Whereas Europeans generally pronounce my name the right way ('Nick-louse Veert'), Americans invariably mangle it into 'Nickel's Worth.' This is to say that Europeans call me by name, but Americans call me by value.Niklaus Wirth
Friday, March 26, 2010
A phrase for today
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Funny enought. i'm considering using this as my facebook status. Can i?
ReplyDeleteOf course you can :).
ReplyDeleteOf course you can :) :) :).
ReplyDeleteI dunno.. Sounds like an awesome nickname in the making!
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ReplyDeletejust WOW quotation. i like the charlie chaplin's quotations a lot but this one is also good. thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBut what is a 'Nickel Worth'? Made me laugh, I travel in Northern Europe a lot and pronunciation can be difficult.
ReplyDeleteWoah. The Nickel's Worth made me laugh also. I'm not siding anyone here, but this is really funny.
ReplyDeletewow nice.
ReplyDeleteWhere did you get that? I like it.
ReplyDeleteHa, this is America, we don't need to know how to do stuff the proper way. Kidding, of course.
ReplyDeleteVery funny :)
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