Discussion What is the weirdest english language line you've come across in a Novel?

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  1. Sabruness

    Sabruness Cultured Yuri Connoisseur

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    I'm talking about odd phrases, sentences etc that exist in original raws but were written in english by the author. The weirder or funnier, the better.
    If you want to add yours, please have the series title included in your post.

    Now for my contribution:
    From http://www.novelupdates.com/series/my-girlfriend-is-a-mahou-shoujo/
    "“Oh my Lady Gaga! A magic circle!?”

    Post-Post edit: For the sake of humor, i'll welcome any strange and hilarious lines that also result from translations.
     
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  2. Sordahon

    Sordahon 『One Person Virtue Is Another One Sin』

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    From Bringing farm to live in another world. in recent chapter, something like: "that girl looks totaly like Taylor Swift my idol singer!"
     
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    “Deez nuts! I’m the handsome king and you are not! I used to call you on my cell phone. Why you always lying ~ Hehehe. None of you guys understand me. You don’t understand~ Shit…… I got to be serious!” -Fei

    From Hail the King, Chapter 20
     
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    TianKrea 『Novice』

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    From Wicked Soldier King Chapter 131:

    Under GuoGuo’s gaze Xu Yun had already seen through her inner thoughts, and instantly his butthole tightened.
     
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    I don't know if this fit your description but
    "People die when they killed" now tell me where does this line come from? (0_<)
     
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    I don't know if this fits your bill but...from conquest:
    “If you have a fart, then let it out quickly!” -Adrick-
     
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    As a portuguese speaker i always find fun when see the words "intend" and "pretend" because they have meanings changed in portuguese, so it sound like a parapraxis...
     
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    it comes from fate
     
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    This is a prime example of a great phrase that is impossible to translate. The original is "有话快说，有屁快放". It shows that the speaker is impatient with the one he's speaking to. The direct translation is "If you have words to say then quickly say it, if you have a fart then quickly fart it". It's really crass but almost poetic at same time.
     
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    hahaha...I didn't know it's actually an idiom! I've had a laughing fit because of this...just imagining it :D
     
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    please be mindful that an "english line" is different from "japanese/chinese original lines translated into english"

    the OP asked for english lines written in the RAWS
     
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