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DFW

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16. My parents LOVED that spoof!
Wed May 13, 2026, 11:03 AM
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They were the only ones in the movie theater that got the joke, too. It was shown as a short preview to some film they had gone to see. At first, they were remarking to each other how close Swedish seemed to English (in fact, it is--I learned to speak Swedish years later), until they finally figured out what was going on ("Golden Escargot Films" wasn't a dead giveaway, apparently), and it was English being spoken as fake Swedish. But then they were howling with laughter in the movie theater, being shushed by the other people watching, who hadn't gotten the joke yet, and were under the impression they were seeing some kind of preview for the next Ingmar Bergman film.

By the way, this was also the inspiration for the closing scene of the TFT video "My Pillow, My Pillow, My Pillow."

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Toxic is too kind. spanone Wednesday #1
Should have been toxic before malaise Wednesday #5
True. Dangerous is more likely. A Trump tower would invite wnylib Wednesday #20
Too right! canetoad Wednesday #41
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Of course that giant phallic symbol had to be taller than every other building. tanyev Wednesday #4
The Trump name will soon be as popular as Hitler dalton99a Wednesday #6
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Good for Australia!! blubunyip Wednesday #12
I think there is one in Las Vegas and New Orleans, also. mwmisses4289 23 hrs ago #50
OK I see that blubunyip 21 hrs ago #51
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An appropriate comment ... eppur_se_muova Wednesday #14
My parents LOVED that spoof! DFW Wednesday #16
That was the most hilarious spoof of a serious film I've ever seen! Ocelot II Wednesday #28
I took Swedish in college for most of my college career DFW Wednesday #30
The trick with Swedish is its weird rhythm - makes it instantly identifiable. Ocelot II Wednesday #31
A very young catchnrelease Wednesday #35
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Uh Oh. Time for Trump to amp up the tariffs on Australia! biocube Wednesday #17
For a while, "Moscow Tower" was a planned Trump (+Putin) project that never got off the drawing board. DFW Wednesday #18
How did I miss that one??? niyad Wednesday #33
'Tis written: DFW Yesterday #47
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