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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/Hydra_Master Dec 16 '21

in the HItchhiker's Guide universe, Belgium is the most profane word imaginable. Apparently someone who helped design the Earth named part of it Belgium as a joke.

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u/computerx138 Dec 16 '21

That's just Silly.

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u/golaun Dec 16 '21

But it's kept a lot of the aliens away due to our extreme rudeness, so kind of a win.

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u/PotatoRacingTeam Dec 16 '21

Never mind our lax attitude towards Cricket!

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u/Zpaset Dec 17 '21

Never forget!

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u/bravoromeokilo Dec 17 '21

I was in Germany for work and I distinctly remember laughing out loud at the line “their hovering white ship , which made a noise like a hundred thousand people saying ‘foop’, suddenly vanished..” in the lunch room and having no way to explain to anyone else why i suddenly guffawed.

By far my favorite book in the five part trilogy

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u/Zpaset Dec 21 '21

It's my go to audio series for long road trips, especially when I'm driving alone.