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Merkel scorns 'discussion orgies' as German shops reopen
reuters.com ^ | April 20, 2020 | Reuters

Posted on 04/20/2020 6:45:19 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her frustration in a party meeting on Monday that moves to edge Germany out of lockdown had led to “discussion orgies” in some regions that risked higher rates of coronavirus infection, German media reported.

Some German retailers began reopening on Monday, along with car and bicycle dealers, and bookstores, under an agreement Merkel reached with state leaders last Wednesday.

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TOPICS: Germany
KEYWORDS: merkel

1 posted on 04/20/2020 6:45:19 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Had to read that headline twice...

With regards to my first (misreading) of it, I guarantee that Angela Merkel in *any* state of undress could instantly stop *any* orgy dead in its tracks.

Think of the farmer throwing a bucket of ice water on a pair of dogs stuck together for the level of “GAH!” at the thought. :P


2 posted on 04/20/2020 6:47:55 AM PDT by Kriggerel ("All great truths are hard and bitter, but lies... are sweeter than wild honey" (Ragnar Redbeard))
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Damn...”Merkel” and “orgies” in the same sentence gives me a severe case of the willies.


3 posted on 04/20/2020 6:48:10 AM PDT by House Atreides (It is not a HOAX but it IS A PRETEXT)
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To: House Atreides

That’s just a really scary nightmare.


4 posted on 04/20/2020 6:50:19 AM PDT by hawkaw
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5 posted on 04/20/2020 6:50:35 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: House Atreides

More like gives your *willy* a severe case of the willies. :P

/sorry, couldn’t resist. :P


6 posted on 04/20/2020 6:51:13 AM PDT by Kriggerel ("All great truths are hard and bitter, but lies... are sweeter than wild honey" (Ragnar Redbeard))
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Was there anything to a yesterday article that Germany was suing China for damages because of the Wuhan Virus?? or was it a satire piece??


7 posted on 04/20/2020 6:53:07 AM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said theoal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: Vaquero

You just had to do it, didn’t you?


8 posted on 04/20/2020 6:53:48 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

What did nancy and angela discuss on their secret phone call?


9 posted on 04/20/2020 6:54:32 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies)
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To: elpadre

That was a tabloid estimation of what China should owe Germany.


10 posted on 04/20/2020 6:54:53 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Angela Merkel uses science background in coronavirus explainer
11 posted on 04/20/2020 7:02:45 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

The translation from German to English must be off. I hope.


12 posted on 04/20/2020 7:06:55 AM PDT by Flick Lives (A liberal is someone who worries that somewhere, someone is enjoying life.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

What did she expect?
“Kaffeeklatsch” Is German for “afternoon coffee orgy“.


13 posted on 04/20/2020 7:28:43 AM PDT by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.")
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To: VanShuyten

Actually, it’s more like a gossip meeting over coffee....usually reserved for older German women with no lives, or older German guys hanging around the pub at 9 PM.


14 posted on 04/20/2020 7:40:43 AM PDT by pepsionice
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