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"ref": "1974, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture and the Fuel Crisis: Hearings..., page 88",
"text": "So there, I know, was somebody or a combination of somebodys who did not know what the heck they were doing or dealing with.",
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"ref": "2003, Sonic Team, Sonic Battle, Sega, published 2003, Game Boy Advance, level/area: Knuckles’ Story",
"roman": "- Knuckles: What the heck is the \"Final Egg Blaster\"?!",
"text": "- Eggman: What else? I shall take Gizoid back and fulfill my plans to take over the world! Once I have Gizoid acquire my ultimate weapon, \"Final Egg Blaster,\"… I’ll be able to use it as my final weapon of destruction!!",
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "softer form of \"what the hell\"",
"word": "mitä hittoa?"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "softer form of \"what the hell\"",
"word": "mitä helkkaria?"
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"sense": "softer form of \"what the hell\"",
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"sense": "softer form of \"what the hell\"",
"word": "was zum Kuckuck"
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"roman": "ti stin efchí?",
"sense": "softer form of \"what the hell\"",
"word": "τι στην ευχή;"
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"roman": "ti sta kommátia?",
"sense": "softer form of \"what the hell\"",
"word": "τι στα κομμάτια;"
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"roman": "ti sto kaló?",
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"roman": "ti ston kóraka?",
"sense": "softer form of \"what the hell\"",
"word": "τι στον κόρακα;"
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "softer form of \"what the hell\"",
"word": "qué rayos"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "softer form of \"what the hell\"",
"word": "vad i hela fridens namn"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "softer form of \"what the hell\"",
"word": "ne oluyor?"
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"sense": "softer form of \"what the hell\"",
"word": "mitä hittoa?"
},
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "softer form of \"what the hell\"",
"word": "mitä helkkaria?"
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"sense": "softer form of \"what the hell\"",
"word": "bon sang"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "softer form of \"what the hell\"",
"word": "was zum Kuckuck"
},
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"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ti stin efchí?",
"sense": "softer form of \"what the hell\"",
"word": "τι στην ευχή;"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ti sta kommátia?",
"sense": "softer form of \"what the hell\"",
"word": "τι στα κομμάτια;"
},
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"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ti sto kaló?",
"sense": "softer form of \"what the hell\"",
"word": "τι στο καλό;"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ti ston kóraka?",
"sense": "softer form of \"what the hell\"",
"word": "τι στον κόρακα;"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "softer form of \"what the hell\"",
"word": "qué rayos"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "softer form of \"what the hell\"",
"word": "vad i hela fridens namn"
},
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"sense": "softer form of \"what the hell\"",
"word": "ne oluyor?"
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