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Andres Pacheco
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English to Spanish
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Dec 7, 2003

The Economist on the new book “Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation”:

http://www.economist.co.uk/world/europe/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2269440



A panda walks into a café. He orders a sandwich, eats it, draws a gun and fires. As he is on his way out, the waiter asks him why. The panda hands h... See more
The Economist on the new book “Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation”:

http://www.economist.co.uk/world/europe/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2269440



A panda walks into a café. He orders a sandwich, eats it, draws a gun and fires. As he is on his way out, the waiter asks him why. The panda hands him a badly punctuated wildlife manual. The waiter reads, “Panda: Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves.” ▲ Collapse
 
Mondolingua
Mondolingua
Local time: 06:06
Italian to German
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Thanx! Dec 7, 2003

Thanx for letting us laugh
 


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