Tage B.Dec 12
JA Westenberg
I don't have a particular hill I'm prepared to die on, but there are a handful of slight inclines on which I'd be okay with experiencing mild discomfort.
Dec 11 at 10:42amTypefully
Show threadWho by avalanche who by powderDec 11
@Daojoan A few years ago at a party I was discussing Dutch attitudes on something or other with fellow anglophone expats. My exasperation with a particular situation led me to want to say, 'Dit? Dit is de heuvel waarop u wilt sterven?' Of course, it's not a phrase the Dutch use, or even get, given the lack of topography in this country.
Show threadnikoDec 11
@Bishopjoey @Daojoan maybe something about drowning when the dike breaks
Show threadWho by avalanche who by powderDec 11

@nschultz @Daojoan

Dit? Dit is de kanaal waarin u wilt verdrinken?

It loses the sense of a hill that an army corps takes from the enemy at very high cost, but I still like it.

Show threadRemco Poortinga - van WijnenDec 11
@Bishopjoey @nschultz @Daojoan niet kanaal maar waterlinie dan?
Show threadWho by avalanche who by powderDec 11
@RemcoPoortinga @nschultz @Daojoan Very probably. My vocabulary is not as large as I'd like.
Show threadRemco Poortinga - van WijnenDec 12
@Bishopjoey @nschultz @Daojoan Not an everyday word really, unless you knew a bit of Dutch military history maybe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Waterline. 'Is this really the waterline you're prepared to drown in?'. Of course no Dutch person would get that either, but it is flat, watery and with a military association 😁. A (slightly archaic) Dutch expression could be 'ik maak er geen halszaak van' (I don't consider this a hanging offense), but that has the opposite meaning of the English 'hill' expression.
Dutch Waterline - Wikipedia

Show threadGabsDec 11
@Daojoan any hill worth dying on can be reduced to an indefensible height by the backhoe of scientific evidence.
Show threadRic Harvey 🇪🇺🌍💚Dec 11
@Daojoan @trendytoots really what about the fact die hard IS a Christmas movie? Even though some clown it isn’t!
Show threadJohn MierauDec 11
@Daojoan well said (chuckle)
Show threadRobin BartonDec 11
@Daojoan Good one
Show threadJordi (Tubal Hippy)Dec 11

@Daojoan

"Slight incline" is how I described the "hills" in Wisconsin. Flatter than a year old soda.

Show threadSterlingDec 11

@Daojoan

Made me smile ! Thank you !

Show threadbabble encatDec 11
@Daojoan Me when I used to skateboard
Show threadAngua Dec 12
@Daojoan

Relateable.
Show threadBaron VonskinnbackDec 14
@Daojoan at my age a gentle incline could spell disaster...