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The Picard Maneuver piefed.world The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world
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TribblesBestFriend startrek.website TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website
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s piefed.world s@piefed.world
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I’ve heard in Spanish it’s “el rata alada”
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TabbsTheBat (they/them) pawb.social TabbsTheBat@pawb.social
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In lithuanian we have "žmogus-šikšnosparnis" but "betmenas" is more commonly used :3
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Klear piefed.world Klear@piefed.world
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Racoonwithbenefits lemmy.zip Racoonwithbenefits@lemmy.zip
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Klear wrote:
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Rob T Firefly lemmy.world rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world
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You know what the 1960s Joker traps 1960s Batman dangling above a giant vat of in Holland instead of ketchup? Mayonnaise!
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lime! feddit.nu lime@feddit.nu
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Racoonwithbenefits wrote:
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which, weirdly, is the swedish name for the family Vespertilionidae
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Luffy lemmy.ml Luffy879@lemmy.ml
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Racoonwithbenefits wrote:
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Or a very north German way of saying Drivers license from 50 years ago
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Sundray lemmus.org sundray@lemmus.org
Joined: 2023-12-19
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Académie Française: 😡
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Railcar8095 lemmy.world Railcar8095@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-15
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s wrote:
I’ve heard in Spanish it’s “el rata alada”

Rata con alas (wingded rat) generally means pidgeon.

Bats don't have bad connotations in Spain, and are even the symbol of Valencia.
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s piefed.world s@piefed.world
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Railcar8095 wrote:
Rata con alas (wingded rat) generally means pidgeon. Bats don't have bad connotations in Spain, and are even the symbol of Valencia.

I was referencing this scene from The Batman
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Railcar8095 lemmy.world Railcar8095@lemmy.world
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s wrote:
I was referencing this scene from The Batman

Still on my backlog :(
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Shootfast lemmy.world Shootfast@lemmy.world
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In Italian it’s “L'Uomo Pipistrello” which is fun to say
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Lovable Sidekick lemmy.world LovableSidekick@lemmy.world
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Stupid metric system.
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Widdershins lemmy.world Widdershins@lemmy.world
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Isn't German batman Fledermaus Mensch? Flying mouse man.
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Noodle07 lemmy.world Noodle07@lemmy.world
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Sundray wrote:
Académie Française: 😡

Cheh
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