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Thursday, 18 February 2010

Acknowledging their new masters

The Dutch town of Gouda pays the Jizya to a load of Moroccan "youths" to avoid "trouble".

What's the Dutch word for spineless?

3 comments:

  1. And that is called "Paying the Danegeld" and you learn it again and again. That once you start paying the Danegeld, You'll never get rid of the Dane.
    Gangs of youths mugging people etc? The local Politzei bang a few heads together, the survivors learn not to break the law.
    Simples!

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  2. "Spineless" in Dutch is ongewervelden

    Michel De Ruyter must be dancing twist in his grave.

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