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slim pickings = ψιχία, ψίχουλα

nickel

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Πάλι τον έριξαν στη δεύτερη θέση τον Γκέιτς:

The youngest son of parents whose families emigrated from Lebanon, Carlos Slim is now the richest man in the world beating out Microsoft founder Bill Gates for that prestigious top spot. Forbes says there are 1,011 billionaires in the world controlling vast segments of the economy.

The magazine estimates Slim’s fortune to be $53.5 billion, most of which was made with his telecommunications business after Mexico privatized the industry in 1990. Slim is also invested in road building, and energy.

http://www.bestsyndication.com/?q=20100312_carlos_slim_mexican_richest_man_in_world.htm

Α ναι. Slim pickings = ψιχία, ψίχουλα.
slim/lean/meagre pickings = very little money: Companies are put off investing in poor areas because of the slim pickings to be had.
 

daeman

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Ένα ψιχίο άχρηστης πληροφορίας για το slim pickings:
Απ' αυτή τη φράση πήρε το όνομά του ο παλιός αμερικανός ηθοποιός Slim Pickens:
He was an excellent rider from age 4 and quit school to join the rodeo at 12. He was told that working in the rodeo would be "slim pickings" (very little money), giving him his name, but he did well and eventually became a well-known rodeo clown — one of the most dangerous jobs in live entertainment.
Με χαρακτηριστικούς ρόλους σε πολλές γνωστές ταινίες, με αποκορύφωμα το Dr Strangelove, απ' όπου και η φωτογραφία του καβάλα στην ατομική βόμβα:
 

nickel

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Ορίστε κι ένα οικολογικό καρτούν (του είδους «Μη σφάζεις την κότα που γεννά τα χρυσά αβγά»):

 
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