In this week of Link Love, I leave you with this YouTube video, Hitler Explains Second Life. I include it in my writing feed because the dubbing is brilliantly witty. I guarantee you’ll find a line or two that sticks with you.
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De gustibus, but using Hitler that was just rubs me the wrong way.
was -> way
Understood on the second point (in a fair world, you’d get to edit your comments).
On the first point, I see it as having sly fun with standard portrayals of Hitler in German cinema. But I can see what you’re saying. After a while, that which is truly “Hitler” in his awfulness could get diluted.
[…] my guitar I was cracked up by this video, found via Karen Schneider’s blog. I’ve only bumbled around briefly in Second Life and, I have to admit, the point of it […]