suffered under one.  (Maybe I am worrying too much.)

A language is a dialect with an army and navy.
by marco (cowannar at gmail punkt com) on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 07:22:09 AM EST
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I think the only totalitarian regime left these days is North Korea.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 12:34:52 PM EST
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How about Turkmenistan?
by MarekNYC on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 12:37:22 PM EST
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You're right.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 02:16:57 PM EST
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