# Jeez, I leave the country for 3 weeks, and . . .

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeez-i-leave-the-country-for-3-weeks-and/594845>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 1, 2011, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeez-i-leave-the-country-for-3-weeks-and/594845 "2011-09-01T15:03:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeez-i-leave-the-country-for-3-weeks-and/594845/21 "2011-09-04T03:21:16Z")

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> [@Teacake](#):
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> So anything that happened in late 2006 or 2007, I may have missed.

Well, there was that whole invasion thing, but then whatsisface was found in a bathroom stall with an 18-year-old, and events moved on.

> [@appleciders](#):
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> “Schwarzenegger” is not an easy word for those who know English as a second language.

Especially since it’s German. 😃

> [@guizot](#):
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> OJ Simpson…

I was traveling across British Columbia that week, and had just gotten to my aunt’s house. We turned on the news; BCTV was full of the car chase, and we were all scratching our heads. "Who is this guy, and _why is it so important?!!"_

> [@guizot](#):
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> In the Colombian press there’d been maybe one news article about it, at the time of the murder. That was about it.

Sensible.

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