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A 10-pack of cigarettes box in Spain = €60. (Marlboro). Each pack is €6. I think my mom smokes the most expensive.

Come on Jamal! Never give up; you can do it! :strong:

Good job, Tom! You are an excellent example of self-control!

Why don't we have an impact on things? I really think we do.

Jesus! I didn't realise that. I never imagined incense sticks could be so harmful. I have always thought of it as a relaxed item. Since you speak abou...

OK -- White cotton and magnolia home fragrances are the best. Its aroma leaves a sweet taste in the ambience. I like incense too, but I heard from som...

:up: :up: Nice phrase! I was only 11 years old when you wrote it. I'm glad you shared it here years later. Now, I can understand more English than whe...

Is the quote yours, Pieter?

Cold weather is back! :starstruck: https://i.postimg.cc/43vHRscC/Screenshot-20250924-065113-Weather.jpg Fall started last Monday at 20:57 exactly. Thi...

Interesting. I always learn something different. The Shoutbox and the English language are very elastic.

Ah, gotcha. Thanks, uncle Hanover. Cornish Hen and corny beer. Good combo!

Oh, I forgot to post what I took for breakfast today. It has been a while since the last time I posted something related to breakfast, actually. Well,...

Try to grab the link on the website shared by @"praxis". Upload the image there, and you will see multiple options. The third option, starting from be...

:scream: @"BC" -- look at what Clarky said about your example.

:cool: :victory: "knocked it out of the park." -- I like this idiom. It is awesome.

I am pretty bad at making decisions, particularly if something important is dependent upon me. However, since you kindly asked me, I would go with "di...

:up: :up: I also thought that "different than" makes more sense in comparisons. As a result, I came to the following conclusion: I would use "differen...

Thanks. I didn't know there was a disagreement. I think I use "different from" more than "different than", but I am not really sure now.

No. They are just distant cousins.

Exactly. The main issue is that you mates use many different words to refer to a single vegetable. English is such a beautiful language, but sometimes...

If you do not quote or press the reply button, it is very hard to follow who you are replying to.

I am jealous. You received an email from a doctor. My inbox is basically full of power bills.

Thanks! Buenas tardes, señor. :cool:

Does anyone know what that number means? https://i.postimg.cc/7Lx56sDb/temp-Imageod3h-Nx.avif

Yes, that's how public houses looked under Franco's regime. They look like they were printed because they are flat and similar to each other. I was ra...

I'm revisiting this thread because I recently visited San Cristóbal (Madrid). It is deteriorated, but the chimneys are what impressed me the most. The...

Yeah. Chickens can grow outdoors, but only in small groups. A friend of mine has around 5 or 6 (less than ten) chickens on his farm, but they are lot ...

LMAO. Cracked me up when I read it. :lol: https://youtu.be/6TvVpc6iVo4?feature=shared

I think not. Even zombies (bodies who only follow stimuli without reasoning) would avoid a brain, or the body altogether, if the victim lacks a dietar...

I care about bananas and antioxidants although they do not pair well with each other, but you know that food – sometimes – is fussy.

True. But I guess they would want to devour me anyway.

Well, it turns out that antioxidants are currently a trending topic here. I just checked on the Internet which are the aliments with more antioxidants...

https://i.postimg.cc/DzKNpgQp/Stephen-Graham-Mickey-De-Hara-crop.png

What if I want to make people think otherwise? :smirk: I want to speak like him :starstruck: : https://i.postimg.cc/nrcB0Tzz/images.jpg

By the way, I think I am using "perhaps" more than I used to. I like that adverb; it seems friendly to me. The translation of 'perhaps' in Spanish is ...

Perhaps Fred doesn't know about the economical status of the folks, and he plays the "Fredrest" because he enjoys it.

Good point, Clarky. I thought something similar: The girl seemed polite, and she felt self-conscious about wanting to eat the peaches in front of the ...

Wow!

Are you sure? Perhaps it's an optical illusion, but it appears to be hanging from the wall rather than stuck.

This painting is beautiful, sincere, delicate, pleasant and with hints of melancholy. Girl with Peaches by Valentin Serov. https://i.postimg.cc/yY9ZTz...

It is younger. It was written between 1979 and 1981. Neither do I. I do not have a big problem with his list nor the way he framed it. He was free to ...

I thought the same. :sweat: It seems that has an old Coke machine that he (probably) stole from a random restaurant or gas station.

I think we are interpreting Calvino's essay differently. It is not a problem since literature is open to interpretation and criticism. For this reason...

Tom, I guess I found the solution: why not write a list of classics of each country? :smile:

That is what I think, yes. At least it is more accurate than call them "Classics" I also like that definition. In my edition it is located in the 2nd ...

This is true. Sorry for my mistake. Edit: I just corrected it.

I thought the same. I believe he didn't add that since it would be too evident given that he is Italian. However, he made sure to mention his fellow (...

I agree. :up: True. But I believe that Calvino was more influenced by his personal taste than culture and history. This is why I dislike his bias towa...

Exactly. Perhaps, Calvino did a mix between the collective and the oxymoron. I fully agree with him when he stated the Odyssey as the first-ever class...

¡Amigo! I missed seeing you around (in The Shoutbox). How have you been? Thanks for congratulate me. :cool: What could I do without The Shoutbox?