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   clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 01:39:42 JST clacke

   I always thought the exact phrase "Revenge is a dish best served cold" was a quote from The Godfather, but it's actually a "Klingon proverb" (according to Khan) from Star Trek II "The Wrath of Khan"!

   The phrase has been around in different similar shapes since maybe the 18th century, originally probably from a French quote, but the Star Trek phrasing is the one I hear the most, and probably nobody who uses it knows that's where it's from!

   The Godfather has it as "Revenge is a dish that tastes best when it is cold".

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     Mans R (mansr@society.oftrolls.com)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 06:11:39 JST Mans R

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     @clacke Both of those variants could plausibly be translations of the same phrase in French or whatever. The Star Trek one has a better ring to it, though, which is probably why it's repeated more often.

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     Efraim Flashner (efraim@tooot.im)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 06:12:29 JST Efraim Flashner

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     @clacke Although of course it sounds better in the original Klingon.

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     AN/CRM-114 (flyingsaceur@ioc.exchange)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 09:18:29 JST AN/CRM-114

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     @clacke You have not experienced The Godfather until you have watched it in the original Klingon

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     chuchudachu (bloom@piaille.fr)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 15:46:11 JST chuchudachu

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     @clacke
     It is a very common saying in French, even maybe too common, as it is mostly boring to hear/read it these days.

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     chuchudachu (bloom@piaille.fr)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 15:46:14 JST chuchudachu

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     @clacke
     It is a very common saying in French, even maybe too common, as it is mostly boring to hear/read it these days.

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