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>Chao ling takes power
>247 million perish
European history be like
>Count Baron Kaiser Werner Pfeldlinger Fingerlickner von Hoeltschweinergmachtner marries half sister Znigwieczrina Nowloczynlieczwowzcrczsky of Globsnogcezrecnoyarskglograd, triggering a war between King Juan Jose Maria Rigoberto Aguascacas de Santo Domingo de los Diabetico and Pierre Richelesaux pretard je logriouxoueuraxeux, establishng the Grand Duchy of Neue Ooksteinberg, a tax haven with a population of 16.
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"Hasta Manana Monsieur
Were the only words that I knew for sure
Hasta Manana Monsieur
I'm gonna do it now
C'est la vie, c'est la mort, say no more, no no more"
Sparks, "Hasta Manana Monsieur"

Ai ai smai sesler, eni els so co uil peso, ai
In de col mein seivuan prisencolinensinainciusol, oll rait
Adriano Celentano, "Prisencolinensinainciusol"

Ach du lieber Volkswagen car
Sauerbraten weinerschnitzel
Und vunderbar

Zuko: Well, I'm not gonna let you! I challenge you to an Agni Kai!
Zhao: Don't you mean a duel?
Zuko: No, an Agni Kai!
Zhao: What's the difference?
Zuko: Agni Kai sounds Asian...ish?
Zhao: I'm gonna kill you slowly.

"If he found out that the clergy were just reverends and, because they had more money than education, had been ordained without following a proper course, then you'd think he was St. Thomas Aquinas. He would talk in Latin for two hours. Of course it wasn't Latin but it did sound like it."
Lazarillo de Tormes

Hana Mana Ganda
Hana Mana Ganda
We translate for you
Hana meas what Mana means
And Ganda means that too
Peter Pan, What Makes the Red Man Red

oui monsieur bonjour coquette,
uh huh croissante vous a ver,
maurice chevalier effeil tower,
oh oui maria bagette bon soir,
Bob And Tom, YEAH TOAST

Denza faradenza, la boca de la coca
Grande love-a and ribala villa vida loca
Gusto rico Dante, pereto presto power
Karma denza pura kawa konnichiwa-wa
Little Big, "Faradenza"

"My dad is a very proud Greek man. If it sounded Greek, he thought it was Greek. I could be like 'Hey Dad, could you pass me that pack of matches over there?' and he'd be like [Greek accent] 'Pakamatchis? Stavros Pakamatchis? I know that guy!' [normal voice] 'Dad, what the hell are you talking about?' [Greek accent] 'Stavros Pakamatchis! He is from my village in Greece! We come here together to Canada! Stavros Pakamatchis, you know him!'"
— Comedian Angelo Tsarouchas

"I speak Spanish! Hagarabaflagoablaoglalfblablah!"
The Drummer, The Eric Andre Show

Elaine: You speak Burmese?
J. Peterman: No, Elaine. That was gibberish.

"Ah, si. Si. Grathias, mademoiselle. Grathias. Enchanté."
Sid Carter, Carry On Matron

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