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Old 12-19-2006, 10:12 AM   #200
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... and yet our introduction to the word "patty" came from McDonalds. Wait, makes sense.

I still remember the Big Mac advert from the 70s
"Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun..."

This website shows the differences between the UK and US editions of Harry Potter. For me it contains weird examples of finding out something I thought was universal is in fact simply British. Like posting here
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