[ SECRET POST #2677 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2677 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[The Scribbler]


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[bioshock infinite: burial at sea]


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[True Detective]


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[fire emblem/super smash bros]


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[World of Warcraft]


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12. [SPOILERS for Hannibal]



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13. [SPOILERS for Bioshock: Infinite]



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14. [SPOILERS for Game of Thrones]



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15. [WARNING for rape/abuse I'm assuming? Ramsay/Theon stuff]
http://i.imgur.com/Xo0GSkI.png



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16. [WARNING for mental illness/hospitals]



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17. [WARNING for depression]



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18. [WARNING for eating disorders]



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19. [WARNING for rape]

[Game of Thrones]








Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 00 pages, 000 secrets from Secret Submission Post #382.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

No one mentions Israel because we are all terrified of Mossad murdering us in our sleep or abducting us and making us the next Prisoner X.

The reason no one brings up the US, UK, Australia, etc is that they are English speaking nations and are primary markets. The reason it isn't China or Russia is that China and Russia are the primary non-English language markets. Germany gets it because it isn't a primary market in either English or sub/dub print, and of course the costuming of the Third Reich and Kaiser's Era is exquisite so you are always risking a near certain academy award for costume design regardless of anything else. Plus German always sounds so aggressive, even if you are saying you like puppies and rainbows it sounds like ordering a death squad on someone.

[(Anonymous)]

I actually like the sound of German. Done by a native speaker, I don't find it any scarier than any other language. It's not as melodic as some, no, but that's not saying much. I tend to find the Galic languages more imposing. Maori, too.

[(Anonymous)]

Oh Maori is just flat out terrifying. I don't even think they have words for anything other than "we wish to bathe in your blood and feed your entrails to our toddlers".

[(Anonymous)]

'Kia Ora' technically means 'for life', I think, but when they scream it in the All Black's haka I want to hide.

The expression on Piri's face when he lead them in their haka at the 2011 World Cup was the really terrifying part. You half expected his head to start spinning or a chest-popper to show up. It made it really hard to remember he's one of the shortest on the team.

[(Anonymous)]

Kia ora means "be well", but the words in the haka are "ka ora", which can be interpreted a number of ways, including "it is life" and "I live". You should be scared, though -- it's a war chant, and the immediately preceding line is "ka mate", which is "it is death" or "I die". It's not really fair to take a war chant and assume that therefore the whole language is violent-sounding, though. Check out "Pokarekare ana", for example (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITee3lUKYmc), which is a love song, or the news at Te Kaea (http://www.maoritelevision.com/tv/shows/te-kaea) for some alternatives.

[alexi_lupin]

I think Maori and German just sound harsh because we usually hear the language being shouted. When it's just a normal conversation I don't think they sound aggressive. Maori for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3wjVWAp3bY

[inkdust]

Native German is beautiful. Honestly, any foreign language sounds harsh when it's shouted.

[(Anonymous)]

Heck, English can be terrifying when shouted. German isn't all that far off of our pronunciation either. There's just this perception that German things are scary. People like the brothers Grimm don't help with that.

[(Anonymous)]

German just sounds to me like you're speaking with sandpaper in your throat.

[(Anonymous)]

You need to hear a Hessian accent then. Alle Hese sind Vabräscha denn se glaue Aschebäscha...

[(Anonymous)]

I don't know what you said, but if you touch Poland or Belgium I will take it as a declaration of war. Also, was that an order to kill some group? I think it was.

[(Anonymous)]

Hessian is (IMO) the softest German accent. The text means "All Hessians are hardened criminals because they steal ashtrays," and - if you hear a German say it in both versions - showcases the differences between high and Hessian German pretty well. It is, in fact, so soft that it's almost impossible to sound imposing when speaking Hessian.

Swabian also generally seems to sound pleasant to foreign ears AFAIK. Check out some German accents. :)

[(Anonymous)]

You should have heard the old lady living next door when she got into a screeching match with someone, then. Mean old Hessian women can sound really terrifying while still speaking Hessian.

[(Anonymous)]

Are Mossad agents the new ninjas?

[(Anonymous)]

According to CBS, yes.

[(Anonymous)]

Really? Are there more CBS shows using Mossad than just NCIS?

I'm not being sarcastic, in case it sounded that way. I'm just curious. I do know NCIS was doing the Mossad = ninja thing for quite a while until Cote de Pablo left, but I wasn't aware that other shows were also.

[(Anonymous)]

CBS has shows other than NCIS? You wouldn't know it from their channel promos.