
The old chestnut tree must have been celebrating something as it had put hundreds of candles on its branches.


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not to suck.

Many people I show to whom I’ve shown this think it is a bit salacious (in English as well as in German). But to me it means that the mayor wants me to do better than plain awful: Do not suck!
FOWC with Fandango: Imperative

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drinking is mandatory. FOWC with Fandango: Mandatory

Mistletoe varieties are called half parasites. Some are called hyper parasites (because they grown on another parasite).
These are common viscum album, white flowering mistletoe. Being an evergreen they are well suited as Christmas decorations and beloved by sexual predators. But in case of this particular poplar it might be okay to speak of a super or hyper parasitic infestation.

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