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Not the same, but in the early 2000s (Germany, so ISDN dial up), my dad got a call at work from my ISP, because they got a call from blizzard, because my dad's son was hosting WC3 closed beta cracks and servers on the ISP webspace…


> because my dad's son

Is this referring to you, or to your brother? That wording is highly confusing in English. If it were you, it would be "my dad got a call at work because his son was...", and if it was your brother it would be "my dad got a call at work because his other son was..." . You would never say "my dad's son" to refer to yourself.


It's referring to myself, and I know you'd never use that wording normally, I did it for comedic effect (specifically, to keep the phrasing in line with the preceding parts). But you know what they say about German humor …


Most likely referring to a half-brother or step-brother.




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