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July 6[edit]

british loot[edit]

was the british loot better than todays indian corruption? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.162.52.41 (talk) 14:33, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What? Clarification, please? And please sign your posts by typing "~~~~". Thank you. IceUnshattered (talk) 15:20, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You rang? Presumably the OP is asking how the British Raj compares to the current state of the home-grown Indian government. This would do better posted at the Humanities desk. Clarityfiend (talk) 18:32, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

suffer fools gladly meaning?[edit]

what does the phrase doesn't suffer fools gladly mean? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.140.65.34 (talk) 17:35, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

See the Wiktionary entry suffer fools gladly. Strad (talk) 17:50, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]