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Porygon | 4 years ago

This sounds quite ironic to me, since "Super-GAU" in German stands for a disaster beyond all expectations (usually meltdown of a nuclear reactor).

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-GAU

Another unfortunate name: "Gauleiter" was a regional leader of the Nazi Party.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauleiter

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Tade0|4 years ago

"gaugan" sounds like the word for "rag" in Polish.
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