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Somehow seemed appropriate... at least to me.

by Magnifico on Mon Nov 10th, 2008 at 03:48:09 AM EST
What does the tobacconist actually say in Hungarian that causes the tourist to hit him?

- Jake

640 kiloton should be enough for anybody

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Mon Nov 10th, 2008 at 05:10:29 AM EST
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by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Mon Nov 10th, 2008 at 05:53:26 AM EST
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Hi, I'm Hungarian native speaker. That sentence means nothing in Hungarian, it's a simple flummery.
by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Mon Nov 10th, 2008 at 05:55:22 AM EST
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But, to my ears, it sounds Slovakian. In fact whom you quote continued:

But it is very interesting, that the word "stravenka" has a real meaning in Slovak language, it means something like "meal ticket" (used in schools).


*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
by DoDo on Wed Nov 12th, 2008 at 05:07:17 PM EST
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