... here, have some randomness.

I bet I'll start with the mêmery too, soon enough...

Aaanyway.

Last week, Jörg and I were watching Arsène Lupin. The newest version, that is. For those who never heard of it, it's a bit like National Treasure, only French, fin-de-siècle and - I can't think of a third word with f, so "darker" will have to do.

There was one little scene which didn't stand out when I watched the movie, but it randomly popped up in my head today, and because I watched the movie in German but thought about it in English now, it suddenly got a funny twist.

So there's this scene at a masked ball, where Arsène (pretending to be a painting Prince) chats with the father of his love interest, and the villain (I shan't say more in case someone still wants to see the movie) passes by. However, the villain has been hypnotized before to obey a certain catchword, which Arsène knows about.
The following conversation ensues.

Arsène: M. le Duc, can I ask that your daughter be my model for some painting that I wish to finish before my next exhibition?
Villain: Oh, an exhibition? Which gallery will it be in?
Arsène: ..... Firefly. [that is the trigger word, of course.]
Villain: *goes all commando*
Duc de Dreux-Soubise (Love Interest's Father): Firefly? What does that mean?
Arsène: ... it's a houseboat.

*snickersnicker*

Yeah, it only works if they actually use "firefly" (rather than "glowworm") for the translation, but, you know. I found it funny. Houseboat indeed.

*shuts up now*