December 2010
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"John Doe" according to other countries
“John Doe” in other countries:
Australia: Fred Nurk
Austria: Hans Meier
Belgium: Jan Janssen
Colombia: Fulano de Tal
Croatia: Ivan Horvat
Czech Republic: Josef Novák
Estonia: Jaan Tamm
France: Jean Dupont
Guatemala: Juan Perez
Italy: Mario Rossi
Lithuania: Vardenis Pavardenis
Malta: Joe Borg
New Zealand: Joe Bloggs
Philippines: Juan dela Cruz
Poland: Jan Kowalski
Romania: Ion...
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It is better to be a coward for a minute than dead for the rest of your life.
– an Irish saying, via the futility closet dot com
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Dog Barks Around the World
Dog barks around the world:
English: woof, woof
Albanian: ham, ham
Arabic: haw, haw
Bulgarian: bau, bau
Danish: vov, vov
Estonian: auh, auh
Farsi: vogh, vogh
Finnish: hau, hau
French: ouaf, ouaf
German: wau, wau
Greek: gav, gav
Hindi: bho, bho
Icelandic: voff, voff
Italian: bau, bau
Japanese: wan, wan
Korean: mung, mung
Latvian: vau, vau
Mandarin Chinese: wang, wang
Norwegian:...
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“No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.” — Orville Wright
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who said what now?
“Everything that can be invented has been invented.” — Charles H. Duell, commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, 1899
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Reverse Image Finder. Yes this will change your... →
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Illinois Legalized Same-Sex Civil Unions! →
damn, my home state is making me proud! clever wording for sure.
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