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Robin the Hood Cartoon
Read more: Robin the Hood CartoonRobin Hood is in the news this week because Robinhood the online “free commission and investing app” is in the news because a group of redditors got one over on big hedge funds looking to short the stock. For the uninformed this article has a great explanation of what shorting a stock is. One of […]
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Trump and Clinton – The Connection
Read more: Trump and Clinton – The ConnectionDonald Trump is an astute political investor having donated to candidates on both sides of the aisle. However his history with donating and supporting Hillary Clinton has some conspiracy theorists wondering why threw his name in for the Republican Primary. Could it be that this was just an elaborate ruse set up by the…
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Kim Davis and Kathy Bates Cartoon Mashup
Read more: Kim Davis and Kathy Bates Cartoon MashupI bring you the Kim Davis and Kathy Bates (Misery) Mash up. Watching the news on the Clerk in Kentucky who refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, her outfit reminded me of ones Kathy Bates wore in Misery. Someone else must have noticed it too because I saw floating around a photo…
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Sneezing Etiquette
Read more: Sneezing EtiquetteI never understood sneezing etiquette. I always tend to sneeze in my hand. Then after I sneeze I can either wash my hand if necessary or use some hand cleaner to eradicate any lingering germs. But everyone always tells me I am doing it wrong and that is unsanitary. Rather, the proper way to sneeze…
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Understanding German – Wurstküche
Read more: Understanding German – WurstkücheWurstküche is the final word in the Understanding German series. Actually my wife pointed this one out to me and in my mind I am positive I am pronouncing it wrong. If you missed any of the other words in the series they were: Shmuck, Rathaus, and of course Ausfahrt. I hope you learned something. Now…
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Understanding German – Schmuck
Read more: Understanding German – SchmuckToday’s lesson in understanding German is on the word “Schmuck”. Signage everywhere in Germany/Austria have some version of this word such as here: No this isn’t a passageway for jerks. Schmuck in German means “jewelry” or “adornment” so some variation of it is used on signage by Jewelers. This is not to be confused…
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Understanding German – Rathaus
Read more: Understanding German – RathausWe continue our “Understanding German Cartoon Series” with the German word “Rathaus” (see Ausfahrt in case you missed that one). In every small town this word is prevalent on signs and a central building. It simply means “Town Hall” or “City Hall”. But for those of us in the States who deal with…