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You CANNOT convince me batman's ass be paying his fucking taxes

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Literally, yes. But "(person's) ass" isn't a thing in German and "(verb) tut" is considered dialect / slang. In standard German you would say:

Sie können mich NICHT (davon) überzeugen dass Batman seine verfickten Steuern bezahlt

You CANNOT convince me batman's ass be paying his fucking taxes

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banjo15

Sie können mich NICHT überzeugen dass Fledermausmanns Arsch seine verfickten Steuern bezahlen tut

You CANNOT convince me batman's ass be paying his fucking taxes

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wirklichwirklichwirklichversuchend

leute sind so "mir ist langweilig" während es backpulver und essig im küchenschrank hat. mach einen vulkan diggi

people will be like "i'm bored" meanwhile there's baking soda and vinegar in the cupboard. make a volcano dude

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2024 Reads in Review Asks

Faves of the year

Flops of the year

DNF With Prejudice: Book(s) you didn't finish on purpose

DNF With Regrets: Book(s) you didn't finish but want to get back to

Crowd Pleaser: Book you would recommend to almost anyone

Dead Dove Do Not Eat: Book you would recommend to a select audience with a mountain of caveats

Wasted Potential: Great premise and/or characters but fell down on execution

Blorbo Of The Year: Perhaps not your favorite of the year, but contains The Character

Compels Me Though: Okay, maybe not all of it made sense, but you had a great time anyway

Sleeper Hit: Not a book that you have to force into people's hands, but well-executed

Favorite non-fiction of the year

Favorite series of the year

Favorite standalone of the year

Most anticipated—did it live up to the hype?

Biggest disappointment?

Biggest surprise?

New author (either to you, or with a recent debut) you're hoping to read more of?

Favorite recent release you read this year

Favorite old(er) book you read this year

Did you re-read any books? Were they what you expected?

Best recommendation from a friend

Best book you found in the wild

Free space--talk about any book you read in 2024 not otherwise covered

Do you have any goals for your reading in 2025?

What's on the top of your list for 2025?

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milfsisyphus

(tief in meiner kohlemine) hä. vielleicht machen kanarienvögel das einfach.

(deep in my coal mine) huh. maybe canaries just do that.

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lxrenzaccio

Die Deutschen waren wirklich einer Sache auf der Spur als sie das Wort Feierabend erfunden haben

Germans were really onto something when they invented the word Feierabend

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Ohrwurm des Tages: Madsen feat. Lisa Who - So cool bist du nicht

Lyrics:

Ich stolper' über meinen Schatten,

I stumble over my shadow

Laufe gegen offene Türen.

Walk against open doors

Schlafe nachts mit wachen Augen,

Sleep with open eyes at night

Hör’ nicht auf dich zu verlieren.

Don’t stop losing you

Waren wir vielleicht zu feige,

Were we perhaps too cowardly

Oder war es echt vorbei?

Or was it really over?

Jeder flieht auf seine Weise,

Everyone flees in their way

Doch so einfach kann’s nicht sein.

But it can’t be that easy

Du machst deine Pläne so als gäb’ es mich nicht.

You make your plans as if I didn’t exist

Du versteckst deine Tränen hinter’m abgeklärten Blick.

You hide your tears behind your detached gaze

Doch ich kann es sehen in deinem Gesicht.

But I can see it in your face

So cool bist du nicht, so gut kenn' ich dich.

You’re not that cool, I know you that well

So cool bist du nicht.

You’re not that cool

Ich weiche deinen Blicken aus,

I avoid your gazes

Dann schaue ich dir hinterher.

Then I look at you (behind your back)

Sammel' all die Spuren auf,

Collect all of the clues

Fühlst du wirklich gar nichts mehr?

Do you really feel nothing anymore?

Ich hör' dich sagen, kühl und leise

I hear you say cool and quietly

"Mit uns ist es eh vorbei"

“It’s over with us anyway”

Jeder flieht auf seine Weise,

Everyone flees in their way

Doch so einfach kann’s nicht sein.

But it can’t be that easy 

Du machst deine Pläne so als gäb’ es mich nicht.

You make your plans as if I didn’t exist

Du versteckst deine Tränen hinter’m abgeklärten Blick.

You hide your tears behind your detached gaze

Doch ich kann es sehen in deinem Gesicht.

But I can see it in your face

So cool bist du nicht, so gut kenn' ich dich.

You’re not that cool, I know you that well

So cool bist du nicht.

You’re not that cool

Mach dir nichts vor,

Don’t fool yourself

Ich kenne dich.

I know you 

So cool bist du nicht.

You’re not that cool 

Ich kann dich nicht halten, doch ich lass dich nicht los.

I can’t hold you, but I don’t let you go

Ich weiß du musst gehen,

I know you have to go

Doch meine Angst ist viel zu groß.

But my fear is way too big

Ich kann dich noch sehen,

I can still see you

In deinem Gesicht.

