The Safe Word: WHAT IT MEANS. (Best to avoid if you prefer to see Aust. DVDs' Extras.) by TallAussieBrowncoat

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The Safe Word: WHAT IT MEANS. (Best to avoid if you prefer to see Aust. DVDs' Extras.)

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UPDATED: Saturday, March 11, 2006 04:01
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Saturday, March 11, 2006 3:56 AM

What does the Safe Word mean?

Well, if you can't resist, highlight the spoiler box.

(Oh, and watch out for the comments, they can't be spoiler-shielded like this first post.)

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In the DVD extra, he does go in to more detail, including where he got it from in the first place.

According to Joss, told to the audience in his Australian Q&A in Sydney, N.S.W, the Russian phrase translates quite literally as:

"This is laughter for chickens."

Odd hey?

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Saturday, March 11, 2006 3:57 AM

GRIZWALD

That's the literal translation of it, but it's an idiomatic expression that means, "That's ridiculous," more or less - in other words, weird enough to make a chicken laugh.

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They couldn't take the sky from them.
Our Big Damn Heroes made a film!

... C'mon Universal, and greenlight a sequel...

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Saturday, March 11, 2006 4:00 AM

TALLAUSSIEBROWNCOAT

You should have seen the response from the crowd. Literal translation of both LOL and LMAO.

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Saturday, March 11, 2006 4:00 AM

TALLAUSSIEBROWNCOAT

You should have seen the response from the crowd. Literal translation of both LOL and LMAO.

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Saturday, March 11, 2006 4:01 AM

TALLAUSSIEBROWNCOAT

Ack. Sorry about that. No delete option.