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FOR OTHERS, THEY SING ... The government of Quebec spent $100,000 to build a home for 1000 pigeons, who decided they didn't like it, and never moved in. The real pigeons, of course, were the taxpayers ... | FOR OTHERS, THEY SING ... The government of Quebec spent $100,000 to build a home for 1000 pigeons, who decided they didn't like it, and never moved in. The real pigeons, of course, were the taxpayers ... | ||
NOW I UNDERSTAND ... The Semanticist of the Month Award goes to Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos, whom U.S. News and World Report quotes as follows: "Even the proclamation of martial law and the setting up of a corresponding crisis Government is a part of democracy and in accordance with our Constitution ... Some call it dictatorship; I call it authoritarianism… Oh. Thanks for explaining the difference. | NOW I UNDERSTAND ... The Semanticist of the Month Award goes to Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos, whom U.S. News and World Report quotes as follows: "Even the proclamation of martial law and the setting up of a corresponding crisis Government is a part of democracy and in accordance with our Constitution ... Some call it dictatorship; I call it authoritarianism… Oh. Thanks for explaining the difference. |