Greece; with support from the IMF and the Germans is selling off bite- size chunks of its massive contribution to western thought in a bold attempt to meet some of its debt payments.
‘There’s a lot of clever, catchy stuff on offer’ Said Chrisoph Theosopholis, Professor of Hellenic Philosophy at the University of Patmos. ‘Death may be the greatest of all human blessings – just one of the many little gems from Socrates, which have to be worth at least a fiver on the open market’
Other struggling countries in the Eurozone are expected to follow suit.
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Greece flogs off bits of philosophy to cover debts
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Chris Hitchcock
offlineMemberPosted 10 months ago # -
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offlineMemberI agree, great idea but needs more substance. It's a great way to make a Greek earn.
Try: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Greek_phrases
Maybe some phrases are more suitable for certain countries, personalities, etceg
Archimedes: "Give me somewhere to stand, and I will move the earth" was sold to JCBPosted 10 months ago #
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