Top Gear, Series 14

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[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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