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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis week's dumb word now EVERYWHERE which no one ever heard before:
stan(s).
Electric Monk
(13,869 posts)closeupready
(29,503 posts)LiberalAndProud
(12,799 posts)closeupready
(29,503 posts)Do people realize they are talking about a land area larger in scope than the continental United States??
Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)since at least the Cold War (I assume you DO in fact mean Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, et al). The first time I heard that has to've been 25 years ago (and I'm not that old; I would have been about 11).
closeupready
(29,503 posts)is not typically adopted in the vernacular; and even if so, 'stan' is only this week now being talked about in just about every single story. Kind of makes you wonder if the MIC is laying groundwork for another war?
Anyway, this topic is not 100% serious, was just venting a bit. Cheers.
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)countryjake
(8,554 posts)Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Tajikistan
and our old familiar friend,
Afghanistan
wandy
(3,539 posts)Look at just right and you get a free lapel pin.
Why did this darn fool have to start it with this Stan stuff.
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