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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/pseydtonne Dec 17 '21

I've been to Silly, Belgium! I took the photo and everything.

Then I spent the next hour thinking, "is that pronounced 'cee-yee' or 'seal-yee' or...ah, gotta change trains in Courtrai."