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12:00 October 3rd, 2008

Care for a nice German whine?

Posted by: Robert Basler
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I need to find some peace and quiet, God! I hate this stinking diet!
It doesn’t work, I’m still not thin, the dog pooped in the house again…

complaint-2-160.jpg This choir in Germany has strung together a list of everyday gripes about everything from lousy weather and bad services to poor leaders and unfaithful husbands, and surprise, they’re a musical hit!

The group has 140 members and claims to be the biggest complaint choir in the world, with songs such as “These Pretzels are too Salty” and “These Lederhosen cut off my Circulation…” I’m just guessing at those titles, since I don’t gripe in German.

Anyhow, their success seems partly due to the fact that Germans appear to be among the world’s best complainers.

But so are Americans, which makes me wonder why we don’t have one here. This is all very frustrating. There isn’t a complaint choir in my area, and I can’t find any way to complain about it.

complaint-1-1003-360.jpgPetitioners show letters of complaint on a street outside a government office in Beijing, July 20, 2008. REUTERS/David Gray

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If Palin were to become President, that’d be the best thing that could happen to America. I don’t like Obama, Biden, or McCain. And, no, I don’t like her just because she’s a woman. There’s no way in the world I’d have voted for Hillary.

- Posted by Tylia

Matt - what country are you in? Cause if McCain/Palin do win, I want to move.
Republicans try re-writing history to make themselves look good, Bush be a good president and the USA founded as a christian nation - which are all preposterous lies.

- Posted by Bobby

Geez…

You guys need to take some chill pills, it’s just a blog.

- Posted by Celeste

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