lost in translation
Despite not being able to read German, I was still on the lookout for Cartography/Topography-related books. I saw this particular title that looked rather promising at the time... it said "Internationale Kartoffelküche" on the spine, and it seemed reasonable to expect that anything starting with Karto- might be the german equivalent for the cartography-related terms.
Unfortunately, that was when I learnt that Kartoffel meant potato."WHAT? ITS A BOOK ABOUT INTERNATIONAL POTATO DISHES?? NOT AN INTERNATIONAL MAP BOOK???"
"Die dümmsten Bauern haben die dicksten Kartoffeln."
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