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Zwarte Piet, Sinterklaas and other traditions with blacked up faces

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    Zwarte Piet, Sinterklaas and other traditions with blacked up faces

    Remember at Christmas time the British press had a field day with European countries and their traditions of a man with a blacked up face, well laugh on the other side of yours, split tongue journalists...
    Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.

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    Nice find.
    Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

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      #3
      I do not remember any press reports as such.

      CUK informs me of everything that goes on in the world.

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        #4
        Thought that was a miners (when we used to mine coal) thaang hence the blacked up faces
        How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think

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          #5
          Originally posted by darmstadt View Post
          Remember at Christmas time the British press had a field day with European countries and their traditions of a man with a blacked up face, well laugh on the other side of yours, split tongue journalists...
          still the sad little expat sniping away at your country of origin I see
          Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyone

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            #6
            Apparently their leather (?) badges go down well with UKIP voters:

            Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.

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              #7
              Not to be confused with...


              How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think

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