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I got to visit Salzburg a few years ago. I like to think he would have said the city was vastly improved[0] by having his balls[1] all over it. [0] Mozart was

I got to visit Salzburg a few years ago. I like to think he would have said the city was vastly improved[0] by having his balls[1] all over it. [0] Mozart was born in Salzburg, but apparently hated it and couldn't wait to escape to Vienna, where the real music scene was located. [1] in verbally telling this story, I pronounce it as "bawls" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozartkugel https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozartkugel

ksaj 6y ago
I've never heard of these Mozart Balls until now. I still remember when I made this unfortunate spelling mistake: "Ein Kleine Naktmusik" I've never seen anyone write about this subtle typo, but I grew up thinking of it as a bit of a Mozart Easter Egg.
hilbert42 6y ago
"...Vienna, where the real music scene was located." However, even Vienna turned an eye away from Mozart's salacious Don Giovani which Prague took up the cudgels for. Even today, Prague claims itself home to the famous work (which one soon realizes after visiting there).
- hilbert42 6y ago
  Duh, you'd think I could spell 'Giovanni' correctly by now. Bloody predictive spelling on smartphones is a curse. This stuff-up isn't too bad but I've posted some monumental nonsense from having missed grossly inappropriate words. (I keep telling myself to turn it off, the trouble is that it's so damn convenient, isn't it?)
hilbert42 6y ago
"Original Salzburger Mozartkugeln" There are several different manufacturers of these balls and the original variety is the best. When I was living in Austria I could get them almost anywhere. Now that I don't, I've never seen them except with one exception. My local Aldi store had them one Christmas except they were made in Germany and not original Salzburger Mozartkugeln. Despite that, those who I gave some to try loved them to the extent that they whinged that Aldi only had them as its once-off special deals, so again they quickly became unavailable.
- moron4hire 6y ago
  I like to imagine Mozart being a spokesman for the product, "yer gonna love my bawls!"

ksaj 6y ago

I've never heard of these Mozart Balls until now. I still remember when I made this unfortunate spelling mistake: "Ein Kleine Naktmusik" I've never seen anyone write about this subtle typo, but I grew up thinking of it as a bit of a Mozart Easter Egg.

hilbert42 6y ago

"...Vienna, where the real music scene was located." However, even Vienna turned an eye away from Mozart's salacious Don Giovani which Prague took up the cudgels for. Even today, Prague claims itself home to the famous work (which one soon realizes after visiting there).

hilbert42 6y ago
Duh, you'd think I could spell 'Giovanni' correctly by now. Bloody predictive spelling on smartphones is a curse. This stuff-up isn't too bad but I've posted some monumental nonsense from having missed grossly inappropriate words. (I keep telling myself to turn it off, the trouble is that it's so damn convenient, isn't it?)

hilbert42 6y ago

"Original Salzburger Mozartkugeln" There are several different manufacturers of these balls and the original variety is the best. When I was living in Austria I could get them almost anywhere. Now that I don't, I've never seen them except with one exception. My local Aldi store had them one Christmas except they were made in Germany and not original Salzburger Mozartkugeln. Despite that, those who I gave some to try loved them to the extent that they whinged that Aldi only had them as its once-off special deals, so again they quickly became unavailable.

moron4hire 6y ago
I like to imagine Mozart being a spokesman for the product, "yer gonna love my bawls!"