Eddie [any]@feddit.org to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 29 天前What is Squidward called in your language?feddit.orgimagemessage-square61linkfedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up174arrow-down1imageWhat is Squidward called in your language?feddit.orgEddie [any]@feddit.org to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 29 天前message-square61linkfedilinkfile-text
geteilt von: https://feddit.org/post/28290932 He is called Thaddäus Tentakel in German or Bläckvard Tentakel in Swedish.
minus-squareHumanius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·edit-229 天前His name is “Octo Tentakel” in Dutch
minus-squarerunner_g@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·29 天前but squids have 10 tentacles…
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·29 天前Squidward, despite his name and number of tentacles, is an octopus.
minus-squarebbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·29 天前Boy do I have some news for you about some of the other characters…
minus-squarebbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·29 天前 I just wanted to point out that nearly every name in that show is a copout
minus-squaresmeg@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 天前Dutch cops out a lot on adapting punny names. Part of it is that the puns don’t work, but part of it is that the Dutch are very literal with naming things. The Count on Sesame Street? Graaf Tel. Count (title) Count (action).
minus-squareLuc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·28 天前Wow. It apparently took me 32 years to notice The Count has more than one meaning o.o Thanks for making that point clear to a fellow Dutch speaker xD
His name is “Octo Tentakel” in Dutch
but squids have 10 tentacles…
2 tentacles 8 arms
Squidward, despite his name and number of tentacles, is an octopus.
That feels like a cop out 🙁
Boy do I have some news for you about some of the other characters…
I’m listening….
Plankton…Ms Puff…Larry the Lobster…
Wait who’s Larry
I just wanted to point out that nearly every name in that show is a copout
Dutch cops out a lot on adapting punny names. Part of it is that the puns don’t work, but part of it is that the Dutch are very literal with naming things.
The Count on Sesame Street? Graaf Tel. Count (title) Count (action).
Wow. It apparently took me 32 years to notice The Count has more than one meaning o.o Thanks for making that point clear to a fellow Dutch speaker xD