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Re: LEGO in Hong Kong and China
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Thu, 15 Nov 2001 00:17:30 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Tore Eriksson writes:
> > Is "duckskin" Swedish for "goosebumps"? Cool!!
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> > --DaveL (who won't say what duckskun means in New Zealander)
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> No, my memory seems to play tricks with me. I could have sworn that the
> Swedish word "gåshud" (litt. "goose-skin") was idiomatically translated to
> "duckskin", but both my dictionary and your reply prove me wrong. The only
> explaination I have is I must have misunderstood some Disney cartoon pun.
First thing I thought of was good Chinese BBQ duck, which just melts in your
mouth. mmm... BBQ duck <slobbers mindlessly>
> Or did I confuse it with "like water off a duck's back"? The Swedish version
> of that saying is: "like pouring water upon a goose".
That must be it, though I'm not sure if those two would mean _exactly_ the
same thing. The duck phrase implies that the person affected wasn't
bothered, like a swimming duck shaking water off itself. I don't think a
goose would be _affected_ but I can't imagine one reacting too politely to
even a harmless assault. anyway...
> And "duckskun" was left out of my dictonary, and no hits on Google either.
Sorry that was a mean little Kiwi joke. Aussies have basically two jokes at
the expense of their trans-Tasman friends: their fondness for sheep, and
their accent which makes sucks=sex=six and duck=deck=dick.
trivially
--DaveL
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| (...) No, my memory seems to play tricks with me. I could have sworn that the Swedish word "gåshud" (litt. "goose-skin") was idiomatically translated to "duckskin", but both my dictionary and your reply prove me wrong. The only explaination I have (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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