Buffy: Oh! Owen! Hi!
Giles: What do you want?
Owen: A book?
Giles: Oh!
Buffy: See, this is a school, and we have students, and they check out books, and then they learn things.
Giles: I was beginning to suspect that was a myth.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 1: Episode 5 – “Never Kill a Boy on the First Date”
The French expression “cul-de-sac” describes what the Baudelaire orphans found when they reached the end of the dark hallway, and like all French expressions, it is most easily understood when you translate each French word into English. The word “de,” for instance, is a very common French word, so even if I didn’t know a word of French, I would be certain that “de” means “of.” The word “sac” is less common, but I am fairly certain it means something like “mysterious circumstances.” And the word “cul” is such a rare French word that I am forced to guess at its translation, and my guess is that in this case it would mean “At the end of the dark hallway, the Bauldelaire children found an assortment,” so that the expression “cul-de-sac” here means “At the end of the dark hallway, the Bauldelaire children found an assortment of mysterious circumstances.”
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Ersatz Elevator – Lemony Snicket
Rom: Latinum lasts longer than lust – Rule of Acquisition 229.
Miles O’Brien: Maybe. But lust can be a lot more fun.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 5: Episode 20 – “Ferengi Love Songs”
“An Unbreakable Vow?” said Ron, looking stunned. “Nah, he can’t have. . . . Are you sure?”
“Yes, I’m sure,” said Harry. “Why, what does it mean?”
“Well, you can’t break an Unbreakable Vow. . . .”“I’d worked that much out for myself, funnily enough.”
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – J.K. Rowling
Giles: Where am I gonna find the…
Buffy: In the vid library? There’re no books, but it’s dark and musty, you’ll feel right at home, go!
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 1: Episode 4 – “Teacher’s Pet”
“We’ll take the elevator,” she said, as the doors slid open, and then with one last smile she swept her arm forward and pushed the Baudelaire orphans into the darkness of the elevator shaft.
Sometimes words are not enough.
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Ersatz Elevator – Lemony Snicket
The Love Pirate 