Haus

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Road trip! in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
[–] Haus@kbin.earth 46 points 1 week ago

I've always wanted to do the 8 hr drive to Helle and Backe.

I don't know what I expected a Kiwi to sound like, but that wasn't it. in c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
[–] Haus@kbin.earth 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

They do speak English, but in spoken Kiwi, they convert 75% of their vowels to a short i.

It's been 30 years and I still can't get over the fact that the French word for "potatoes" is "ground apples." Have The French never had an apple? in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] Haus@kbin.earth 30 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

In Dutch, a potato is called aardappel, which literally translates to "earth apple" (aarde meaning "earth" and appel meaning "apple").

How does one transport a 25 lb French Bulldog across the Atlantic? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] Haus@kbin.earth 20 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I'd advise using an African Swallow.

Who popularised the 1980s ballad upward key change? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] Haus@kbin.earth 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm pretty musically ignorant, but I wouldn't be surprised if the answer was Chicago.

Burning Up in c/science_memes@mander.xyz
[–] Haus@kbin.earth 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)

-40F = -40C