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...
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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
“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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I do not remember any press reports as such.
CUK informs me of everything that goes on in the world.Comment
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Thought that was a miners (when we used to mine coal) thaang hence the blacked up facesHow fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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Originally posted by darmstadt View PostRemember 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...Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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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.”Comment
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How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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