Day archive for December 29th, 2004

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Blonde virgins

Posted: December 29th 2004 21:17. Last modified: December 29th 2004 21:22

… and the roots of Spanish Christmas.


Categories: God, the angels and the orders of the faithful

Show(yourwallet)time

Posted: December 29th 2004 19:23. Last modified: December 29th 2004 19:52

If another 20 North African criminals were to suddenly appear on Escudellers at this moment, and if they were able to sing and dance, then they could put on my favourite pantomime.


Categories: Splog

¡Sieg woof!

Posted: December 29th 2004 19:02. Last modified: December 29th 2004 19:19

José Antonio and José María on hairdressing and the Nazi peril.


Categories: Splog

Busking/crossroads

Posted: December 29th 2004 19:00. Last modified: December 29th 2004 10:08

“Respectable types were the tightest of all”


Categories: Splog

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Barcelona

  • March 16 1758 

    Fernando III of Barcelona, VI of Castile, establishes a board of commerce to encourage the same, and a commercial tribunal to resolve disputes. He reëstablishes the right of imperiage [I think this must be some kind of feudal arrangement governing property and revenue sharing ...

Josep Pla, Palafrugell (1918-9)

  • 16 de març de 1918 El senyor Balaguer, escrivent del Jutjat municipal, sol prendre cafè amb el meu pare. És un senyor molt simpĂ tic. Sempre que em troba, em diu: –Vine al Jutjat! FarĂ s prĂ ctica de la carrera, llegirĂ s papers, veurĂ s coses que t’interessaran… –Deuen obrir molt aviat… –que jo [...]

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