Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan, Your interpretation of "grünspan" reminds me of a friend of mine hosted by a family in Hamburg as an exchange student. She was very eager to impress her hosts, learn the local customs, but most of all to learn the language. The head of the family was an avid hunter and one evening, after a successful hunt, all were seated around the dinner table enjoying a delicious pheasant. Martha, wanting to contribute to the conversation, after practicing mentally the appropriate words, asked the host where had he hunted and killed the pheasant. Well, Instead of using the word "geschoßen" she uttered (spelling approximate): "Wo haben sie gescheisen......." After a seemingly interminable silence, the entire family burst out in uncontrollable laughter. Joe - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 2:11 PM Subject: [Leica] Re: [Leica] Grün................OFF TOPIC > When- > Danke sehr, Horst! > I thought the word was "Gruenscheisse" ( no umlaut here, either!) > Henceforth, I shall be more politically correct! > Dan ( scratchin' mah bumps even as I write!) Post