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Laissez les bons temps rouler 

French for "Let the good times roll." It's a common expression in Louisiana (not in France), though it's almost always spelled incorrectly. This is the one and only correct spelling of the expression, in either Cajun French or Parisian French. Sadly, even reputable institutions like the Audubon Zoo and the New Orleans Ironman 70.3 use variations of incorrect phonetic spellings they find online.
Free beer and live music? Laissez les bons temps rouler!

laissez faire 

Vacations in Europe can lead to a Laissez Faire attitude back home.
laissez faire by citypaintNbody April 8, 2011

Laissez les bon temps roulez 

Laissez les bons temps rouler!" is a Cajun expression meaning "Let the good times roll!" It strongly conveys the "joie de vivre" ("joy of living") attitude that pervades south Louisiana. It is mostly associated with New Orleans. (THE BEST CITY IN THE WORLD!)
I'm going to New Orleans for Mardi Gras so I can Laissez les bon temps roulez!

laissez-faire 

An economy or market with no regulation or restrictions on how the said market operates, thus allowing the most efficient allocation of a resources in an economy. The laissez-faire or 'market system' is the unplanned capitalist economic system. The extreme opposite is N.Korea, Cuba, China etc.
The 'passive' approach, or that of non-intervention to Macroeconomic management (as stated by harry flashman) is just one feature of the laissez-faire or market system.
laissez-faire by Diego December 7, 2003

laissez faire 

it is the policy of non-interference. it is generally used by countries while dealing with each other.
india agreed to sign the agreement if laissez faire will be provided in terms of democratic issues
laissez faire by simple..... April 14, 2009

laissez-faire 

Laissez-faire for now.
laissez-faire by adrienne honeyman August 20, 2003
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Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
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Plate of Brown 

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Wanna go to meal hall & grab a plate of brown?
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Larpenomics

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