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* StonePunk: Postaldistrix delivers letters and even a catalogue on engraved marble.

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* StonePunk: Postaldistrix delivers letters and even a catalogue on engraved marble. The legionaries' reports are also engraved.


* FailedAttemptAtDrama: "I am Timandahaf the conqueror chief of the Normans!" Cue Obelix giggling at the name.



** Timandahaf tells his men to dig "Norman holes" for the tent poles. "Make a Norman hole" means drinking Calvados during a meal.

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** Timandahaf tells his men to dig "Norman holes" for the tent poles.pegs. "Make a Norman hole" means drinking Calvados during a meal.


* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Obelix stops beating a Norman warrior when Oleaginus charges into him. While Obelix beats Oleaginus, the Norman asks "What about me?" Obelix hands him the hapless legionary, the Norman says [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike "Very good of you"]] and hits Oleaginus on the head.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Asterix tells Obelix that "Oysters are like nuts, you only eat the inside". Obelix replies that he eats both with the shell.
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Obelix stops beating a Norman warrior when Oleaginus charges into him. While Obelix beats Oleaginus, the Norman asks "What about me?" Obelix hands him the hapless legionary, the Norman says [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike "Very good of you"]] and hits Oleaginus on the head.

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** The national drink is apple brandy (Calvados).

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** In the original, Justforkix recommends the Olympix to Cacofonix. Olympia is a famous music hall in Paris.

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* ShoutOut: Justforkix sings [[Music/TheRollingStonesBand "The Rolling Menhirs"]].

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* StonePunk: Postaldistrix delivers letters and even a catalogue on engraved marble.

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* ToughLove: Obelix wants to make a man out of Justforkix by "thumping him". Asterix is horrified, but after a dose of Justforkix's brattiness, he wonders if Obelix didn't have the right idea.

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* CoolCar: Justforkix's Italian sports chariot.

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* MoodWhiplash: Timandahaf begins sharing the recipe for Boar in Cream Sauce with Obelix when he suddenly realizes that he is talking to someone who just beat up his warriors.


* LostInTranslation: The French original is full of references to the French province of Normandy, most of which are not translated.
** Timandahaf tells his men to dig "Norman holes" for the tent poles. "Make a Norman hole" means drinking Calvados during a meal.
** All recipes include cream sauce, a Norman specialty.
** Normans are infamous for never giving a straight answer. When the Normans sink the pirates instead of telling them the way, Baba calls it a "typical Norman answer: neither yes nor no."



* WrittenSoundEffect: In the original, Timandahaf splashing water on Justforkix is transcribes as "Plaf". And, sure enough, there is a Norman warrior with that name. "Yes?"

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* WrittenSoundEffect: In the original, Timandahaf splashing water on Justforkix is transcribes transcribed as "Plaf". And, sure enough, there is a Norman warrior with that name. "Yes?"

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* WrittenSoundEffect: In the original, Timandahaf splashing water on Justforkix is transcribes as "Plaf". And, sure enough, there is a Norman warrior with that name. "Yes?"

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** Someone saying a word ending in "-af" and a Norman saying "Yes?"


* EnemyMine: Obelix, still holding a Roman, politely offers it to the Norman he just beat up. The Norman happily accepts, and the fight continues three ways.



* FriendlyEnemy: Obelix is beating up a Norman when a Roman crashes into him. He shifts his attention to the Roman instead, leading to the Norman complaining and Obelix sharing his legionary with the Norman.

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* FriendlyEnemy: FriendlyEnemy / EnemyMine: Obelix is beating up a Norman when a Roman crashes into him. He shifts his attention to the Roman instead, leading to the Norman complaining and Obelix sharing his legionary with the Norman.

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* ScareEmStraight: Does not work with Norman kids as they know no fear.

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