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pnwest

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29. Great article! My contribution:

Reply to 1monster (Original post)

Sun Nov 17, 2013, 03:03 AM

Nov 2013

My parents are from Holland, and my mom told me she was flabbergasted when she came here and people ate CORN! Back home, that was hog feed.

My aunt came to America to visit my mom, mid 90's. My mom lives in Florida, so that's where she went, then they drove up to Indiana to visit me. Aunt was existing a half a day's drive, and could not BELIEVE the distances. And the LAWNS! So huge!

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The Swedish guy . . . Brigid Nov 2013 #4

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While totally inept at the dialect, IrishAyes Nov 2013 #18

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A louse, not a mouse. That was another Bobbie Burns poem... 1monster Nov 2013 #24

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I was checking TuxedoKat Nov 2013 #40

the mouse one is almost readable hfojvt Nov 2013 #35

Here you go. I tend to like the Scots, myself, but the English translation is cool too. 1monster Nov 2013 #37

not sure I trust this Burch fellow hfojvt Nov 2013 #39

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