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    Philologist Senior Member ajaxfetish's Avatar
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    Default Re: Question for German members: Heinrich Böll

    Why is it that the likes of Louis or Adrian can pun about in three or more languages, and here's me stuck at just one? It's not fair! Curse my American education!!

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    Default Re: Question for German members: Heinrich Böll

    Quote Originally Posted by ajaxfetish
    Why is it that the likes of Louis or Adrian can pun about in three or more languages, and here's me stuck at just one? It's not fair! Curse my American education!!

    Ajax
    Writing puns in three languages isn't the alpha and omega of human achievement...
    It's a hobby.
    OK, it's an obsession.
    OK, a disease...
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