tintin is pronounced tin tan in Japanese as tintin pronounced chin chin in Japanese means *****.
For our younger viewers tintin is a popular cartoon character
edit the word that is starred out would be called boaby in Scottish.
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08-04-2017 10:09 PM #301
Last edited by lord bunberry; 08-04-2017 at 10:12 PM.
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08-04-2017 10:15 PM #302This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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09-04-2017 12:49 AM #304This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Tintin is Belgian so doubt he really gives a duck what his name translates to in Japanese .
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10-04-2017 03:40 AM #305
Danger mouse in Gaelic is "Cunnart luchag" but the remake in that language couldn't be called that as he has the initials DM on his chest.
They randomly chose the name Donny Murdo instead.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y-5hII715_sLast edited by Pete; 10-04-2017 at 03:42 AM.
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10-04-2017 05:58 PM #306This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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15-04-2017 12:06 PM #307
Halitosis was a name invented by the makers of listerine to give a name to bad breath in order to sell their product.
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16-04-2017 12:01 PM #308
The vast majority of clocks and watches that use Roman numerals show the number 4 as IIII rather than IV.
Something to do with it being easier to cast twenty Is and four each of Vs and Xs rather than seventeen Is, five Vs and four Xs.
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19-04-2017 12:37 PM #309This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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19-04-2017 12:43 PM #310This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I was a Latin scholar, at a school that prided itself on its Classics traditions. So I was perplexed by the clocks.... "quid the ***kus est?" I think it went.
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19-04-2017 12:47 PM #311
There is more nutrients in the cardboard box packaging of cornflakes than the cornflakes themselves (or something like that)
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19-04-2017 12:53 PM #312
IIRC one of the clock faces of Register House, facing West along Princes Street, has 2 no. XIIs.
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19-04-2017 12:54 PM #313This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
In engravings you often see the letter "U" depicted as a "V" e.g. COLVMBVS.
I was told it was to make the engraver's job easier as it's difficult to engrave on a curve.
That's fair enough. But, why then is an "O" not a square?
Solved (Google is great):
https://www.quora.com/Why-was-V-once-used-as-ULast edited by snooky; 19-04-2017 at 01:02 PM.
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19-04-2017 12:59 PM #314This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The french pronounce the word for 'W' as double-V.
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19-04-2017 01:07 PM #315This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Not having that.No Eternal Reward Shall Forgive Us Now For Wasting The Dawn
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19-04-2017 01:08 PM #316This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I see that "I" & "J" were just one letter too. Hence "IVLIVS" would be "Julius"
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19-04-2017 01:19 PM #317This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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19-04-2017 01:32 PM #318This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Thankfully it didn't come from Japanese.Last edited by Peevemor; 21-04-2017 at 09:45 AM.
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19-04-2017 01:35 PM #319This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Man, am I so glad of my classical edukashun....
(unlike those who insisted on calling that 70's series "I, Clav-divs" )
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21-04-2017 09:42 AM #320This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Cogito.
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21-04-2017 09:53 AM #321This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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21-04-2017 10:13 AM #322This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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21-04-2017 12:34 PM #323
Bookies always round the odds down to the lowest common denominator (i.e. 3/1 not 6/2)... apart from 6/4 and 4/6... and I've no idea why.
The above points on V instead of U are interesting - I've noticed "Edinbvrgh" a few times before!Mon the Hibs.
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21-04-2017 12:37 PM #324This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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21-04-2017 02:10 PM #325This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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21-04-2017 02:35 PM #326This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Lazy beez.
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21-04-2017 03:59 PM #327This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I think years ago lots of prices were done like that, 100/6, 100/7 for example. I don't know why though.
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21-04-2017 04:08 PM #328This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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21-04-2017 05:29 PM #329This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteMon the Hibs.
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21-04-2017 06:53 PM #330This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I find it strange that the odds are calculated down to such small increments.
100/6 & 100/7 (as you quoted) are perfect examples.
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