*day 673 of learning German* 'Dick' in German means WHAT
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Grüntyers · 21d
Same in Dutch (Dik) In Turkey there are signs all over the place, “dikkat!!!” Which means warning… but in Dutch fatcat.
Adam in San Antonio · 21d
old comedy duo Laurel & Hardy were known as " Dick und Doof" which sounds completely inappropriate.
LOLGreece · 21d
It took two years for this to come up?
Rogue HCI Guy · 21d
May I introduce you to this lovely Austrian village (the history is amazing)? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugging...
Dr. Jens Foell · 6d
Fun fact: Philipp K. Dick once named a character modeled after himself “Horselover Fat”. First name was his own first name translated from Greek, last name was his own last name translated from German.
Leon Black · 21d
Which gives rise to these unfortunately named chocolate covered marshmallows.
Euan Taylor · 21d
My brothers-in-law affectionately call their dad, "Dicki"!!! Still can't get used to that one.
Saloni · 6d
*day 651 of learning German* Omg Duolingo just had a story about a grandma withdrawing all her money from the bank "because she trusted her sofa more"! Wtf. This isn't good financial advice. [*also when I said day 673 above, I meant 637]