In your face

So cool bist du nicht,

You’re not that cool

So gut kenne ich dich.

I know you that well

So cool bist du nicht,

You’re not that cool

So gut kenne ich dich.

I know you that well 

So cool bist du nicht,

You’re not that cool

Mach dir nichts vor,

Don’t fool yourself

Ich kenne dich.

I know you 

So cool bist du nicht.

You’re not that cool

So cool bist du nicht.

You’re not that cool

So cool bist du nicht.

You’re not that cool

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christian-lindner-offiziell

Es ist so vorbei

It's so over

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Okay, the first batch is under the cut. I will get to the rest of your suggestions some time in the future, inshallah.*

(*This is a figure of speech. I'm not religious.)

“Der Himmel kennt keine Günstlinge” by Erich Maria Remarque

Haven’t read it, but I guess my hot take is that “character has a terminal disease and wants to live their life to the fullest before they die” isn’t a genre I enjoy.

“Abby Lynn - Verbannt ans Ende der Welt” by Rainer Maria Schröder

Haven’t read it, the plot sounds fine, no hot takes.

“Die Verwandlung” by Franz Kafka

I read it partially but it bored me so I didn’t finish it. I get why it’s a classic, and its themes are still applicable today, but I’ll leave this one for other people to discuss.

“Im Westen nichts Neues” by Erich Maria Remarque

Haven’t read it, but I hear it’s a powerful book.

“Der goldne Topf” by E. T. A. Hoffmann

Haven’t read it, but I have questions. What happened to the other men trapped in the bottles????? Do they just leave them there? WTF. 

“Tschick” by Wolfgang Herrndorf

Haven’t read it, it’s probably fine. 

“Die unendliche Geschichte” by Michael Ende

Haven’t read it. Hot take: I feel like this trope of a fantasy world that’s completely separate from our human world but can only be saved by human intervention is worth examining. At first glance it strikes me as a colonial idea repackaged as a power fantasy for children. But I already have my degree, so. If you’re studying literature, feel free to use this as a prompt for a paper.

Reblog this with a German book you read and if I read it I'll give you my hot take on it

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Glad you asked!

See here:

(Source)

Hey guys. Hey when did that happen

why are you all following a supermarket.

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https://www.tumblr.com/translatingpoststogerman/786247553621671936?source=share

Musikfragespiel

Nummer zwo und Nummer zwanzig

2. A song that features an element

20. A song you'd put on a playlist for the person who sent you this ask

This is a tough one because I don't know your preferences. So you get this song I had randomly in my head:

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tschernobylwels09

*lässt die pferde auf dich los*

*releases the horses on you*

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Music ask game

A song you liked as a child

A song that features an element (earth/fire/water/air)

A song you’d choose to introduce someone to your favorite genre

A song you’d put on a playlist for a character you love

A song you think most of your followers won’t have heard before

A song that makes you think of a family member

A song you know every word to

A song from a soundtrack

A song in a language you don’t speak

A song that makes you feel relaxed

A song that makes you dance

A song from the 90s

A song by a performer you’ve seen live

A song you love to sing along to

A song you’d play for a toddler

A song that makes you think of an old (or current) crush

A cover song

A song you’d play to set the mood on a date

A song that makes you emotional

A song you’d put on a playlist for the person who sent you this ask

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aldi-offiziell-australien

Hey kerle. Hey wann ist das passiert

warum folgt ihr alle einem supermarkt.

Hey guys. Hey when did that happen

why are you all following a supermarket.

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My favorite characters in "Buddenbrooks" are Christian ("Ich muss jetzt nach Hause" - though that might be a movie quote, I'm not sure it's verbatim from the book) and Hanno ("Ich dachte, es käme nichts mehr").

Also, I am aware I said I was going to give my hot takes on books you all suggested, but I got more suggestions than anticipated and haven't worked my way through all of them yet.

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Thomas Mann wäre stolz auf dich.

(Wer "Buddenbrooks" nicht gelesen hat, hier ein beispielhaftes Zitat:

"Und die kleine Antonie, achtjährig und zartgebaut, in einem Kleidchen aus ganz leichter changierender Seide, den hübschen Blondkopf ein wenig vom Gesichte des Großvaters abgewandt, blickte aus ihren graublauen Augen angestrengt nachdenkend und ohne etwas zu sehen ins Zimmer hinein, wiederholte noch einmal: "Was ist das", sprach darauf langsam: "Ich glaube, daß mich Gott", fügte, während ihr Gesicht sich aufklärte, rasch hinzu: "– geschaffen hat samt allen Kreaturen", war plötzlich auf glatte Bahn geraten und schnurrte nun, glückstrahlend und unaufhaltsam, den ganzen Artikel daher, getreu nach dem Katechismus, wie er soeben, anno 1835, unter Genehmigung eines hohen und wohlweisen Senates, neu revidiert herausgegeben war.")

sometimes one sentence counts as writing