"Rincewind could scream* for mercy in nineteen languages, and just scream in another forty-four. [*This is important. Inexperienced travelers might think that "Aargh!" is universal, but in Betrobi it means "highly enjoyable" and in Howondaland it means, variously, "I would like to eat your foot," "Your wife is a big hippo," and "Hello, Thinks Mr. Purple Cat." One particular tribe has a fearsome reputation for cruelty merely because prisoners appear, to them, to be shouting "Quick! Extra boiling oil!"]" ~Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times
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I thought the ASL for "AHHHHHH!!!"
was jazz hands
"Rincewind could scream* for mercy in nineteen languages, and just scream in another forty-four. [*This is important. Inexperienced travelers might think that "Aargh!" is universal, but in Betrobi it means "highly enjoyable" and in Howondaland it means, variously, "I would like to eat your foot," "Your wife is a big hippo," and "Hello, Thinks Mr. Purple Cat." One particular tribe has a fearsome reputation for cruelty merely because prisoners appear, to them, to be shouting "Quick! Extra boiling oil!"]" ~Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times
(It took a little googling to find it.)
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