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I just found out that Greece recalculated its GDP by adding in illegal activities such as prostitution and money laundering. This recalculation resulted in an upward revision of 25%.
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“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
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hmmm... I'm sending a link to this thread to a certain French leader. Not a bad idea. -
Greeks are very creative when it comes to statistics, so that they can fit in the Euro-criteria."I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
"I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
"I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- DisComment
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You really ought to cite your source. (Edit: Another site said prostitution wasn't legal.) Not sure about other activities; don't know how current this source is:
The cake is NOT a lie. It's so delicious and moist.
The Weighted Companion Cube is cheating on you, that slut.Comment
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This is in no way provoked by that retired Greek posting about US president?
BTW I miss the glory days of arguing with paiktis about how many TV sets does Greece have exactly
He used to claim more than one thousand.Comment
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“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of ManComment
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You kidding? They reinvented the field singlehandedlyOriginally posted by Spiffor
Greeks are very creative when it comes to statistics,
Having 1 million Albanians in a 10 million country and claiming to still be 99% Greek...Comment
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Well they count Macedonians as being Greek so it must be a liberal standard.Originally posted by Japher
depends how you define GreekI make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
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I was
thinking of a different definition
“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of ManComment
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But seriously
25% of their GDP comes from underground activities?!?!?!“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of ManComment
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Re: But seriously
Why not? There are plenty of countries where official activities makes for only a small minority of the GDP.Originally posted by pchang
25% of their GDP comes from underground activities?!?!?!"I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
"I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
"I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- DisComment
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ParaguayI need a foot massageComment
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I would expect that in places like
Afghanistan or the Philippines, but Greece? Really?“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of ManComment
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