Posted on February 22, 2009 by Werner Patels
Here’s a little joke I was just told in a phone conversation:
Quelle est la différence entre Carla Bruni et Blanche Neige?
Carla a seulement un nain.
C’est vrai, absolument.
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Posted on February 9, 2009 by Werner Patels
Browsing online tonight, I came across this great quote:
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.”
-Winston Churchill
As someone who has been outspoken for years (such as through my Web Columns, but also on message boards for translators discussing the nature of the profession — and art — that [...]
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Posted on February 6, 2009 by Werner Patels
Big story out of Calgary today:
The husband of a 60-year-old Calgary woman who delivered twins this week defended the couple’s use of fertility treatments, saying they didn’t want to “lose out” on the reproductive technology after unsuccessfully trying to have children for decades.
Ranjit Hayer is believed to be the oldest woman to give birth in [...]
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