It seems most of the international names tend to emulate "Wally" rather than "Waldo", which is also interesting though logical. Surely there's some reason for why only certain cultures deviating significantly from the original name... Weird

I was thinking it may have been chosen to reduce the likelihood of a reader's name appearing in the book (practical)? Or perhaps "Waldo" is phonetically more pleasing than "Wally" to Americans and Canadians (marketing)?

Interestingly, Waldo is historically a more common name than Wally in the United States. However, Wally was more recently common than Waldo.

Because he's white? RACIST!

You might be thinking of tapes; floppies are rare these days among federal agencies, though you might run across a Zip or Jazz disk every once in a while. Optical discs and encrypted USB drives quickly took over... until Wikileaks anyway. >_<

I may need to start referring to VINs as "VI Numbers" when speaking with people... for the sake of confusion. :P

I think it's literally just "dual clutch" (Porsche Doppel Kupplung) but yea, its funny because it's German, lol

Their language can sound a bit unusual to English speakers, for sure, lol

Doesn't it simply translate from German to "dual clutch"?

Buttered rice is indeed sacrilegious but it's undeniably delicious.

Helmet designs are trivial to the sport but the new restriction will actually be pretty nice.

Nice investigating! In that case, the construction is pretty unimpressive, but I suppose that shouldn't be a surprise considering what happened with Ryugyong Hotel, lol.

Glorious Leader neither gains nor loses weight. Ever.

They're probably being gutted for redevelopment; it's fairly common practice to repurpose existing buildings rather than demolishing them to rebuild something that's only marginally different.

Assuming this development doesn't end up like Kijong-dong, Kim Jong-Un just might be doing some actual good for his nation. Sure, it's doubtful but at least possible.

Most of them don't look like that and neither does G1 Mixmaster.

This seems... backwards.

Leave Chie alone!! >_<

It's conceptually no different than ingenuiTEA but available in multiple sizes and either plastic or glass.

It's conceptually no different than ingenuiTEA but available in multiple sizes and either plastic or glass.