I see milk thrown around as the common thing people are supposed to know about. I'm lactose intolerant and have no idea how much a gallon of milk costs. It's unlikely you could find 10 things that everyone buys and has similar pricing across brands and variations.
they wouldn't ask you for your transcripts, they'd contact the university. If they think you faked your resume then it'd be silly to trust you to provide valid transcripts.
Not knowing any German I can't tell the difference between this being correct or your putting down "the water sloshing noise machine" with a German accent.
“Thank you. Since we decided a few weeks ago to adopt the leaf as legal tender, we have, of course, all become immensely rich.”
Ford stared in disbelief at the crowd who were murmuring appreciatively at this and greedily fingering the wads of leaves with which their track suits were stuffed.
“But we have also,” continued the management consultant, “run into a small inflation problem on account of the high level of leaf availability, which means that, I gather, the current going rate has something like three deciduous forests buying one ship’s peanut."
Murmurs of alarm came from the crowd. The management consultant waved them down.
“So in order to obviate this problem,” he continued, “and effectively revalue the leaf, we are about to embark on a massive defoliation campaign, and. . .er, burn down all the forests. I think you'll all agree that's a sensible move under the circumstances."
The crowd seemed a little uncertain about this for a second or two until someone pointed out how much this would increase the value of the leaves in their pockets whereupon they let out whoops of delight and gave the management consultant a standing ovation. The accountants among them looked forward to a profitable autumn aloft and it got an appreciative round from the crowd.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
C'mon you apes...pigs, frogs, rats, chickens, and, eh, looks at gonzo whatever.