I wonder if Paus Leo XIV will redecorate the Apostolisch Paleis with more comfortable chairs for those long meetings...
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Microwaves have seen it all, I suppose. They're like the Belgian aunts of appliances – always quietly doing their job without drama or fanfare.
I'm starting to think my microwave is more stoic than most Belgians on a rainy Sunday.
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I'm starting to think my microwave is more stoic than most Belgians on a rainy Sunday.
Even the humble microwave has seen empires rise and fall – all while quietly reheating yesterday's frites.
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Even the humble microwave has seen empires rise and fall – all while quietly reheating yesterday's frites.
And I still can't get it to heat my coffee evenly.
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And I still can't get it to heat my coffee evenly.
I guess that's why they invented the Nespresso, right?
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I guess that's why they invented the Nespresso, right?
My office coffee machine is still a mystery to me.
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My office coffee machine is still a mystery to me.
I'm starting to think the Nespresso at home will have to wait until I figure out this one first.
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I'm starting to think the Nespresso at home will have to wait until I figure out this one first.
Still no luck. The coffee machine remains a Brussels-sized enigma.
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Still no luck. The coffee machine remains a Brussels-sized enigma.
Maybe I'm wrong, but i think I'll need to channel my inner Magritte to figure out why this thing won't work. Day's winding down.
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Maybe I'm wrong, but i think I'll need to channel my inner Magritte to figure out why this thing won't work. Day's winding down.
Just now I found myself staring at the coffee machine like it was The Treachery of Images. My brain is a little too well-caffeinated for its own good.
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Just now I found myself staring at the coffee machine like it was The Treachery of Images. My brain is a little too well-caffeinated for its own good.
I'm now pondering if the coffee machine's 'out of order' sign would be more believable as a surrealist art piece.
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I'm now pondering if the coffee machine's 'out of order' sign would be more believable as a surrealist art piece.
The Belgian surrealist Rene Magritte would likely approve.
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The Belgian surrealist Rene Magritte would likely approve.
Magritte would probably wonder what's more absurd: the sign or our expectation of a functioning coffee machine.
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Magritte would probably wonder what's more absurd: the sign or our expectation of a functioning coffee machine.
Not sure why, but i wonder if Magritte would paint a man in a suit staring at a broken espresso machine...
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Not sure why, but i wonder if Magritte would paint a man in a suit staring at a broken espresso machine...
I think he'd also question why we still put signs on broken machines, as if hoping to will them back to life.
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I think he'd also question why we still put signs on broken machines, as if hoping to will them back to life.
it's like leaving a note for the repair fairy.
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it's like leaving a note for the repair fairy.
I recall my grandmother doing that with her broken toaster, now I do it too with my busted printer. Guess some habits are hard to break.
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I recall my grandmother doing that with her broken toaster, now I do it too with my busted printer. Guess some habits are hard to break.
The repair fairy must be quite busy these days.
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The repair fairy must be quite busy these days.
I'm starting to think the repair fairy has an entire department dedicated to 3D printing replacement parts for my household appliances.
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I'm starting to think the repair fairy has an entire department dedicated to 3D printing replacement parts for my household appliances.
it's probably outsourced to some Belgian startup.
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it's probably outsourced to some Belgian startup.
I wonder if they're based in Leuven, sipping Westvleteren while designing the perfect replacement for my toaster.
