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In the rough, a symbol is a sign that stands for something… Before a noise, etc., may become a symbol, something must exist for the symbol to symbolize. Alfred Korzybski (1879-1950) Politics

These authors were born on the 3rd of February:
Kenneth Anger (3 February 1927-)
Paul Auster (3 February 1947-)
Walter Bagehot (3 February 1826-24 March 1877)
Elizabeth Blackwell (3 February 1821-31 May 1910)
Terry Bradshaw (3 February 1969-)
Victor Buono (3 February 1938-)
Robert Cecil (3 February 1830-22 August 1903)
Michael Cimino (3 February 1939-)
Blythe Danner (3 February 1943-)
Vlade Divac (3 February 1968-)
Elisa Donovan (3 February 1974-)
Carl Theodor Dreyer (3 February 1889-)
Linda Eder (3 February 1961-)
Morgan Fairchild (3 February 1950-)
Isla Fisher (3 February 1976-)
Horace Greeley (3 February 1811-29 November 1872)
Mike Horner (3 February 1955-)
Nathan Lane (3 February 1956-)
Billy Meier (3 February 1937-)
James A. Michener (3 February 1907-)
Rick Reilly (3 February 1958-)
Frederick W. Robertson (3 February 1816-)
Paul Sarbanes (3 February 1933-)
Gertrude Stein (3 February 1874-27 July 1946)
Fran Tarkenton (3 February 1940-)
Simone Weil (3 February 1909-24 August 1943)

These authors died on the 3rd of February:
John Cassavetes (December 9th 1929-3 February 1989)
George Crabbe (December 24th 1754-3 February 1832)
Buddy Holly (September 7th 1936-3 February 1959)
Harold L. Ickes (March 15th 1874-3 February 1952)
Woodrow T. Wilson (December 28th 1856-3 February 1924)

Idag firar vi Disa Hjördis!

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Here you'll find proverbs in Swedish, Danish and Norwegian and a little happiness without soft-ice - in a collection that has been ongoing since the year 1990. It has been printed on paper four times, in the shape of the book "Språkets Kryddor". This book is now really sold out, and it won't be printed again.

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We apologize for all the misleading facts that are in this collection. However hard we try, there's no possibility on earth that we can guarantee the accuracy of the information here.

Enjoy, and have a noise day! / Pex Tufvesson

This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.

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