German Language

[Sandman]

Originally posted by beet1e
Sandman - how did you rate "Das Boot"? I have never seen it, but would pick it up 2nd hand off eBay if it was any good.

As long as you get the one that is in the original German (with subtitles). I've also seen the one that was dubbed in English. I don't like it.

[Maniac]

Do all german secritarys look like lesbians? (i.e short hair)

[Stringer]

Yes, they think it attracts the Nordic secretaries.

[Ecke-109-]

Hello Straffo...and of course Saw,
long time no see. Sorry that i dissapeared for a while. I'm busy in trying to get a new job. Hope i'll see you again soon.

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I missed it. I guess its worth to look for it.
Otherwise you wouldnt have asked.

See you mates,
Ecke

[Gunslinger]

Sandman as an expert on the subject of German language (NOT) I have to say I've never heard it spoken to sound like a thing of beauty.

I am married to a German and her mother just happens to live with us.  Either way I hear them rattleing away in German all the time....Usually complaining about me.  

[Sandman]

Maybe it's not the German so much as Franka Potente.

[RTStuka]

SIG,
  You never told me you hooked up with your french teacher in high school  

[Saintaw]

Hossa Ecke, Meine liebling

[Dune]

Originally posted by Sandman
Maybe it's not the German so much as Franka Potente.

WERD!!!!1

[Nash]

"it's giberish and should be against the law." - lazs

Holy.... I dunno if it's because your humour is coming back, or mine is... but I'm sure finding you hilarious the last coupla days.

What are you doing this Saturday?

[topjmy]

Hey!~   Don't buy DVDs guys, unless you just can't live without 'em.  About two months ago "Venom" and I started a Netfliks account, and we've watched LOTS of movies for less than it costs to buy a few.

Guys, If you watch, rent, or buy movies, and you haven't been turned on to Netfliks yet, you owe it to yourselves to check it out.

If you're here on the forum, you're obviously comfortable with  online services.  Imagine every DVD ever made (except ADULT) online, indexed, cross referenced, and at your disposal in increments of three at a time, for as long as you like, for ~$22/ month...

The ONLY catch with this service is there is no INSTANT gratification.  In other words, if you wanna watch the movie RIGHT NOW, sorry, gonna take two days to get it to you in US mail.   But!~ In my experience with Netfliks, this anticipation has if anything, improved the experience.

Sorry for sounding like a comercial.  Word of mouth, ya know.  Kinda like when you tell your buddies about Aces High.

[Nash]

How much for the beef jerkey maker? Is the knife set included?

[dragoon]

we once went camping on the badlands and there were a German couple next to us. they spoke good english and we had a blast. they would be talking in German and all the sudden all you would hear every other word  "pot money."

Germans are kewl:aok

[jigsaw]

Freshman year in college I took German.
Prof was a die hard Hitler fan (and a great teacher). One day she was telling us how much she admired him for all the good things he'd done, like VW, the Authobahn, etc.  A student mentioned something about "what he did to the Jews". I thought she was going to throw him out of the second story window.

While back, had three Lufthansa pilots come in to get checked out for renting. The one actual "German" instructor we had didn't want to come in. I just happened to be standing around, so they asked me to do the checkout. They spoke English very well, but would occasionally slip into German between themselves.
My German is extremly rusty, but I could catch enough of their conversations to keep up. Just couldn't reply in German. The first time they couldn't figure out something on the checkout form and started discussing it in German, and I told them the answer in English, they looked like they'd seen a ghost. Very nice guys and great pilots. Only thing I could fault them for was telling me to set the flaps.

[topjmy]

I studied German in school because "Venom" (future Mrs Topjmy) spoke German.  We were talking cute~ to each other one day when 'Mamo' sat down next to me and asked me a question in German.  Man!~ I was suprised and embarrased.  I dono why.  With names in the family tree like Wagoner and Sauer I should have figured it out.  

There's lots of German heritage in these parts.  "Schlitterbahn" is just down the highway in New Braunfels, Texas.  There's a great WWII museum a day trip away in Fredricksburg, Texas.

National Museum of he Pacific War

Aside: At the Nimitz Museum, I met some WWII vets, at the V+50 celebration, Sept 2, 1995.  There was a particular TBM pilot that stood out in the crowd.  In fact, he had Secret Service with him.  His son, who happend to be Govenor at the time, introduced him for a speech comencing the celebration.  

@Nash   hehe... I think Netfliks has an exclusion clause for Bufalo hunting Canucks.