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RescueBC 12/20/19 9:47:01 PM #1:	When listening to a movie or something. It's strange...like they hear the same words but don't know what they mean. Wonder if it sounds kind of like Dutch... Then I think about how weird it is that Russian, for instance, sounds incomprehensible to me but when I listen to Japanese I at least understand the phonetics and my brain at least makes an attempt at parsing out the words and sentences, even though I usually don't understand, since I've studied the language some and get the basics. Language is weird...and cool... --- If this signature appears blue, you need to consider not doing whatever it is you're doing. <cite>RescueBC posted [p:931864703] in Trying to ... [t:78270832]...</cite> <quote>When listening to a movie or something. It's strange...like they hear the same words but don't know what they mean. Wonder if it sounds kind of like Dutch... Then I think about how weird it is that Russian, for instance, sounds incomprehensible to me but when I listen to Japanese I at least understand the phonetics and my brain at least makes an attempt at parsing out the words and sentences, even though I usually don't understand, since I've studied the language some and get the basics. Language is weird...and cool... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anteaterking 12/20/19 9:48:15 PM #2:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VsmF9m_Nt8 --- http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b136/Anteaterking/scan00021.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b136/Anteaterking/scan00021.jpg <cite>Anteaterking posted [p:931864746] in Trying to ... [t:78270832]...</cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VsmF9m_Nt8 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
vigorm0rtis 12/20/19 9:49:38 PM #3:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt4Dfa4fOEY --- "Can't wait to count out your coin!" -- Bethesda, 2018 <cite>vigorm0rtis posted [p:931864792] in Trying to ... [t:78270832]...</cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt4Dfa4fOEY </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
boxington 12/20/19 9:50:15 PM #4:	I dunno how accurate this is, but I remember seeing this a while back: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt4Dfa4fOEY edit: too late --- b-bb-box <cite>boxington posted [p:931864808] in Trying to ... [t:78270832]...</cite> <quote>I dunno how accurate this is, but I remember seeing this a while back: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt4Dfa4fOEY edit: too late </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Wewillrocku 12/20/19 9:55:58 PM #5:	english is hypothetically the worst sounding language --- The american prison system is a sorry mess but giving them game consoles isn't going to solve anything. Zurriah <cite>Wewillrocku posted [p:931864993] in Trying to ... [t:78270832]...</cite> <quote>english is hypothetically the worst sounding language </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RescueBC 12/20/19 9:56:39 PM #6:	Good stuff! But...what's up with the pineapple thing? --- If this signature appears blue, you need to consider not doing whatever it is you're doing. <cite>RescueBC posted [p:931865015] in Trying to ... [t:78270832]...</cite> <quote>Good stuff! But...what's up with the pineapple thing? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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