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Well, that would certainly explain why the gift shop didn't have it in stock then.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on October 27, 2006 at 6:06 AM
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On Borneo:
We looked it up. Borneo is a land mass divided into Borneo Malaysia, Borneo Indonesia and Borneo Brunei Darussalam. You can get these 3 flags, bunch them and call them Borneo.
posted by
A-and-B
on October 26, 2006 at 3:00 PM
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Thank you, star4you ...
And I hope you enjoyed your holiday as well.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on October 25, 2006 at 9:12 PM
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Not sure, TAPS ... though I know it requires the burning of something.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on October 25, 2006 at 9:11 PM
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Not quite sure how to respond, food4thought.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on October 25, 2006 at 9:10 PM
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I never understood why Toy Man was accepted into the Legion of Doom, Mysteria.
He's so campy and swish. Plus, his super-power didn't even make any sense.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on October 25, 2006 at 9:09 PM
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I'd like to work as a translator, Blanche ...
Though not professionally.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on October 25, 2006 at 9:07 PM
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I thought I had seen one, mikea18 ...
But then I looked more closely, and it was for some sort of Jewish holiday.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on October 25, 2006 at 9:06 PM
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Borneo isn't a country, A + B?
Well, what the hell is it then?
A city?
posted by
Mademoiselle
on October 25, 2006 at 9:04 PM
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happy holiday
posted by
star4sky5
on October 25, 2006 at 8:29 PM
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Mademoiselle, What is one supposed to do on United Nations Day because I don't think that I did it?
posted by
TAPS.
on October 25, 2006 at 11:48 AM
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Oh, that UN...
I saw the headline, but it was upside-down and I thought it was NU day or something. I thought maybe they were using the phonetic spelling of Gnu, so I rushed out and got every one happy Gnu Day cards, the clerk thought I was Gnuts, oh well, now when Gnu day rolls around, I'm ready. Er, there is a Gnu day, right?
posted by
food4thought
on October 24, 2006 at 7:49 PM
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My friends and I,
I call us "The Super-Friends"--- we rock in most effective ways. Nice. Bonjoir Madame
posted by
mysteria
on October 24, 2006 at 7:41 PM
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I don't have a very vivid memory of the United Nations building per se,
Mademoiselle, so much as the heated debate between the Baltic delegation I was with, over sovereignity. It seems that the Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian delegations took some minor exception to the Soviet Union's annexation under the pretext of being invited by their "official" (puppet) governments. My Russian was insufficient to follow every nuance, but needless to say, it was quite exciting.
They do do some work, I'm sure.
posted by
Blanche.
on October 24, 2006 at 5:45 PM
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Hallmark is slipping
I didn't see a single card for United Nations Day.
posted by
mikea18
on October 24, 2006 at 3:55 PM
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Thank you for the warm wish. Hope you had a good day yourself.
Borneo isn't an independent country. We know you're joking!
posted by
A-and-B
on October 24, 2006 at 2:25 PM
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Actually, I think he's leaving (possibly already left) office, Troosha ...
But yeah, Annan was certainly no Boutros Boutros Gali.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on October 24, 2006 at 1:45 PM
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I didn't know it was United Nations Day
Perhaps someone should tell the
useless Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the U.N.
oops – was the my out loud voice?
posted by
Troosha
on October 24, 2006 at 1:36 PM
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Nevada Day, SuccessWarrior?
Now, that's just silly.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on October 24, 2006 at 1:06 PM
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Thank you very much, blagging!
posted by
Mademoiselle
on October 24, 2006 at 1:06 PM
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Gift shops are God's gift to museums, MandaLee.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on October 24, 2006 at 1:05 PM
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Perhaps so, Smartdog. They may look all cute, and orange, and furry,
but Borneans are not to be trusted.
I learned that the hard way.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on October 24, 2006 at 1:04 PM
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Nevada day is coming up!
That should be worth a party. It's on the 31st but will be celebrated on the 27th this year.
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on October 24, 2006 at 10:17 AM
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happy UN day!
posted by
blagging
on October 24, 2006 at 9:01 AM
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I love gift shops, too!
posted by
Amanda__
on October 24, 2006 at 8:15 AM
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Something like that, yeah.
posted by
strat
on October 24, 2006 at 8:01 AM
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Mad
Perhaps Borneo was harboring terrorists at the time, or developing weapons of mass distruction, and the UN was putting it's foot down.
Be well,
-smartdog
posted by
smartdog_670
on October 24, 2006 at 7:59 AM
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John Lennon, Strat?
Wasn't he, like, one of The Beatles, or something?
posted by
Mademoiselle
on October 24, 2006 at 7:49 AM
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No high fives? No Borneo flag? No orangutans?
It sounds like a John Lennon song, actually. Imagine that...
posted by
strat
on October 24, 2006 at 7:46 AM
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