Make big money (no, this is not a spam mail)

[H.W.Fluks@telecom.tno.nl]

Don Rosa wrote:

> > What was it? "Make big money"?
> 
> Yes, of course! That's the topic of most of the back covers of American
> comics in the 30's-60's. It said "Make big money" in the script that
> the Dutch translator was given, and you can easily tell the person is
> drawing a large banknote.
> Perhaps Harry can tell us if there is a reason that this joke is
> untranslatable into Dutch... but it seems like "make big money" would work
> in any language.

I don't see why you think such a word joke would work in any language. Why would "manufacture a large banknote" mean the same as "earn a lot of money" in any language other than English (and Italian)?

Anyway, I can't think of a proper Dutch translation of "Make big money".
Probably the translator had the same problem, or if he *could* translate it, the text wouldn't fit in the (very small) comic in that panel.
Even more likely, the translator was never told to translate that text, because the Egmont whiteners removed it.

--Harry.