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15. Britain plans to block Greek emigres when those emigres are

Wed Jul 4, 2012, 11:00 AM

Jul 2012

people but didn't have that problem when the imports were antiquities.

In my book that qualifies as 'cheeky,' as the Brits would define it.

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Politicians...and words... MindMover Jul 2012 #1

Since when Boxcar Willie Jul 2012 #2

The UK isn't in the Schengen zone, but I don't see how that would matter muriel_volestrangler Jul 2012 #6

The value of the assets wouldn't change dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #8

I wouldn't count on getting a full Euro's worth of drachmas. amandabeech Jul 2012 #16

The exchange rate wouldn't be a function of debts owed dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #17

All I can say is good luck. amandabeech Jul 2012 #18

I'm English in the UK dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #19

Good for you. Hope it lasts. amandabeech Jul 2012 #20

I wondered about that too... n/t ljm2002 Jul 2012 #13

The cheekiness of those Brits. They had no trouble stealing coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #7

If they'd been left in Greece, they'd have dissolved by now ... Nihil Jul 2012 #9

I don't get how they would have "joined the priceless coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #14

Thieves, fences and unscrupulous buyers ... Nihil Jul 2012 #23

You are displaying your great ignorance on this issue. JackRiddler Jul 2012 #21

As are you Nihil Jul 2012 #22

What's with the Alice in Wonderland response? JackRiddler Jul 2012 #25

Non sequitur means the insertion of a sudden, absurd irrelevance. JackRiddler Jul 2012 #27

According to wiki they purchased those 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #10

Way to gloss over the controversy regarding whether the antiquities coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #11

I guess I don't see the connection between the two 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #12

Britain plans to block Greek emigres when those emigres are coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #15

Cameron launches campaign of racism against Greeks T_i_B Jul 2012 #24

I don't get it because you didn't include a sarcasm symbol. JackRiddler Jul 2012 #28

It says something T_i_B Jul 2012 #29