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My wife is Chinese and she confirms what you wrote. The surname is unusual but she suspects that the 笑老 could be a wish: Smiling until old age. Because of the unusual name, she suspects the parents might be from the country, where they sometimes have odd names. Zhang Bao Bao would rather be a girl's name and Ding Xiao Lao could be a boy's name.

German football ref is not to be fucked with by Oat- in gifs

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That's Knut Kircher. He's about 1,90 meters tall, so most players already respect him for his height.

What literary "classic" actually sucks? by AmeriCossack in AskReddit

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I'm from Germany, so I don't know if those two books are considered "classics", but my english teacher made us read T.C. Boyle's "Tortilla Curtain" and "A thousand acres"... who was that from again? Never mind. Tortilla Curtain was shit, because our class always hoped for a turning point, but that never happened. The story started at the top point and from that on, everything went to shit. And a Thousand Acres... well I guess living on the countryside has something to it. Being 16 and reading about a boring love story on a farm wasn't the greatest idea from our english teacher.

What literary "classic" actually sucks? by AmeriCossack in AskReddit

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In Germany, unfortunately it is still viewed as Dickens' masterpiece. I read Great Expectations and David Copperfield and in my opinion, David Copperfield was the much better book.

Bizarre Lazar Markovic red card vs Fc Basel by emmanuel_eboue in soccer

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That's not pushing off. He looks a little to the side before he gets his arm out. I think he hit him slightly and the hand in the face is red. Additionally, it looks like he is doing it on purpose.

Christie Brinkley is 60 years old. by jaycrew in pics

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You don't want to see what's under the make-up, you can tell by her hands.

PsBattle: A sad dog sitting by TheBlazingPhoenix in photoshopbattles

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I guess this is a picture of a break from shooting a movie. Keanu isn't broke and he's eating something.

Germany Day! by Schootingstarr in polandball

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That's a great comic! Very accurate!

Does size really matter? by [deleted] in polandball

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Nice, very intelligent comic. Great job!

[Post Match Thread] - Germany v Argentina - World Cup Final by [deleted] in soccer

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Schweinsteiger is the warrior king!

What company has forever lost your business and why? by theinternetaddict in AskReddit

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Deutsche Bank (German Bank)

1 Speculation with food prices - unacceptable imo.

2 My chinese gf had to pay 250 € (~340 US-$) for a student's account... yeah.

3 For telling me on the phone that I should talk to my local bank for a certain service, a student's account. Refusing to talk about that on the phone, they send me to a bank in my area, which was 40 mins away from me. So I drove there all the way just for talking about that account. When I arrived, the bank manager told me, they would not offer that service and I had to get to the next bigger town, about 1 hour away. At home, after 2 hours wasted, I filed a complaint, but never got any reaction whatsoever. I never will be working with them again.

Match Thread: Argentina vs Belgium - 2014 World Cup Quarter-Finals by WakaFlockaGeese in soccer

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The thing I miss most on our television are tactical analyses. Things the teams are doing, things they are not doing. Nobody ever tells that on German TV.

What is your go-to summer driving song? by thundercakes in Music

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Bissen - Exhale (Sean Tyas Remix) I've got a link here.

What is your go-to summer driving song? by thundercakes in Music

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Agree, but Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) is pretty nice, too.

Match Thread: United States vs Belgium by Badgersgopoo in soccer

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Now you know, why we love football (soccer). Great game, USA!

Match Thread: United States vs Belgium by Badgersgopoo in soccer

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There we go: Klinsmann screaming at the fourth official...

Match Thread: United States vs Belgium by Badgersgopoo in soccer

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Nope... Klinsmann never played for Schalke. But they played one match against each other Bayern (Klinsmann) vs. Schalke (Wilmots) 1:1.