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Old August 24, 2010, 08:24 AM
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Lanzar la silla

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Old August 24, 2010, 08:26 AM
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I don't suppose that to throw the chair is the answer you are looking for.
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Old August 24, 2010, 09:20 AM
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I don't see any other meaning than the literall one, "to throw the chair"
I need more text.
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Maybe this adds a bit of context (as stated here: http://battellemedia.com/archives/20...at_fing_google ):
Prior to joining Google, I set up a meeting on or about November 11, 2004 with Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer to discuss my planned departure....At some point in the conversation Mr. Ballmer said: "Just tell me it's not Google." I told him it was Google.

At that point, Mr. Ballmer picked up a chair and threw it across the room hitting a table in his office. Mr. Ballmer then said:
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When I have read the topic, this story instantly appeared in front of my eyes.

OK, if to be serious, I have found this slang definition for "throwing a chair": to start a riot, a modern form for Apple of Discord (via http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=chair&defid=4044632):

7. chair
a chair is what you use to start a fight or a riot, always work
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Old August 25, 2010, 01:49 AM
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good search Homovulgaris. I didn't know that meaning.
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