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malthaussen

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4. The story is told of Frederick the Great...

Reply to Sherman A1 (Original post)

Thu Dec 29, 2016, 01:04 PM

Dec 2016

... he had his personal guards all lined up and ordered them to start saying "Tick-tock, tick-tock." But one non-conformist stood there obstinately saying "Tick... tick... tick."
Frederick marched up to the man and slapped him in the face. "You schwein! Ve haff vays of making you tock!"

-- Mal

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Daily Holidays - December 29 [View all] Sherman A1 Dec 2016 OP

I haven't seen Pepper Pot soup in ages. femmocrat Dec 2016 #1

Great! Sherman A1 Dec 2016 #2

"Tick Tock" -- 2016 will get an extra "leap" second! femmocrat Dec 2016 #3

I will have to plan on how to spend the extra Sherman A1 Dec 2016 #6

The story is told of Frederick the Great... malthaussen Dec 2016 #4

Super! Sherman A1 Dec 2016 #5

:rofl: femmocrat Dec 2016 #7