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Re: A rep for real life?
Reply #9 - 02/21/12 at 11:12:39
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Andor Lilienthal reports a phrase of Havasi iirc: "I don't play bad because I feel sickly. I feel sickly because I play bad."
  
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Re: A rep for real life?
Reply #8 - 02/20/12 at 20:41:01
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Uhohspaghettio wrote on 02/20/12 at 18:58:30:
That would be an ecumenical matter.


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Reply #7 - 02/20/12 at 20:06:04
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[quote author=7C7F53310 link=1329737339/5#5 date=1329756549]The Dutch version is a little stronger: My name is hare, I don't know anything. It's from German origin:

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_von_Hase

It reminds me of Fawlty Towers: Manuel is from Barcelona, he knows nothing.[/quote]

Hmm, 'Hier steht ich und kann nicht anders' might also be a candidate, taken literally. ;)

However, one nice point of the Swedish original is that it would often be interpreted as something like "I don't want to say it, but I agree of course." and people are usually happy if they think you agree with them...
  
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Re: A rep for real life?
Reply #6 - 02/20/12 at 18:58:30
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That would be an ecumenical matter.
  
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Re: A rep for real life?
Reply #5 - 02/20/12 at 16:49:09
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The Dutch version is a little stronger: My name is hare, I don't know anything. It's from German origin:

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_von_Hase

It reminds me of Fawlty Towers: Manuel is from Barcelona, he knows nothing.
  
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Reply #4 - 02/20/12 at 16:01:54
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[quote author=734D48484149544D41240 link=1329737339/3#3 date=1329750691]"I did not have sexual relations with that woman"

Seems to work well ;)
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Yes, it's one of the most common examples in lectures on how to spot a liar. :))

If only he had known about 'I ain't saying anything, so I haven't said anything.' :)
  
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"I did not have sexual relations with that woman"

Seems to work well Wink


  
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Reply #2 - 02/20/12 at 14:33:03
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[quote author=4A767B4E6C7B6D7B6A6D71782C2F2E2E1E0 link=1329737339/1#1 date=1329746080]I try not to use the same phrases too regularly.  ;D[/quote]

Really? I got the impression that British English is littered with expressions of a similar kind, though more passive-aggressive in nature perhaps. Like: "It's my fault." etc. The Full English Breakfast on Fb had a nice list a few weeks ago. :))
  
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Reply #1 - 02/20/12 at 13:54:40
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I try not to use the same phrases too regularly.  Grin
  
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A rep for real life?
02/20/12 at 11:28:59
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I came to think of an old member of my chess club whom I never met. But allegedly his standard phrase when someone tried to get him on his side in a discussion or similar was: '[i]I ain't saying anything, so I haven't said anything.[/i]' - (Jag säger ingenting, så har jag ingenting sagt.) - a phrase that kept him out of trouble for decades! :)

Any other suggestions for lines that one should consider having in one's real life repertoire, ready for instant use?
  
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