Hypothetical Question: What Would Happen to Human Society if a Universal Translator was Invented?

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Riedquat wrote: Wed Apr 02, 2025 6:50 pm I've never been all that fussed about brown sauce to be honest. Don't mind it but I never buy it.
As someone who grew up in Eastern Germany in the 90s, I have a lot of issues with the brown sauce.
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As an American it just being a sauce that isn't sweet is novel.
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hammerofglass wrote: Thu Apr 03, 2025 12:51 am As an American it just being a sauce that isn't sweet is novel.
Buffalo sauce. Which reigns supreme and demands your apology.
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McAvoy wrote: Thu Apr 03, 2025 2:06 am
hammerofglass wrote: Thu Apr 03, 2025 12:51 am As an American it just being a sauce that isn't sweet is novel.
Buffalo sauce. Which reigns supreme and demands your apology.
Good point, I wasn't thinking of hot sauces at all. I give no apology to Buffalo sauce but do beg Tobasco and Scorpion peppers for their forgiveness.
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