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by Franklan
Sat Jun 28, 2025 10:27 am
Forum: Spending less money
Topic: Attractive discounts
Replies: 29
Views: 32291

Re: Attractive discounts

As every year around "beginning of the school year", Rossmann has very good offers for stationery supplies . Note that the start of the sale depends on your Bundesland: Rossmann.jpg Here is the link to the brochure . There are some really good offers to top up your stocks. Be aware that sm...
by Franklan
Fri Jun 27, 2025 9:45 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What made you smile today? :)
Replies: 192
Views: 112188

Re: What made you smile today? :)

Turntable roundabout in Monheim am Rhein:

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And here is the the link to google maps showing the satellite view.

It's halfway between Köln and Düsseldorf.
by Franklan
Fri Jun 27, 2025 8:27 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: German word of the day
Replies: 95
Views: 109928

Re: German word of the day

dstanners wrote: Fri Jun 27, 2025 11:39 am "Hauserdung"
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Just sayin'...
by Franklan
Sun Jun 22, 2025 11:58 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What Made You Laugh Today
Replies: 687
Views: 387861

Re: What Made You Laugh Today



Today's news from the streets of York.mp4
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by Franklan
Sun Jun 22, 2025 11:58 am
Forum: Live events
Topic: Bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities
Replies: 10
Views: 241

Re: Bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities

If this doesn't get him impeached, nothing will. wikipedia on the phrase "Wag the dog" Quote from that: "It has been used multiple times for former President Donald Trump. First, in April 2017 when he conducted airstrikes against Syria during an investigation of Russian interference ...
by Franklan
Sun Jun 22, 2025 9:08 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What Made You Laugh Today
Replies: 687
Views: 387861

Re: What Made You Laugh Today



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by Franklan
Sat Jun 21, 2025 8:47 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What's up in the Middle
Replies: 39
Views: 17510

Re: What's up in the Middle

So, Nicksachsen, have you learnt Sorbian? Isn't that your neck of the woods? The language you are refering to is spoken by less than 10.000 people in Germany. It is even less common than Rhaeto-Romance in Switzerland. Just saying. I mean, it is a little bit like asking a guy from Houston if he spea...
by Franklan
Sat Jun 21, 2025 12:22 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What's up in the Middle
Replies: 39
Views: 17510

Re: What's up in the Middle

NickSachsen wrote: Fri Jun 20, 2025 4:35 pm I live in Herrnhut close to the Polish border, so beyond even Dresden!
Welcome to the show!
by Franklan
Fri Jun 20, 2025 9:29 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What Made You Laugh Today
Replies: 687
Views: 387861

Re: What Made You Laugh Today

Finally revealed: The Dinosaurs died of skin cancer!

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by Franklan
Thu Jun 19, 2025 2:44 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Customs/DHL charge of $10 on $20 book from the USA
Replies: 5
Views: 158

Re: Customs charge on $20 book from the USA

The "Einfuhrabgabe" is what you have to pay to customs.
The "Auslagepauschale" of 7,50€ is the fee that DHL charges for handling this for you. And those 1,24€ are the 19% MwSt on those 7,5€ that you have to pay, too.
by Franklan
Wed Jun 18, 2025 2:15 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What Made You Laugh Today
Replies: 687
Views: 387861

Re: What Made You Laugh Today

Spanking brought to the next level...
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by Franklan
Tue Jun 17, 2025 8:41 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What made you smile today? :)
Replies: 192
Views: 112188

Re: What made you smile today? :)

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by Franklan
Tue Jun 17, 2025 8:32 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What Made You Laugh Today
Replies: 687
Views: 387861

Re: What Made You Laugh Today

One of the hardest drum covers in the world - Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles...



by Franklan
Mon Jun 16, 2025 11:48 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: German word of the day
Replies: 95
Views: 109928

Re: German word of the day

So gut wie

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by Franklan
Mon Jun 16, 2025 10:09 pm
Forum: Live events
Topic: No Kings (in the USA)
Replies: 16
Views: 380

Re: No Kings (in the USA)

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It's kind of weird that there are two Russian flags in this statement...
by Franklan
Mon Jun 16, 2025 7:57 pm
Forum: Live events
Topic: No Kings (in the USA)
Replies: 16
Views: 380

Re: No Kings (in the USA)

Sannerl wrote: Thu Jun 12, 2025 9:32 pm From 4 pm to 6 pm here in Germany.
In Munich: https://www.democratsabroad.org/1e2f3/ ... st_tyranny
Can somebody report how many people actually were there on Saturday?
by Franklan
Mon Jun 16, 2025 7:55 pm
Forum: Taxes & finance
Topic: Not EU Citizen with 5y residence permit, pension from home, working in Germany
Replies: 2
Views: 98

Re: Not EU Citizen with 5y residence permit, pension from home, working in Germany

My father in Law comes from an extra EU country. In his country he is retired and get around 500 euro/month of pension in local currency. Q: Have you sorted out the health insurance situation yet? After a certain age and never having contributed into public health insurance, German health insurance...
by Franklan
Mon Jun 16, 2025 1:31 pm
Forum: Live events
Topic: No Kings (in the USA)
Replies: 16
Views: 380

Re: No Kings (in the USA)

Just in comparision...



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by Franklan
Sun Jun 15, 2025 2:02 pm
Forum: Live events
Topic: No Kings (in the USA)
Replies: 16
Views: 380

Re: No Kings (in the USA)

Looks like there's another party in town...
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