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[-] VisualBuilder4@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago

Oh. I didn’t know this was a thing. In my mother tongue (German) it is like a normal expression.

[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Nachts sind alle Katzen grau

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nachts_sind_alle_Katzen_grau

Apparently it was originally adapted from Don Quixote

[-] all-knight-party@kbin.run 1 points 4 months ago

I'm sure it is, it's just because my first experience with it was through that letter, so now it's ruined for me.

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