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To: Drill Thrawl

We are living in interesting times.
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Interesting isn’t a word I would use. Depsicable, horrendous maybe.


152 posted on 06/04/2010 3:10:50 PM PDT by mojitojoe (banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Thomas Jefferson)
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To: mojitojoe
It's an old Chinese curse meaning exactly that.

“May you live in interesting times.”

165 posted on 06/04/2010 4:00:17 PM PDT by Drill Thrawl (Another day, another injury, another step closer. Are you prepared?)
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To: mojitojoe
Interesting isn’t a word I would use. Despicable, horrendous maybe.

Google the ancient Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times", to get the context of the poster's intent.

191 posted on 06/04/2010 7:02:00 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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