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History Is Made By Stupid People (Original Post) Generic Other Jul 2014 OP
That's because the rich and powerful think they're better than the rest of us Jack Rabbit Jul 2014 #1
For most of them, all they needed.... paleotn Jul 2014 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Adam051188 Jul 2014 #2
Wha HEY!!! Plucketeer Jul 2014 #3
Two points: Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2014 #5
you're right heaven05 Jul 2014 #6
The first mention of « Qu'ils mangent de la brioche » Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2014 #7

paleotn

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4. For most of them, all they needed....
Reply to Jack Rabbit (Reply #1)
Sun Jul 6, 2014, 04:28 PM
Jul 2014

...was one ancestor to be clever, extremely lucky or most likely both. The rest have been sucking of that success for generations. Trump is a case in point. His father made a fortune as a slum lord, with no small help from the federal government. And what did Donald do with his inherited money? Why, he bankrupted his casino operation more than once. Seriously, how the hell do you bankrupt a casino unless you're a bleeping idiot?

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Fortinbras Armstrong

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5. Two points:
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Mon Jul 7, 2014, 07:19 AM
Jul 2014

Marie Antoinette never said, "Let them eat cake."

The Hindenburg was not filled with helium because the US refused to sell helium to Germany.

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heaven05

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6. you're right
Reply to Fortinbras Armstrong (Reply #5)
Mon Jul 7, 2014, 11:51 AM
Jul 2014

it was, "let them eat brioche", a type of french sweet bread.
The hindenburg was filled with hydrogen.

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Fortinbras Armstrong

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7. The first mention of « Qu'ils mangent de la brioche »
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Tue Jul 8, 2014, 07:41 AM
Jul 2014

Was in Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Confessions, written when Marie Antoinette was 9.

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