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Mike Hankey wrote: I ... have ruled out; set ups from relatives, bars, taverns, lounges, saloons, pool halls, hitch hikers.
What is left? 
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
I would agree with you but then we both would be wrong.
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That's the part I ain't figured out yet. 
As I grow older I've found that pleasing everyone is impossible but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.
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DaveAuld wrote: I really do wonder what the cost of running all these shops is round the UK versus how much actually makes it back to what the charity is working towards, i.e. what the net charitable amount is versus the gross collected.
In the US there is often a statistic that relates to amount of the donation that actually goes to helping the charity target.
For example see "What portion of my donation directly supports your mission or service delivery?" in the following.
http://www.redcross.org/help-faq#financial-donations[^]
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So you're envisioning a sort of massive Charity CostCo to spread the cost?
Actually, that's a bloody good idea! If all the charities clubbed together there could be a whole charity-mall!
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Exactly....in the old days they used to be called co-operatives!
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Display Name Taken wrote: Why did the person in question not inform them of their mistake?
Yea I can see that working...
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Yeah no doubt; Excuse me I believe you've made a mistake, I was sentenced to life.
As I grow older I've found that pleasing everyone is impossible but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.
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Display Name Taken wrote: Why did the person in question not inform them of their mistake?
Because it's England and not Japan.
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That's right - he was English and so didn't want to complain.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I used to work for the Home Office and was told that early attempts to computerise the Prison systems failed. The prisoner database had a primary key on Surname, Initial and date of conviction, which worked fine until Ronnie and Reggie Kray were sent down for the first time.
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I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka.
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My mum was a teacher (primary school) until retiring 5 years ago.
Just this weekend she was telling us of the time they had two children with identical first, last, and middle names in the same class.
Dunno how the computers coped, but I'd imagine it buggered up the teachers enough.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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As the rain pi pours down, I am reminded in my inbox that it is time for long cool summer drinks. In an article from the Daily Hungarian News, they are suggesting having a fröccs or two. Sadly they miss out the one for the kiddies 'lófasz fröccs'; I'm not translating that.
TYPES OF FRÖCCS
Kisfröccs (small fröccs): 1 dl wine and 1 dl soda
Nagyfröccs (big fröccs): 2 dl wine and 1 dl soda
Hosszúlépés (long step): 1 dl wine and 2 dl soda
Magyar-Angol (Hungarian-English): 6dl wine and 3 dl soda
Nagyházmester (landlord): 4dl wine and 1 dl soda
Krúdy fröccs: 9 dl wine and 1 dl soda
Polgármester (mayor): 6 dl wine and 4 dl soda
Macifröccs (bear fröccs): small fröccs from red wine and raspberry juice
Sóher fröccs: 1 dl wine and 9 dl soda
Tisza fröcccs: 1 dl wine and 1 dl champagne
My normal at the beach is a Nagyházmester, though I am tempted to try a Krúdy. 
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Sóher fröccs = mingy
Tisza fröcccs = clear
Lófasz fröccs = half of Sóher fröccs, and the name tells us that it's Lófasz and not a fröccs...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: Nagyfröccs (big fröccs): 2 dl wine and 1 dl Gin
FTFY 
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No, no, that's a Vilmos Fröccs - 2 parts gin to one part more gin.
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So a Nagy Vilmos Fröccs is then...
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is it me or does Hungarian look like the author is completely hammered
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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Possibly, some of us have to turn up to an office so it's harder...
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Here's a clue to how fuped it is. If you remember how Yoda talks, well that is Hungarian grammar in a nut shell. Happy I am, gin I drink.
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: Hell lot of gin I drink
FTFY. And yeah, we all have got that by now. 
Whether I think I can, or think I can't, I am always bloody right!
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Depending on what is being emphasised, word order changes with less important things moving to the back of the sentence. So it could be:
0. A lot of gin I drink = What do you drink?
1. The gin I drink a lot = What do you drink a lot of?
2. I drink a lot of gin = Who drinks a lot of gin?
Also, the pronoun is normally omitted because the verb ending matches the person. But in #2 I would use the pronoun- "En iszom sok gin!"
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I grew up in Hungary, learned Hungarian in school, and lived it for 19 years, still have grey areas when it comes to grammar... 
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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I've been learning it for nearly twenty years and I'm still very bad.
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