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Postby Sjoerd3000 » Mon Mar 22, 2010 3:33 pm

Below are some Dutch names of Discworld characters can you work out who they are? :P

Biet Carrot
Douwe Flinx Sam Vimes
Gneisbaard (should be easy :wink: ) Detritus
Opoe Wedersmeer Granny Weatherwax
Ootje Nack Nanny Ogg
Huigen OttopediHavelock Vetinari
Wies DendarmFred Colon
Bobo Bollebos Nobby Nobbs
Magraat Knophlox Magrat Garlick
Pander Stibbond Ponder Stibons
Bibliothecaris The Librarian
Rinzwind Rincewind
Snij’k-In-Eigen-Vlees Snikkel CMOT Dibbler
Uilskuiken Jansen Bloody Stupid Johnson
De Bagage The Luggage

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Postby Doughnut Jimmy » Mon Mar 22, 2010 3:43 pm

Gneisbaard - Detritus
Opoe Werdesmeer - Granny weathertwax
Pander Stibbond - Ponder Stibons
Bibliothecaris - The Librarian
Rinzwind - Rincewind
Snijk-in-eigen-vleis Snikkel - CMOT Dibbler
De Bagage - The Luggage
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Postby Sjoerd3000 » Mon Mar 22, 2010 3:48 pm

all correct :P
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Postby ShadowNinjaCat » Mon Mar 22, 2010 3:51 pm

Ok I'll try ummm,

Gneisbaard-Detritus
Rinzwind-Rincewind
Snij’k-In-Eigen-Vlees Snikkel-CMOT Dibbler
De Bagage-The Luggage
Pander Stibbond-Ponder Stibbons
Uilskuiken Jansen-Bloody Stupid Johnson :?
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Postby Sjoerd3000 » Mon Mar 22, 2010 3:56 pm

ShadowNinjaCat wrote:Ok I'll try ummm,

Gneisbaard-Detritus
Rinzwind-Rincewind
Snij’k-In-Eigen-Vlees Snikkel-CMOT Dibbler
De Bagage-The Luggage
Pander Stibbond-Ponder Stibbons
Uilskuiken Jansen-Bloody Stupid Johnson :?


Yes correct :P Only Detritus till ponder was guessed already but Bloody Stupid Johnson is right :wink:
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Postby ShadowNinjaCat » Mon Mar 22, 2010 4:06 pm

:oops: I didn't see Doughnut Jimmy had guessed already
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Postby Tonyblack » Mon Mar 22, 2010 4:07 pm

Ootje Nack - Nanny Ogg
Magraat Knophlox - Magrat Garlick :?
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Postby Sjoerd3000 » Mon Mar 22, 2010 4:21 pm

Tonyblack wrote:Ootje Nack - Nanny Ogg
Magraat Knophlox - Magrat Garlick :?

No worries ShadowNinjaCat :P And that's correct Tony!
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Postby meerkat » Mon Mar 22, 2010 4:47 pm

Douwe Flinx = Lady Sybil?
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Postby Sjoerd3000 » Mon Mar 22, 2010 4:53 pm

nope sorry Douwe is a boy's name :wink:
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Postby meerkat » Mon Mar 22, 2010 5:20 pm

What about Douwe Egberts coffee? That has a lady on it. I thought it meant Dowager, lady etcetera :?
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Postby Cheery » Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:02 pm

is Douwe Flinx Vimes? Seem to remember something like that... Or Colon?

EDIT: Biet-Death (I'm probably wrong :lol: But worth trying)
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Postby Tonyblack » Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:12 pm

Cheery wrote:is Douwe Flinx Vimes? Seem to remember something like that... Or Colon?

EDIT: Biet-Death (I'm probably wrong :lol: But worth trying)
Nah- Death is called 'Dood' in the Dutch books. :lol:
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Postby Sjoerd3000 » Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:03 pm

meerkat wrote:What about Douwe Egberts coffee? That has a lady on it. I thought it meant Dowager, lady etcetera :?


Douwe Egberts was a Frisian guy. Dowager would be douairière in Dutch :wink:

Douwe Flinx is Vimes well done Cheery and Tony is right Death is Dood in Dutch :P
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Postby Tonyblack » Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:23 pm

Huigen Ottopedi - Lord Vetinari
Bobo Bollebos - Nobby Nobbs
Wies Dendarm - Fred Colon
Biet - Carrot.

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