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Great attitude. badhair77 Thursday #1
Oh, the butt hurt boys are always getting pissed off at being laughed at Walleye Thursday #2
I'm 100% with your Son-in-Law. MineralMan Thursday #3
It could make some people feel excluded PatSeg Thursday #4
Most people aren't being talked about by others in public. haele Thursday #6
This is true PatSeg Thursday #7
For most of history, in most parts of the world, a polyglot population has been the norm. eppur_se_muova Thursday #5
I'm too lazy to provide a link(s), but from my reading of the Middle East at the time of Jesus Christ, I have learned generalbetrayus Thursday #8
That's interesting about the French PatSeg Thursday #9
I know that Occitan/Provencal was actively spoken in the south. Probably German in the east. Dutch to the north. erronis Thursday #11
An Occitan author won a Nobel Prize in Literature. eppur_se_muova Thursday #20
Thank you, that was helpful PatSeg Thursday #29
Click on the link to the Wikipedia entry; it's pretty thorough. eppur_se_muova Thursday #18
Thank you PatSeg Thursday #30
This message was self-deleted by its author eppur_se_muova Thursday #19
What bothers me the most? otchmoson Thursday #10
Had an incident many years back in a Walmart rurallib Thursday #12
And I was sitting on a flight from Seattle to DC with a bunch of burly men speaking a strange language. erronis Thursday #31
It was a long time before English-speakers first showed up Seinan Sensei Thursday #13
I am pleased to send you a DU heart for this wonderful post. NNadir Thursday #14
Thank you! generalbetrayus Thursday #40
The GOP members LittleGirl Thursday #15
Exactly 👍👍💙 TommieMommy Thursday #16
I was six years old when we left Budapest I. 1956. ChazInAz Thursday #17
A very healthy attitude! You got a good one in that son-in-law. hamsterjill Thursday #21
I hear him. As for people who 'love to hate'. They are projecting their self-hatred onto others. Sick fucks. Joinfortmill Thursday #22
"Conservatism" isn't a coherent political philosophy; it's just a bad attitude William Seger Thursday #24
I prefer to hear people talking to each other in languages other than English. tanyev Thursday #23
I like hearing the other languages because they are beautiful and remind me that we are multi-cultural. erronis Thursday #32
Echo this! ihaveaquestion Thursday #25
Your son-in-law is a good person LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #26
Thank you, I agree. generalbetrayus Thursday #41
You know what irritates me???????? popsdenver Thursday #27
Yep, I get really ticked off about that too ... hard not to take it out on the operators, but not their fault ... eppur_se_muova Thursday #33
Yea popsdenver Thursday #39
That new name would be more fitting. The states aren't that united these days. raccoon 21 hrs ago #45
I grew up with relatives speaking Italian around us kids... Historic NY Thursday #28
Wow, thanks for that ! nt eppur_se_muova Thursday #34
I'm very impressed. He knows a lot of words and is willing to learn more. Better than most Americans. erronis Thursday #36
The guy is brilliant! Easterncedar Thursday #42
that was WONDERFUL Kali Thursday #43
I always feel guilty that I lost all of my Spanish vocabulary from mis-use kerry-is-my-prez Thursday #35
just curious Skittles Thursday #37
My daughter had a spanish speaking care giver, at her day care. My daughter was her favorite, cksmithy Thursday #38
growing up in NYC, that was one of my very favorite things Javaman 21 hrs ago #44
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