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199: Reverse Gift of the Magi

Reconcilable Differences

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The Insects Mouth Parts

D-moond-verc-zuga is how you describe the mouth parts of insects in Germany, maybe they have a different word for insect mouth parts. Maybe it's the same word for mandibles. In Sweden, Freon or F-R-E-O-N means to wrinkle your forehead and we are neutral so I believe Americans have twisted this word. This is a person with an Italian handle saying there's a bunch of different ways in German to talk about frown. And they all talk about wrinkles or folds in the forehead. So, no mouth parts involved.

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