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Old 01-13-2011, 06:26 AM   #10
casimendocina
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Originally Posted by Pete Zicato View Post
I don't know if it's true, but Heinlein claimed that the Chinese ideogram for trouble is the symbol for two women under one roof.
In Japanese, I believe (if my high school teacher was correct) that the character for women put together twice means gossip.
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