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19th Century European Politics

People: Boo! Boo!
Monarch: Nobility, are they booing me?
Nobility: Ah, no, they're saying "Boo-urgeoise. Booo-urgeoisie!"
Monarch: Are you saying "boo", or "boo-urgeoisie"?
People: Booo!
Liberals: *We* were saying "boo-urgeoisie".

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