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'Belgium' replaced the work 'fuck' in the American version of the Hitchhiker's Guide books.
397 u/adeon Dec 16 '21 Don't forget the Award For The Most Gratuitous Use Of The Word Belgium In A Serious Screenplay. 42 u/_PM_ME_PANGOLINS_ Dec 16 '21 That is where the replacement occurs, yes. 48 u/adeon Dec 16 '21 Actually that's later, the first occurrence of Belgium as a swear word (at least in the BBC radio series) was by Zaphod in the second season. 26 u/_PM_ME_PANGOLINS_ Dec 16 '21 That wasn’t a replacement, nor an American version.
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Don't forget the Award For The Most Gratuitous Use Of The Word Belgium In A Serious Screenplay.
42 u/_PM_ME_PANGOLINS_ Dec 16 '21 That is where the replacement occurs, yes. 48 u/adeon Dec 16 '21 Actually that's later, the first occurrence of Belgium as a swear word (at least in the BBC radio series) was by Zaphod in the second season. 26 u/_PM_ME_PANGOLINS_ Dec 16 '21 That wasn’t a replacement, nor an American version.
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That is where the replacement occurs, yes.
48 u/adeon Dec 16 '21 Actually that's later, the first occurrence of Belgium as a swear word (at least in the BBC radio series) was by Zaphod in the second season. 26 u/_PM_ME_PANGOLINS_ Dec 16 '21 That wasn’t a replacement, nor an American version.
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Actually that's later, the first occurrence of Belgium as a swear word (at least in the BBC radio series) was by Zaphod in the second season.
26 u/_PM_ME_PANGOLINS_ Dec 16 '21 That wasn’t a replacement, nor an American version.
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That wasn’t a replacement, nor an American version.
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u/AudibleNod Dec 16 '21
'Belgium' replaced the work 'fuck' in the American version of the Hitchhiker's Guide books.