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Changing the name was BS. Same with Calcutta.
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15Bombay66.67%10Mumbai33.33%5DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts. -
I blame the English for getting it wrong in the first place.
Mumbai? Bombay it is!
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The British made the place. They could have called it whatever they damn well please. Mumbai sounds too much like mumble. It's bad.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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Bombay sounds cooler than Mumbai, but doesn't Calcutta still have its original name?If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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Bombay
Mumbai
Calcutta
Kolkata
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It's Kolkota now. And Madras is Chennai now. Christ. Why throw away a perfectly good brand name for some Klingon version?Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View PostDISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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It's Mumbai if you're not racist.
Bombay
Mumbai
Calcutta
Kolkata
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You're only saying that because the previous names were British.Comment
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That's only 66% of the reason.Comment
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Euros, going places, ****ing them up, and calling it "discovery" and "bringing civilization". If you jackwagons had stayed put, we'd have nice peoples like the Comanche instead of having putting up with Texans.Originally posted by Colon™ View Post
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Apparently 'British' isn't a race. Who knew?You're only saying that because the previous names were British.Scouse Git (2) La Fayette Adam Smith Solomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
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Better question:
Hollandia vs Jayapura
Batavia vs JakartaScouse Git (2) La Fayette Adam Smith Solomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
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'I propose that 100,000 degenerate Britons should be forcibly sterilized and others put in labour camps to halt the decline of the British race.' - Winston ChurchillOriginally posted by Ben Kenobi
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Who cares?
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This.Originally posted by Tuberski View Post[ATTACH=CONFIG]174399[/ATTACH]
Who cares?
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