There are certain sorts of jokes which have only to do with the substitution of the unexpected word in a familiar context. If you translated something into French and then had it translated back into English by somebody who didn’t know the original, you’d lose what was funny. — Tom Stoppard

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Mini who’s who:

Tom Stoppard : English Dramatist
Born: July 3, 1937