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Re:Belgian farmer accidentally moves French border by HWR_14 on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @10:38PM (#27045558)
If crossing the border became sufficiently difficult, I guess they could have installed a back/side door in the kitchen.
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Re:Belgian farmer accidentally moves French border by secfirstmd on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @05:44AM (#27047965)
There are farms in Ireland on both sides of the border. Imagine kicking your GAA ball over to the other side of the garden and you switch countries. A smugglers paradise over the last 100 years.
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Re:Belgian farmer accidentally moves French border by HWR_14 on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @04:29PM (#27055312)
What's a GAA ball?
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Re:Belgian farmer accidentally moves French border by secfirstmd on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @06:51PM (#27056844)
It's a ball belonging to Irelands most popular sport. One of the native games of the country. The Gaelic Athletic Association.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaelic_Athletic_Association

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Re:Belgian farmer accidentally moves French border by Thedarkb on Thursday May 06, 2021 @12:26PM (#27065625)
I assume he means a Gaelic football. Gaelic football is governed by the Gaelic Athletic Association along with Hurling and Gaelic Handball.
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Re:Belgian farmer accidentally moves French border by baruchel on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @02:40PM (#27053938)
I think remembering something like that in Hannah Arendt's biography, but I couldn't tell more... Maybe something about leaving Germany by leaving an house through such a door in the opposite side.
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