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Old 10-30-2007, 05:03 PM
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Can't figure out the bloedzuiger. That, for clarity, is Dutch for leech, which is Egel in German. But why "bloedzuiger"?
Because of the sound of the word. With a largely non-Dutch audience for the game, Bloedzuiger sounds more impressive than "leech." But hey, "scum of the earth" just doesn't cut it next to the German Abschaum der Menschheit.
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