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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Do Eskimos Buy Refrigerators?

Eskimos use refrigerators to keep food warm and prevent freezer burn caused
by outside temperatures.

There are idioms in use in several countries that can be translated as
"selling ice to an Eskimo" or "selling a refrigerator to an Eskimo." Both
are used to describe a pointless activity -- for example, when someone is
given something that they already have plenty of. But it turns out that
selling a refrigerator to an Eskimo is not so pointless after all, because
Eskimos need refrigerators as well.

Read More: http://www.wisegeek.com/do-eskimos-buy-refrigerators.htm?m

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