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"why do you know that" i am curious about the world around me

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romanticizing your life is such a powerful tool and it’s a shame that it’s mostly used by people on tiktok to justify the purchase of expensive breakfast smoothies when there are few better ways to force oneself through unpleasant shit than imagining a cinematic backstory for your extremely quotidian suffering

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ohh, the episode is not done yet!

A couple scenes later, Carolyn tries to comfort Apollo while Kirk watches them

Orginal version:

Carolyn to Apollo: Apollo please, you know so much of love.

Kirk silently watches

German version:

Carolyn to Apollo: You are called the radiant one. Spread the light of your goodness, for you are beautiful!

Kirk: Mhmm, a matter of taste ...

one again german dub just added in dialogue that wasn´t even there to begin with and made it kinda fruity

Oh, glorious (fruity) german dub of star trek

Another example from the Episode "Who Mourns the Adonais" (Season 2, Ep. 4)

Once again, the german dub just has more subtext!

Original version

(Scene where Kirk and the Crew first meet the Apollo-Guy in person)

Apollo to Kirk: I said you will worship me!

Kirk to Apollo: And you´ve got a lot to learn!

German version (translated back into english by me):

Apollo to Kirk: I said you will worship me!

Kirk to Apollo: You are not quite my type ...

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Oh, glorious (fruity) german dub of star trek

Another example from the Episode "Who Mourns the Adonais" (Season 2, Ep. 4)

Once again, the german dub just has more subtext!

Original version

(Scene where Kirk and the Crew first meet the Apollo-Guy in person)

Apollo to Kirk: I said you will worship me!

Kirk to Apollo: And you´ve got a lot to learn!

German version (translated back into english by me):

Apollo to Kirk: I said you will worship me!

Kirk to Apollo: You are not quite my type ...

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Here comes an example:

Episode "Who Mourns the Adonais" (Season 2, Ep. 4)

The scene at the beginng of the episode where Bones and Kirk are talking about Scotty being flirty with Lt. Carolyn Palamas:

The original dialogue:

Bones: "Lt., you look a bit tired this morning."

Lt. Carolyn Palamas: "Well, I was up all night working on these reports, Sir."

Scotty: "Well in that case there is nothing like a wee bit of coffee to get you back in shape, join me Carolyn?"

Carolyn: "Allright, Scotty! Just let me give this to Mister Spock."

Kirk: "Bones. Could you get that exited over a cup of coffee?"

Bones: "Well, even from here I can tell his pulse rate´s up."

Scotty: (to Kirk and Bones)"Gentlemen!" (to Carolyn) "Come along, my dear."

(It looks like Uhura is talking to Carolyn, but there is nothing to be heard)

Bones: "I´m not sure I like that, Jim."

Kirk: "Why, Bones? Scotty is a good man."

Bones: "And he thinks he is the right man for her, but I´m not sure she thinks he´s the right man. On the other hand, she is a woman - all woman."

Kirk: "MMhmm."

Bones: "One day she´ll find the right man, off she´ll go, out of the service."

Kirk: "MMhmm. I like to think of it not so much as losing an officer as gaining ---"

Scotty (to Carolyn): "Come along."

Kirk: "Actually, I´m losing a officer"

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Now for the german version (translated into english again by me for you):

Bones: "Lt., you look a bit overly tired."

Lt. Carolyn Palamas: "Well, I was up all night working on this report, Sir."

Scotty: "I am going to make you (actually Scotty is using the more formal adress "Sie" in german) make nice strong coffee and soon you´ll be in shape again, agreed Carolyn?"

Carolyn: "Nice of you, Scotty! I´ll just quickly give this to Mister Spock."

Scotty (offscreen): "I´ll even make you a filtered one."

Kirk: "Bones. Can you rememeber him ever making you a filtered one?"

Bones: "I don´t even know if he can filter. His hands will be shaking from nervousness."

Scotty: (to Kirk and Bones) "I don´t think this is fair!" (to Carolyn) "So, let us go"

(In the german version there is actually dialogue between Uhura and Carolyn.

Uhura: "Carolyn"

Carolyn: "Yes, what´s up?"

Uhura: "I´ve got a few papers for you (dialogue fades out))

Bones: "I can´t imagine him landing by her (idk, slang for like "having a shot at her" or something)."

Kirk: "Why not? Scotty is a great guy."

Bones: "Well yes, no one doubts that. But you never know if the pretty child is cut out for the great guy. Obviously I mean this very privately. You already know. Otherwise she is class/great. Professionally she has a lot of skill and otherwise she is also a great fit for us (presumably meaning the Enterprise and its crew)."

Kirk: "MMhmm. And I always thought Scotty is just in love with his Sol-drive."

Scotty (to Carolyn): "So, Come along."

Kirk: "And suddenly he starts to filter."

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Why the emphasis on all the filtered coffee? But also, if you ask me, better comedic timing in the german dub! And a bit less sexist honestly! Also, the english scene doesn´t pass the Bechdel-test, the german dub does ...

watching star trek tos in german is the funniest shit, because they really just rewrote the whole dialogue in some parts... and the german version has a whole different meaning.

Like, you watch the original and the german version back to back and compare and sometimes there is not even a faint similarity in the topic they are talking about

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watching star trek tos in german is the funniest shit, because they really just rewrote the whole dialogue in some parts... and the german version has a whole different meaning.

Like, you watch the original and the german version back to back and compare and sometimes there is not even a faint similarity in the topic they are talking about

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lollll dude have you seriously not realized that all things are delicately interconnected yet? at your age?

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Complaining and getting like. Recreationally mad is so valid and fun i hate it when people dont get that

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comfy bed. take me home. to the place. where i belong. pillow blanky. sleeping soundly. take me home. comfy bed

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life actually gets better when you leave the house consistently btw like im serious

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everyone has to do housework, and there is something to be said about learning to enjoy it. in the olden times, women would sing and share stories while working. now, we can listen to music, sing, dance, listen to podcasts, call friends to keep us company. it is something that has do be done anyway, and it is worth learning how to take joy in it, find peace and satisfaction in it. it will always be just an annoying, endless chore if we will go into it with that mentality, trying to get it over with as fast as possible, but it doesnt have to be. housework, and especially the preparation of food, is a part of living and ought to be done with some sense of peace and love and patience in the heart, even though it is meticulous.

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What was your obscure chatroom/forum that you used before social media? Don’t say Gaia Online or Club Penguin. I’m talking obscure.

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i’m just a guy. More or less

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I have realized that the perfect form of media must have a delicate balance between absolutely heart wrenching pure emotional devastation and the most ridiculous nonsense you have ever seen in your whole life

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