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Best headline so far in the Reuters faked-photo flap: Reuters frappe encore.

My French isn’t very good, but I think it means “Reuters strikes again.” I really don’t care very much. I just love the word “frappe.”

From now on, I’m officially referring to this whole business as the “Reuters frappe.”

Until we all get bored of it and move on, that is. In 5 … 4 … 3 …

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  1. Frappe is a coffee… you might have known that… I am not sure how pervasive the word is. Originates in greek, it is just a frothed up iced coffee - by some nationalistic mandate the coffee must be nescafe.

    I am drinking one now!

    Bob Jones

    Monday, June 2nd, 2008, 8:06 am


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