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An old man calling a little boy 'foxy'...


Rather poor piece of translation there.

I plan on writing an epic poem about this gorgeous pie.

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Howso? I'm not sure to what old man (I assume the projectionist, Angelo) and the situation, but I am pretty sure he meant it in the sense of sly and devious (which Toto definitely was), not in the more modern slangy sense of good looking.

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I've forgotten the scene now but I'm sure he was referring to his looks otherwise I wouldn't have made the post. It's like the subtitles were written by someone who English isn't their first language and they misunderstood the slang. "Handsome" would have sufficed.

I plan on writing an epic poem about this gorgeous pie.

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