And half of the nouns are practically sentences.Sgt. Howard wrote:Of course he did- most German Verbs ARE nouns
Have to Adult 2016-07-27
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Actually, he said he just strung a few words together to make a new compound word...
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To the uninitiated; the German word for glove is 'Handschuh'-('Hand- Shoe')- this is one of the simpler ones....AnotherFairportfan wrote:Actually, he said he just strung a few words together to make a new compound word...
Rule 17 of the Bombay Golf Course- "You shall play the ball where the monkey drops it,"
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DOG: Das Barkenpantensniffer
DOGCATCHER: Das Barkenpantensniffersnatcher
According to Heinreich Schnibble.
DOGCATCHER: Das Barkenpantensniffersnatcher
According to Heinreich Schnibble.
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years ago, we had 'basic german for pilots'..
trieungtagetbachondergrndmitautkraching = emergency landing
trieungtagetbachondergrndmitautkraching = emergency landing
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According to a friend of mine who was a UA pilot for many years-
At Munich airport, a German pilot was having a miserable time getting his instructions understood as his English was a bit shaky (English being the international language of air travel)- finally he blurts out, "I AM A GERMAN PILOT FLYING FOR A GERMAN AIRLINE LANDING IN A GERMAN AIRPORT!!! WHY DO I HAVE TO SPEAK ENGLISH?!?"
A British dialect came over the airwaves calmly stating "Because you lost the silly war, you twit..."
At Munich airport, a German pilot was having a miserable time getting his instructions understood as his English was a bit shaky (English being the international language of air travel)- finally he blurts out, "I AM A GERMAN PILOT FLYING FOR A GERMAN AIRLINE LANDING IN A GERMAN AIRPORT!!! WHY DO I HAVE TO SPEAK ENGLISH?!?"
A British dialect came over the airwaves calmly stating "Because you lost the silly war, you twit..."
Rule 17 of the Bombay Golf Course- "You shall play the ball where the monkey drops it,"
I speak fluent Limrick-
the Old Sgt.
I speak fluent Limrick-
the Old Sgt.
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Great story.Sgt. Howard wrote:According to a friend of mine who was a UA pilot for many years-
At Munich airport, a German pilot was having a miserable time getting his instructions understood as his English was a bit shaky (English being the international language of air travel)- finally he blurts out, "I AM A GERMAN PILOT FLYING FOR A GERMAN AIRLINE LANDING IN A GERMAN AIRPORT!!! WHY DO I HAVE TO SPEAK ENGLISH?!?"
A British dialect came over the airwaves calmly stating "Because you lost the silly war, you twit..."
However, i suspect, apocryphal, since i don't think anyone whose English was that shaky would be flying in international service.
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It does happen . . . people can pass the standardized test and then have trouble in the real world.AnotherFairportfan wrote:Great story.Sgt. Howard wrote:According to a friend of mine who was a UA pilot for many years-
At Munich airport, a German pilot was having a miserable time getting his instructions understood as his English was a bit shaky (English being the international language of air travel)- finally he blurts out, "I AM A GERMAN PILOT FLYING FOR A GERMAN AIRLINE LANDING IN A GERMAN AIRPORT!!! WHY DO I HAVE TO SPEAK ENGLISH?!?"
A British dialect came over the airwaves calmly stating "Because you lost the silly war, you twit..."
However, i suspect, apocryphal, since i don't think anyone whose English was that shaky would be flying in international service.
It's a bit unlikely that a german would fall into that, and even less likely that he would successfully cheat to pass, but a student pilot, OTOH . . .
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But we're told he's flying for an airline, so he ain't one'a them.FreeFlier wrote:It does happen . . . people can pass the standardized test and then have trouble in the real world.AnotherFairportfan wrote:Great story.Sgt. Howard wrote:According to a friend of mine who was a UA pilot for many years-
At Munich airport, a German pilot was having a miserable time getting his instructions understood as his English was a bit shaky (English being the international language of air travel)- finally he blurts out, "I AM A GERMAN PILOT FLYING FOR A GERMAN AIRLINE LANDING IN A GERMAN AIRPORT!!! WHY DO I HAVE TO SPEAK ENGLISH?!?"
A British dialect came over the airwaves calmly stating "Because you lost the silly war, you twit..."
However, i suspect, apocryphal, since i don't think anyone whose English was that shaky would be flying in international service.
