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by Kalor
Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:02 pm
Forum: L&L Museum
Topic: Weird phrases from real languages
Replies: 323
Views: 205477

German:

Mach dich nich lächerlich
Don't be ridiculous.
by Kalor
Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:29 pm
Forum: None of the above
Topic: What are you listening to? -- Non-English Edition
Replies: 1735
Views: 436069

Pacifika - Me Caí
by Kalor
Fri May 30, 2008 7:32 pm
Forum: L&L Museum
Topic: The Correspondence Library
Replies: 568
Views: 324840

Does anybody have sound chanes of Middle Dutch > Modern Dutch?

I hope somebody has them... Thanks!
by Kalor
Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:25 am
Forum: None of the above
Topic: The Official ZBB Quote Thread
Replies: 2878
Views: 755098

Pekka wrote:After 20 minutes of guessing various consonants a contestant finally gets one right.

Host: Would you like to buy a vowel?
Contestant: Yes, both of them please.
The Ubykh Wheel of Fortune
by Kalor
Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:10 pm
Forum: L&L Museum
Topic: I wish English had a word for this!
Replies: 333
Views: 169983

I wish English had a word for the emotion you feel when someone is talking to you as if youve made a ridiculously infantile mistake (and you havent), or when theyve just shown you that you ARE stupid and keep talking to you like everything's normal, perhaps because they assume you're used to being ...
by Kalor
Sun Mar 02, 2008 5:32 pm
Forum: None of the above
Topic: The Official ZBB Quote Thread
Replies: 2878
Views: 755098

schwhatever wrote:Some restrictions apply. Not available in all dialects. To place an order call 1-800-ALLOPHONES. Call in the next five minutes and receive a FREE field study recorder!
by Kalor
Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:52 pm
Forum: L&L Museum
Topic: Weird phrases from real languages
Replies: 323
Views: 205477

TomHChappell wrote:humuhumunukunukuapua'a (reef triggerfish), "the triggerfish with a snout like a pig's", the state fish of Hawaii; also the lagoon triggerfish, related but different.
Quite a tongue twister! Hawai'ian is awesome! The fish itself looks awesome too. Saw one while snorkeling there!