Yeah, you read it well, the beloved queen Z of Pinwheel has admitted having a PRS-700 !
She did it in french, in order for it to be discreet, but we had a reporter right on the spot, and he was able to catch this :
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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
je suis très satisfaite de mon 700
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This could be translated in english as
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I'm very statisfied of my 700
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What's even more important, it's that it was in a discussion about the PRS-700.
There isn't much doubt left, but we have now with us some experts in the field of queenness in the Kingdom of Pinwheel, and we'll try to comment this event.
First of them is Mr Ford Prefect, such a great traveller that he has surely been to Pinwheel at least once in the past.
- Mr Ford Prefect, please tell us how Queen Z's french sentence can be interpreted ?
- I think that the main problem is that the translation is incorrect. Beyond any doubt, the correct translation is "42".
- 42 ?
- Yes
- And what does it mean ?
- That's the question, my dear.
- Ok ... Now tell me, what do you think will be the reaction of the good people of Pinwheel if it turns out that Queen Z has really announced that she has a PRS-700 ?
- Pinwheel ? Never heard of such a planet ! In which galactic sector is it ? Anywhere near Magrathea ?
- ...
- Now, if you will excuse me, I have to go, it's time to take a hike.
- Ok, goodbye and thank you for your commentary.
- You're welcome. So long, and thanks for all the fish !
- The fish ???
Well well well ... Now let's move to our second interviewee, Mr Gaurnim, ambassador for the Kingdom of Pinwheel in Down Under.
- Mr Gaurnim, thanks for joining us
- My pleasure, I'm always happy to get up at 5 am while I'm in holidays to answer some questions about liseuses.
- So, what is your comment on Queen Z saying that she is statisfied of here PRS-700 ?
- She said what ?
- She said "Je suis très satisfaite de mon 700"
- Ok, now I understand the confusion. You see, our beloved Queen didn't mean that she was satisfied of her PRS-700, she did mean that she was satisfied of her Stetson.
- Her Stetson ? But nobody ever saw her with a Stetson !
- Of course, she never wears it during her official duties, she is bound by oath to wear only a "bérêt", the Pinwheel national hat.
- So you are saying that Queen Z has broken her oath ?
- No, no of course not. This oath binds her only while she performs her royal duty.
- Ok, I understand better now. But several of our expert translators from Pinwheelian have assured us that she was saying 700.
- You know, it's not a surprising mistake. 700 is "sept cent" in Pinwheelian, and its pronounciation is quite close to "Stetson".
- So Queen Z was only revealing her fondness for cowboy hats instead of admitting her use of a foreign liseuse.
- Of course ! You know, we have a pinwheelian company that sells liseuse, and they have lent indefinitely Queen Z one of their liseuses. Our beloved Queen would never use another device than one embodying our national pride.
- Thanks you for those interesting comments.
We'll now return to our regularly scheduled program. We'll keep you posted in case we hear anything new.