Definitely a typo, it should be Neitherlands.

The “Netherlands” are really not that depressing. :)

From 2011: IO9's "How to Get Into Person of Interest, the Best Science Fiction Show on TV"

Since this was an annular eclipse, wouldn't the remaining ring of sunlight still keep Damon trapped? Now I'm wondering how much sunlight he could endure before perishing. Stop that right now, Prill.

The first time watching that scene I wondered why Damon was pointing an old-timey stereo viewer at Liz. Guess safe viewing practices don't apply to vampires?

Ha! Nice catch.

My theory is the eclipse is not natural, but a result of the spell that threw Kai into the Groundhog prison. That absolves Stefan from not checking for it, and it also explains why the eclipse plays a key role in their escape plans.

A guess in feet is intrinsically more accurate than in meters.

Sorry I missed your excellent recap at my first read-through. It absolutely deserves to be approved asap!

Great list again Vincze! But I'd like to make a small #correction: what you call seat belts, "veiligheidsgordels" in Dutch, are in fact safety harnesses. It is more about climbing gear and less about car travel.

His chisel has been damaged, resulting in burrs. At least that's what I think "braam" actually means in English. You can imagine what happens if the chisel is forced through his (not your!) hand with a hammer.

I tried to keep it simple, but as you can see from the many replies on the subject of "butt", there are countless variations. Then German words "Popo" and "Hintern" are on the less offensive side of the scale. They did not lie to you, and did't even teach you a ruder version :)

It's definitely fun to compare and contrast languages by their swearwords. :)

Strangely enough, if you feed "butt" to Google translate, the proper Dutch noun for the naughty bit you were all thinking of does not even show up. It should be "kont", but the only word coming close is the archaic "aars".

And "butt" in Dutch is used as in "the butt of a joke", not the human body part. The German version "behind" is correct though.

Generally I like a little more science in my fiction than either of those two. So between a fantasy with a proud and ancient heritage and a wagon train to the stars with force witches, the choice is easy for me: Lord of the Rings.