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LOL, I missed that reference...

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Oct 3rd, 2009 at 04:30:40 AM EST
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Re: set of people (none / 0)

Me too, being outside that set...

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Sat Oct 3rd, 2009 at 04:34:20 AM EST
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Re: set of people (none / 0)

Oh, but I have seen the film - hence the LOL

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Oct 3rd, 2009 at 04:37:05 AM EST
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Re: set of people (none / 0)

I got that; but WHAT is the reference to?

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Sat Oct 3rd, 2009 at 04:43:25 AM EST
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At some point (none / 1)

The kid being Spiderman is told (by his uncle?) that 'with great power comes great responsibility"

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sat Oct 3rd, 2009 at 05:47:15 AM EST
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Re: set of people (none / 1)

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Oct 3rd, 2009 at 06:17:09 AM EST
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