Top Gear, Series 14
[Talking about the Porsche Boxster Spyder's "clever" gearbox]
Richard:
It's got a very clever gearbox, it's called the... *stumbles*
Jeremy:
Is it German?
Richard:
It's a German name, it's really complicated..
Jeremy:
Oh God..
Richard:
So can I just spell this out, it's a D, O, P, P, E, L.. K.. U.. P, P.. L... U... N, G... S.. G.. E, T, R.. I, E, B.. E.
[Talking about a long German word for a gearbox]
Jeremy:
Do you know what that means? You speak German.
James:
I do.
Jeremy:
What's the only German you can say?
James:
Aber ja, natürlich Hans ist nass, er steht unter dem Wasserfall.
Jeremy:
What's that mean?
James:
"Naturally Hans is wet, he's standing under a waterfall."
Richard:
Ok...
[Audience laughs]
James:
I use it all the time.
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