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muriel_volestrangler

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14. It's Trumpian; whether or not that's also Russian, I don't know

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2018, 09:49 AM

Dec 2018

If you listen to that meeting a couple of days ago when Pelosi ate his lunch, you hear him constantly talking about 'wall' as if it's a measurable product, like 'beef', without any articles.

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Can we talk about why DHS issued a press release that was badly translated from Russian? [View all] Recursion Dec 2018 OP

Discussion already in progress at link. Be best, comrade! Hekate Dec 2018 #1

FACT: Prior to President Trump taking office, we have never built wall that high. dawg day Dec 2018 #2

Hell, the Berlin Wall was only 12' tall Haggis for Breakfast Dec 2018 #3

Soviet snipers stopped escapees. It was grim and evil and I REALLY hate for the US ... Hekate Dec 2018 #8

The snipers came later. Haggis for Breakfast Dec 2018 #9

And for the US, we've had partial walls/fences for years. Kidnapping & caging children is recent. Hekate Dec 2018 #10

Who is writing this? Bavorskoami Dec 2018 #4

It would be Alexandr Yuriyevich Recursion Dec 2018 #5

Nyet! You no need to talk. Wall to get moose and squirrel lunasun Dec 2018 #6

Or China Me. Dec 2018 #7

WTF? This is obviously Russian propaganda. What the hell it is doing on a government website? Kablooie Dec 2018 #11

Glorious Wall is 914.4 centimeters high ThoughtCriminal Dec 2018 #12

To play devil's advocate, Denzil_DC Dec 2018 #13

It's Trumpian; whether or not that's also Russian, I don't know muriel_volestrangler Dec 2018 #14

Chinese also doesn't use articles. MineralMan Dec 2018 #15