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- ↑ Poort, David (June 22, 2011). "The legal boundaries of Dutch insults". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
- ↑ (in Dutch) PowNed : Echte Jannen Archived August 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ (in Dutch) Haagse Geluid met Bas Paternotte