It's a bit unlikely that a german would fall into that, and even less likely that he would successfully cheat to pass, but a student pilot, OTOH . . .
--FreeFlier
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True.
Reminds me of the one about a pilot landing at Hamburg, where the ground controllers are notorious for motormouth and expecting a perfect reception with no repeats no matter how complex and convoluted the instructions . . . the pilot requested two repeats, causing the ground controller to conclude an even faster instruction with "-haven't you ever been to Hamburg before, captain?!"
A very british voice snapped back "Yes. . . Thirty bloody years ago! It was dark and I didn't land!" (Thirty years prior would have been circa 1944, and some versions specify 1944.)
--FreeFlier
Reminds me of the one about a pilot landing at Hamburg, where the ground controllers are notorious for motormouth and expecting a perfect reception with no repeats no matter how complex and convoluted the instructions . . . the pilot requested two repeats, causing the ground controller to conclude an even faster instruction with "-haven't you ever been to Hamburg before, captain?!"
A very british voice snapped back "Yes. . . Thirty bloody years ago! It was dark and I didn't land!" (Thirty years prior would have been circa 1944, and some versions specify 1944.)
--FreeFlier
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Likely from the same source-AnotherFairportfan wrote:DOG: Das Barkenpantensniffer
DOGCATCHER: Das Barkenpantensniffersnatcher
According to Heinreich Schnibble.
Virgin: Gutentight
Vasoline: Weinerschlider
Rule 17 of the Bombay Golf Course- "You shall play the ball where the monkey drops it,"
I speak fluent Limrick-
the Old Sgt.
I speak fluent Limrick-
the Old Sgt.
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Nope. Mine was a couple of lines from "Mein Grosfadder's Wurtenbook" in a book from the Forties or so - probably Cinderella Hassenpfeffer and Other Tales Mein Grossfader Told Me. {"Probably" because there was more than one, but that's the only title i can recall.}Sgt. Howard wrote:Likely from the same source-AnotherFairportfan wrote:DOG: Das Barkenpantensniffer
DOGCATCHER: Das Barkenpantensniffersnatcher
According to Heinreich Schnibble.
Virgin: Gutentight
Vasoline: Weinerschlider
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I keep hearing Jägers...
He's mister GlytchMeister, he's mister code
He's mister exploiter, he's mister ones and zeros
They call me GlytchMeister, whatever I touch
Starts to glitch in my clutch!
I'm too much!
He's mister exploiter, he's mister ones and zeros
They call me GlytchMeister, whatever I touch
Starts to glitch in my clutch!
I'm too much!
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ALWAYS. EXPECT. JAGERS.GlytchMeister wrote:I keep hearing Jägers...
"The Empire was founded on cups of tea, mate, and if you think I am going to war without one you are sadly mistaken."
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The word 'Jager' is German for 'Hunter'- the portrayal of their dialect (to me) is Saxon or Hessian. Their attitude is Viking beserker.Just Old Al wrote:ALWAYS. EXPECT. JAGERS.GlytchMeister wrote:I keep hearing Jägers...
"Vat?!? Chu chust t'ought ve kome outta tin air?!? 'Ob Sturm, oder sneidt, ob die Sonne uns lagt... der Tag glühen heiss, oder eiskalt die Nacht...' "
"Dimo, that's enough- "
"Vat chu mean, dot's enuff? Hy vas chust varming oop..."
"Your voice is like nails on a blackboard and you are tone deaf! Shut up already!"
"Hy never gets to haff any fun...."
Rule 17 of the Bombay Golf Course- "You shall play the ball where the monkey drops it,"
I speak fluent Limrick-
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I speak fluent Limrick-
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AND the Spanish Inquisition!Just Old Al wrote:ALWAYS. EXPECT. JAGERS.GlytchMeister wrote:I keep hearing Jägers...
--FreeFlier
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And yet everyone gets that one wrong, apparently.
There is no such thing as a science experiment gone wrong.
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Well, you'd only hear about the ones that didn't expect it . . .Alkarii wrote:And yet everyone gets that one wrong, apparently.
--FreeFlier
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Yes, but NO ONE EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION!
Although, if you did, you wouldn't be there when they arrived, so they wouldn't catch you... And may not know you were expecting them.
Although, if you did, you wouldn't be there when they arrived, so they wouldn't catch you... And may not know you were expecting them.
There is no such thing as a science experiment gone wrong.
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Ad expecting Ninjas...
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