"Don't mention the war!" entering the Dutch dictionary

World Famous quote "Don't mention the war" from the controversial episode of the British hit comedy Fawlty Towers will be featured in the Dutch dictionary, Van Dale. In the episode "The Germans," hotel owner Basil Fawlty, John Cleese, receives a group of German guests. He continuously instructs his staff not to mention the Second World War by saying, "Don't mention the war!" "It is often used jokingly when a topic threatens to come up that you would rather not bring up," he explained in Volgspot.