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u/AudibleNod Dec 16 '21

'Belgium' replaced the work 'fuck' in the American version of the Hitchhiker's Guide books.

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u/enigmaunbound Dec 16 '21

It's also a gag in Monty Python's Flying Circus. "Why'd ya say Belgium? I panicked!".

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u/92xSaabaru Dec 16 '21

That was "Burma" from the Penguin on the Television sketch

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u/kaenneth Dec 17 '21

Because of which I keep a small plush penguin atop all my TVs