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April 09, 2010, 06:54 PM
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No tiene oficio ni beneficio
Dicése de alguien que no vale para nada, es un pobre hombre.
ENGLISH??? 
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April 10, 2010, 01:07 AM
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He's........
- No good for nothing (don't ask about the double negative)  maybe "they" came up with this saying before grammar was invented 
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April 10, 2010, 02:43 AM
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I've never heard it with the double negative
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