In German we also use the term bookworm/Bücherwurm which is male in German. The female version is ‘Leseratte’ i.e. reading rat. Why any term for someone who reads a lot should be so degoratory is beyond me.
I was nuts about that show as a kid. It was my introduction to SF and I never forgot it. Even though the first season still featured computers that printed their analysis on paper strips…
According to that tale you’re actually your own age until you’re 30, the number of years allotted to humans. All the years after that are the ones the donkey, the camel, the dog and the monkey didn’t want.
It’s a special salt for dishwashers, to soften the water and avoid calcium/scale spots on glass. A rinse aid is also needed if its not included in the detergent.
Or its his version of a cat.