Word: burosauri
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...with so many other of Italian society's "baroque" characteristics, it was imported by Italy's hated Spanish Habsburg rulers, and then adopted and glorified by the natives. Nowadays most Italians consider the archvillains to be the bureaucrats themselves. They have come to be known as i burosauri, a name derived from dinosauri, and they "work" from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., but many arrive late and then stay late in order to get overtime. More than 250,000 veterans of World War II and their families are still waiting to start collecting pensions. At the present rate...
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