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Re:Sabotaged by Polish orthography by magic_beans on Thursday August 03, 2017 @03:12PM (#14922774)
> Like watching someone dive from a high platform onto a cactus

This is a hilariously colorful analogy. Is it a translation of a Polish analogy, or are you just a very descriptive English speaker?

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Re:Sabotaged by Polish orthography by morsch on Thursday August 03, 2017 @05:00PM (#14923840)
Maybe the former, definitely the latter; see http://idlewords.com/2007/04/the_alameda_weehawken_burrito_t... or any of the articles on his blog.
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Re:Sabotaged by Polish orthography by idlewords on Thursday August 03, 2017 @06:33PM (#14924584)
I am just a descriptive English speaker. Thank you for the kind words!
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