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»Den Schnee, auf dem wir alle talwärts fahr'n, kennt heute jedes Kind«
(The snow we all slide down the valley on is known to every child.)
Falco, Der Kommisar
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Noooo! What do I tell these 9 ladies that showed up at my doorstep?
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The President in The Songs of Distant Earth didn’t wan the job, so he was qualified in the HHGG sense, but i wouldn’t have trusted him with the Ring.
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A non-LOTR character who could resist the One Ring?
The ruler of the universe from HHGG (Restaurant at the End of the Universe), pretty much by definition.
»(A)nyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.«
So you find somebody else.
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That was close. Objects dropped by eagles are no joke.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeschyl...
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»Cinderella - Which Version«
How about the ČSSR/GDR version? Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella?
Apparently there are not one but two English versions out
there.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_W...
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Huh. #TIL that the herb called #estragon in French (and German) isn’t called that in English. (It’s #tarragon.)
That leaves Vladimir’s buddy. You do have the »waiting and nothing happens« thing down.
#WaitingForGodot
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Oh, and the American version of the English Cadogan (vs. Welsh Cadwgan [kaˈduːɡan]) pronunciation has the vowel that people tell you doesn’t exist: A stressed schwa: [kəˈdəɡən].
Also: Forvo.
de.forvo.com/search/Cadog...
de.forvo.com/search/Cadwg...
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Now you have me pronouncing »cardigan« like Cadogan, with the stress in the middle. /kɑˈdɪɡən/ like /kəˈdʌɡən/.