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A little place in Austria

The newspaper article below is even funnier than the sign!

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Are the residents called Fuckers?
And what about the Fucking neighbourhood? 
What are the mothers called?
What would you be learning at the Fucking High School ?
Where is the Fucking Post Office?
Does the Fucking Hospital help you with anything else? 
And the Fucking drivers!
Is fishing allowed in the Fucking Lake ? 
We had a wonderful time at Fucking. 
We stayed in a Fucking chalet!
Does anyone care about Fucking? 

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I didn’t believe this was true .. So did an Internet search. It’s TRUE!!! Here’s more pictures and info ..
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Now, this one is really good! The sign says ‘Bitte! Nicht so schnell’, which in English translates to ‘Please! Not so fast!
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More titbits, and it gets even funnier! …. Pronounced ‘fooking’. The little hamlet of Fucking is named after the man who founded the village in the 6th century. His name? Focko.

NOW YOU CAN FORWARD THIS TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS WHO KNOW NOTHING
ABOUT THE FUCKING TOWN.

Are they getting it…

The French government has approved a draft law that would raise the retirement age from 60 to 62.

The Third Man

image The most comprehensive non-paywall account of The Third Man is in the Guardian.

And an alternative view from David Blunkett.

And now Balls.