β² 306 βΌ For 3 he plays. (lemmy.dbzer0.com) submitted 4 months ago* by Hansae@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments "A cat has nine lives. For three he plays, for three he strays, and for the last three he stays." In Italy and Greece they have 7. In Arabic and Turkish parts of the world cats have 6. The sauce: https://satwcomic.com/for-3-he-plays
[β] lugal@sopuli.xyz 78 points 4 months ago (4 children) In Germany it's also 7 permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [β] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 32 points 4 months ago (1 child) This made a puzzle in Might and Magic 4 so hard. But a few years later I had learned of 9 lifes through cultural osmosis (eg American cartoons) which made the puzzle so much easier and I needed a moment to figure out why I used to have so much trouble with it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] brsrklf@jlai.lu 6 points 4 months ago I think I probably had to solve that too since I did finish Clouds of Xeen long ago but I don't remember that puzzle. Though I had something kinda similar to that feeling when I learned about Citizen Kane and I got that the witches' password "rosebud" was probably a random reference to that. At least I think it was? permalink fedilink source parent [β] unknownuserunknownlocation@kbin.earth 14 points 4 months ago "Nein, you no get nein lives" permalink fedilink source parent [β] Ephera@lemmy.ml 14 points 4 months ago Also interesting: What's "cloud nine" in English is "cloud seven" in German ("Wolke Sieben"). No idea, if those are linked... permalink fedilink source parent [β] Dagnet@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago And Brazil permalink fedilink source parent
[β] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 32 points 4 months ago (1 child) This made a puzzle in Might and Magic 4 so hard. But a few years later I had learned of 9 lifes through cultural osmosis (eg American cartoons) which made the puzzle so much easier and I needed a moment to figure out why I used to have so much trouble with it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] brsrklf@jlai.lu 6 points 4 months ago I think I probably had to solve that too since I did finish Clouds of Xeen long ago but I don't remember that puzzle. Though I had something kinda similar to that feeling when I learned about Citizen Kane and I got that the witches' password "rosebud" was probably a random reference to that. At least I think it was? permalink fedilink source parent
[β] brsrklf@jlai.lu 6 points 4 months ago I think I probably had to solve that too since I did finish Clouds of Xeen long ago but I don't remember that puzzle. Though I had something kinda similar to that feeling when I learned about Citizen Kane and I got that the witches' password "rosebud" was probably a random reference to that. At least I think it was? permalink fedilink source parent
[β] unknownuserunknownlocation@kbin.earth 14 points 4 months ago "Nein, you no get nein lives" permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Ephera@lemmy.ml 14 points 4 months ago Also interesting: What's "cloud nine" in English is "cloud seven" in German ("Wolke Sieben"). No idea, if those are linked... permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Hansae@lemmy.dbzer0.com [S] 55 points 4 months ago (1 child) Also Beep, please stfu. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 19 points 4 months ago Great, let's bully them away permalink fedilink source parent
[β] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 19 points 4 months ago Great, let's bully them away permalink fedilink source parent
[β] yakko@feddit.uk 40 points 4 months ago (1 child) Is it because of pawsterity? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] P1k1e@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (1 child) I hate you.....have an upvote permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] yakko@feddit.uk 7 points 4 months ago* Muahaha Nyahaha permalink fedilink source parent
[β] P1k1e@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (1 child) I hate you.....have an upvote permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] yakko@feddit.uk 7 points 4 months ago* Muahaha Nyahaha permalink fedilink source parent
[β] tal@lemmy.today 30 points 4 months ago (2 children) What if the cat is born on a Norwegian-flagged ship in Italian territorial waters? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] Hansae@lemmy.dbzer0.com [S] 35 points 4 months ago A compromise, he gets 8 lives. permalink fedilink source parent [β] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago 16 lives. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Hansae@lemmy.dbzer0.com [S] 35 points 4 months ago A compromise, he gets 8 lives. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Melobol@lemmy.ml 29 points 4 months ago 7 in Hungarian folklore also. permalink fedilink source
[β] LegitimateEngineer@lemmy.world 22 points 4 months ago (1 child) Whatβs the reason for the difference? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] snooggums@piefed.world 35 points 4 months ago (1 child) EU CAT tax. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] jaybone@lemmy.zip 11 points 4 months ago Cat Added Tax. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] snooggums@piefed.world 35 points 4 months ago (1 child) EU CAT tax. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] jaybone@lemmy.zip 11 points 4 months ago Cat Added Tax. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Foni@piefed.zip 13 points 4 months ago (1 child) In Spain there are also 7 permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] weaselsrippedmyflesh@piefed.social 9 points 4 months ago Same in Portugal, too. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] weaselsrippedmyflesh@piefed.social 9 points 4 months ago Same in Portugal, too. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Voxel@programming.dev 9 points 4 months ago (1 child) I cant say for all turk cultures but in Turkey it is 9. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 7 points 4 months ago (1 child) Probably due to American cartoons airing in Turkey. Same thing happened in Germany. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] amateur_linuxlover@lemmy.ml 10 points 4 months ago (1 child) I think 9 lives is better since Turkish people love their cats so much :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] MrKoyun@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago we do! i recently saw a video where someone had to go and search for a stray cat which I was shocked by because here the stray cats will find you. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 7 points 4 months ago (1 child) Probably due to American cartoons airing in Turkey. Same thing happened in Germany. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] amateur_linuxlover@lemmy.ml 10 points 4 months ago (1 child) I think 9 lives is better since Turkish people love their cats so much :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] MrKoyun@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago we do! i recently saw a video where someone had to go and search for a stray cat which I was shocked by because here the stray cats will find you. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] amateur_linuxlover@lemmy.ml 10 points 4 months ago (1 child) I think 9 lives is better since Turkish people love their cats so much :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] MrKoyun@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago we do! i recently saw a video where someone had to go and search for a stray cat which I was shocked by because here the stray cats will find you. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] MrKoyun@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago we do! i recently saw a video where someone had to go and search for a stray cat which I was shocked by because here the stray cats will find you. permalink fedilink source parent
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