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Old 31st December 2023, 09:22 AM   #1
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Very nice photos.

The one photo heavily reminds me of the old " Burger King " King from the old Burger King commercials ������
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Old 31st December 2023, 10:01 AM   #2
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Old 31st December 2023, 02:09 PM   #3
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If the confused emoji represents a question about a 30-year-old North American pop culture reference here is a comical and irreverent summary of the old burger wars commercials from the 80s and early 90s https://youtu.be/_AjRR6c--Ak for those unfamiliar with the ad campaigns and their controversies.

If the confusion is over how such beautiful artifacts become the patterns for the gaudiest of US zeitgeists that is understood as well.
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If the confused emoji represents a question about a 30-year-old North American pop culture reference here is a comical and irreverent summary of the old burger wars commercials from the 80s and early 90s https://youtu.be/_AjRR6c--Ak for those unfamiliar with the ad campaigns and their controversies...
Ho ... i see; would never make it. Americanisms .
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Old 2nd January 2024, 07:49 PM   #5
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Very nice photos.

The one photo heavily reminds me of the old " Burger King " King from the old Burger King commercials ������
That's are the original coronation vestments of August the strong, elector of Saxony and king of Poland.Certainly the most expensive stuff you could buy in those times .If i remember right ,the face was made after his later death mask ......
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Old 11th January 2024, 05:41 PM   #6
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I will add photographs taken in 2019 in Dresden. I apologize for the quality, but the camera was not the best.
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Old 14th January 2024, 07:16 PM   #7
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I will add photographs taken in 2019 in Dresden. I apologize for the quality, but the camera was not the best.
Thank you for sharing!
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Old 17th January 2024, 03:41 PM   #8
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Thank you so much for the task to upload and share all such precious pictures with us !
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Old 11th January 2024, 05:45 PM   #9
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