Last Kiss by John Lustig for December 10, 2010

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    gimmickgenius  almost 14 years ago

    “Trixie von Tramp.” (Short for Dominatrixie.)

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    cleokaya  almost 14 years ago

    My wife knows that I am not lost and gives directions like a Little General.

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    John Lustig (Last Kiss) creator almost 14 years ago

    I always take directions. I’m just not good at following them. I once ended up in Scotland…by accident.

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    hlagallah  almost 14 years ago

    Hopefully leading to your bedroom

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    Plods with ...™  almost 14 years ago

    Take direction. She’ll appreciate it.

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    davidf42  almost 14 years ago

    John Lustig - Could you please help me with something? I enjoy your comic, and even go to BarkBase dot de to read it in German. But sometimes (like usually) the translation eludes me. Could you provide a translation somewhere? It’s an outstanding language teaching tool.

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    davidf42  almost 14 years ago

    I think I got today’s though -

    “Don’t overreact, kid. I snub all your friends, except the ones I know.”

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    LAFan  almost 14 years ago

    Good line…I’ll file it away for future use!

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    cdward  almost 14 years ago

    davidf42 that’s pretty close. She says “Don’t exaggerate. I don’t dislike all your friends. Just the ones I’ve met.”

    If you want a cheat, sometimes at the bottom of the cartoon you’ll see “Originalfassung.” That’s the original English version. Just click on that, and you’ll have it. Of course, sometimes it’s not there, but usually it allows you to check your Deutschkenntnisse

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    John Lustig (Last Kiss) creator almost 14 years ago

    @JohnnyDiego

    Actually, I boarded a train in Wales thinking I was going to Blackpool, England and found I was on an express train to Edinburgh, Scotland.

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    John Lustig (Last Kiss) creator almost 14 years ago

    davidf42 ,

    I’m glad you’re enjoying the German version so much!

    cdward said what I was going to say perfectly. Below most of the comics, there is a link to my original version of the comic–which is in English, of course.

    That said, it’s always good to keep in mind that I’ve given the translators a very free hand in the German version. Some jokes don’t work in another language or need to be tweaked.

    Sometimes, I’m sure, the translators come up with better jokes that my gags!

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    davidf42  almost 14 years ago

    John and CD - Thank you. That helps a lot. And John, I know what you mean about the translation. Humor doesn’t usually work well if translated too literally. In my language studies, I’ve learned that humor is the second hardest thing to translate. The most difficult is cussing. Learning the words is one thing, but knowing exactly when and how to say it can lead to some very awkward moments.

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    Gerd_Syllwasschy  almost 14 years ago

    @davidf42:

    Glad you like the German Last Kisses!

    Regarding your suggestion, I suppose it would be a bit of overkill to translate the translations back into English. As cdward pointed out, there’s usually a link to the “Originalfassung” included.

    And if you have a specific question about the German text, feel free to post it using the “Kommentar schreiben” button. One of us (or one of our German readers) will surely get back to you.

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