Fuse-wire was invented by two Dutchmen fighting over a penny. Two taxis crashed in Amsterdam and 30 passengers in each car were injured.
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You forgot that we use toilet paper twice. Why throw it away if one side is still clean?
Two Dutchmen who run into each other will argue about religion, three will start a new church.
And then there are the famous words of an exasperated British merchant: "The Dutch are the only people who can buy from the Jews, sell to the Scots, and are on the better end of both deals".
Two Dutchmen who run into each other will argue about religion, three will start a new church.
And then there are the famous words of an exasperated British merchant: "The Dutch are the only people who can buy from the Jews, sell to the Scots, and are on the better end of both deals".
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You realize that Pim Derks is Dutch, right? As am I, and quite a significant portion of this forum, actually. And one thing most of the above CAN'T be accused of, is being kind to you.
As for the problem with the English...could it be centuries of isolation on an island leading to inbreeding?[/QUOTE]
GB... Hellfire, your first point is TRUE.
Your second point is TRUE too. Although... our island does now comprise several million people from countless other corners of the globe.
But... universally speaking... every nation on Earth 'inbreeds'. How can it not.
And I know that was 'Earthly' speaking, not universally speaking. But I'm sure it must be the same for most other planets; they too can only 'inbreed' as it were.
You realize that Pim Derks is Dutch, right? As am I, and quite a significant portion of this forum, actually. And one thing most of the above CAN'T be accused of, is being kind to you.
As for the problem with the English...could it be centuries of isolation on an island leading to inbreeding?[/QUOTE]
GB... Hellfire, your first point is TRUE.
Your second point is TRUE too. Although... our island does now comprise several million people from countless other corners of the globe.
But... universally speaking... every nation on Earth 'inbreeds'. How can it not.
And I know that was 'Earthly' speaking, not universally speaking. But I'm sure it must be the same for most other planets; they too can only 'inbreed' as it were.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Holly2003 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Fuse-wire was invented by two Dutchmen fighting over a penny.
I DON'T GET THIS!!!!!!!!
Two taxis crashed in Amsterdam and 30 passengers in each car were injured.
THIS IS FUNNY, BUT QUITE RUDE. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED.
ARE SOME DUTCH TAXI DRIVERS KNOWN FOR THIS THEN????
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I DON'T GET THIS!!!!!!!!
Two taxis crashed in Amsterdam and 30 passengers in each car were injured.
THIS IS FUNNY, BUT QUITE RUDE. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED.
ARE SOME DUTCH TAXI DRIVERS KNOWN FOR THIS THEN????
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Queen Archivist wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
You realize that Pim Derks is Dutch, right? As am I, and quite a significant portion of this forum, actually. And one thing most of the above CAN'T be accused of, is being kind to you.
As for the problem with the English...could it be centuries of isolation on an island leading to inbreeding?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]GB... Hellfire, your first point is TRUE.
Your second point is TRUE too. Although... our island does now comprise several million people from countless other corners of the globe.[/QUOTE]
Wow! I made two more or less correct statements in a single day! I think that might be a personal record...
[QUOTE]But... universally speaking... every nation on Earth 'inbreeds'. How can it not.[/QUOTE]
True, to an extent. However, more geographically isolated regions tend to have more inbreeding. Parts of Europe had laws in the middle ages, making it a crime to marry someone from your own village to prevent this inbreeding. On the other hand, many cultures like the ancient Egyptians believed that incestuous marriage (within Pharaoic households, that is) helped the development of the human species, which is partly true: mutations take place more quickly. However, so did genetic disease, as can be deduced from sculptures of Pharaohs with deformed heads, and large amounts of documented cases of genetically maimed Pharaohs (I name Akhenaten as just one example).
[QUOTE]And I know that was 'Earthly' speaking, not universally speaking. But I'm sure it must be the same for most other planets; they too can only 'inbreed' as it were. [/QUOTE]
Well, yes, if you take this to the limit of its philosophical implications, that is true. But usually, 'inbreeding' is reserved as a term for the reproduction of two members of the same species with a close genetic relationship (according to Old Testamental law, which influenced European law to a great extent, any family relationship closer than second cousins is regarded as incestuous).
You realize that Pim Derks is Dutch, right? As am I, and quite a significant portion of this forum, actually. And one thing most of the above CAN'T be accused of, is being kind to you.
As for the problem with the English...could it be centuries of isolation on an island leading to inbreeding?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]GB... Hellfire, your first point is TRUE.
Your second point is TRUE too. Although... our island does now comprise several million people from countless other corners of the globe.[/QUOTE]
Wow! I made two more or less correct statements in a single day! I think that might be a personal record...
[QUOTE]But... universally speaking... every nation on Earth 'inbreeds'. How can it not.[/QUOTE]
True, to an extent. However, more geographically isolated regions tend to have more inbreeding. Parts of Europe had laws in the middle ages, making it a crime to marry someone from your own village to prevent this inbreeding. On the other hand, many cultures like the ancient Egyptians believed that incestuous marriage (within Pharaoic households, that is) helped the development of the human species, which is partly true: mutations take place more quickly. However, so did genetic disease, as can be deduced from sculptures of Pharaohs with deformed heads, and large amounts of documented cases of genetically maimed Pharaohs (I name Akhenaten as just one example).
[QUOTE]And I know that was 'Earthly' speaking, not universally speaking. But I'm sure it must be the same for most other planets; they too can only 'inbreed' as it were. [/QUOTE]
Well, yes, if you take this to the limit of its philosophical implications, that is true. But usually, 'inbreeding' is reserved as a term for the reproduction of two members of the same species with a close genetic relationship (according to Old Testamental law, which influenced European law to a great extent, any family relationship closer than second cousins is regarded as incestuous).
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Queen Archivist wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Holly2003 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Fuse-wire was invented by two Dutchmen fighting over a penny.
I DON'T GET THIS!!!!!!!!
Two taxis crashed in Amsterdam and 30 passengers in each car were injured.
THIS IS FUNNY, BUT QUITE RUDE. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED.
ARE SOME DUTCH TAXI DRIVERS KNOWN FOR THIS THEN????
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Some of them will never learn...
You just can NOT drive a taxi while wearing wooden shoes!
I DON'T GET THIS!!!!!!!!
Two taxis crashed in Amsterdam and 30 passengers in each car were injured.
THIS IS FUNNY, BUT QUITE RUDE. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED.
ARE SOME DUTCH TAXI DRIVERS KNOWN FOR THIS THEN????
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Some of them will never learn...
You just can NOT drive a taxi while wearing wooden shoes!
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Queen Archivist wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Holly2003 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Fuse-wire was invented by two Dutchmen fighting over a penny.
I DON'T GET THIS!!!!!!!!
Two taxis crashed in Amsterdam and 30 passengers in each car were injured.
THIS IS FUNNY, BUT QUITE RUDE. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED.
ARE SOME DUTCH TAXI DRIVERS KNOWN FOR THIS THEN????
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Us Dutch like sharing taxis almost as much as we like splitting bills.
I DON'T GET THIS!!!!!!!!
Two taxis crashed in Amsterdam and 30 passengers in each car were injured.
THIS IS FUNNY, BUT QUITE RUDE. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED.
ARE SOME DUTCH TAXI DRIVERS KNOWN FOR THIS THEN????
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Us Dutch like sharing taxis almost as much as we like splitting bills.