HerbalGamer comments on My cousin asked my sister if that's my cats Koda and Lilly she found on the cover of a book (top left). Today I received these two copies in the mail directly from the publisher. Such a nice gesture.

My cousin asked my sister if that's my cats Koda and Lilly she found on the cover of a book (top left). Today I received these two copies in the mail directly from the publisher. Such a nice gesture. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago by slevinkelevra@sh.itjust.works to c/cat@lemmy.world

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High res pic I took six years ago:

The card reads: Warmest greetings from the DuMont publishing house. Have fun reading it!

The cover reads: Help, my cat is broken! 200 cats going beyond their limits

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[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Don't you think that just comes directly from the german word? Like how I've found 'no problemo' to work in pretty much any language I didn't speak.

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[–] HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social 4 points 1 month ago

Oh yes definitely. I'm not a linguist (just a fan), but I'd assume the English "kaput" was what happened as German immigrants naturalized in English-speaking countries.

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