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Not sure whether I have already posted it but regarding the declarations of war the USA has already informally released, it cannot be said often enough.
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Old adage: "When the circus comes to town, expect clowns.".
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I feel a bit of pity for the Neanderthals in this joke. They weren't nearly as dumb as we usually describe them as, and certainly not as stupid as the current US government.
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Relevant to US 'Petroleum Wars", this cartoon contains new relevancy in Trump regime attacks on women and tacit approval of workplace misogyny.
Today's WaPo reviews yet another polemic of a woman's role in high-level restaurant work.
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This works actually better in German. "Something borders stupidity" is a very common pun to describe something (event, decision, comment, or whatever) that is so far from being understandable that it "borders stupidity". Whereas the translation is correct, it suffers context, namely that we use it like an idiom.
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This phrase was sufficiently common to me (in the UK) that it didn't even occur to me that it was a translation.
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I think the main difference is the usage. We say "that borders stupidity" where "that" is context-sensitive and usually not specified any closer. It refers to the case the discussion is about without repeating it. The joke in German ears makes use of this lack of specification. We could as well write it as: "Scientists have finally figured out what borders stupidity. Mexico and Canada." So the joke lies actually in the step from an "unspecified" state into a "specified" state. That's why I said it works better in German.
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PF - CW crossover joke:
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That was mean and the amount of black comedy on your side - positively - surprised me.
The reality, however, is a sad one. The joke describes pension funds and the savings of common people. Trump, on the other side, is notoriously bankrupt. He will most likely profit from bearish stock markets. And his attempts to influence the FED's monetary politics are still to come.
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