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Re:Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in UK English by mcv on Thursday June 08, 2023 @06:04AM (#36239459)
Sometimes it turns out great, though. Wasn't there a scene with an award for "best use of the word 'fuck'" that was changed to "best use of the word 'Belgium'"? That was an improvement.
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Re:Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in UK English by modernerd on Thursday June 08, 2023 @07:28AM (#36240098)
Yes! It was the “Rory Award” from Life, the Universe and Everything:

https://hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/Rory_Award

Definitely funnier as “Belgium”.

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