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German just got several letters shorter.
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 5:24 pm
by Fairportfan
Re: German just got several letters shorter.
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:00 pm
by Leak
Pshaw...
"Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitänswitwe"
can be easily lengthened to
"Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitänswitwenpensionserlagscheinsunterschriftechtheitstüberprüfungsvorgang"...
("process of verification of the authenticity of the signature on the payment form for the widow of a Danube steamboat company captain's pension check" - so there...

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*ducks & runs*
Re: German just got several letters shorter.
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:09 pm
by Dave
Is this what you were looking for?

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Re: German just got several letters shorter.
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:16 pm
by Fairportfan
Well, yeah. But there's no way to make it come up in the text that i know of.
Re: German just got several letters shorter.
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 9:01 am
by Atomic
Ahem.
Johann Sebastian Gambolputty de von Ausfern Schplenden Schlitter Crasscrenbon Fried Digger Dingle-Dangle Dongle Burstein Von Knacker Thrasher Apple Banger Horowitz Ticolensic Grander Knotty Spelltinkle Grandlich Grumblemeyer Spelterwasser Kurstlich Himbleeisen Bahnwagen Gutenabend Bitte Ein Nürnburger Brattwustle Gerspurten Mitz Weimache Luber Hundsfut Gumberamber Shönendanker Kalbsfleisch Mittler Aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm.
Thank you. That is all.
Re: German just got several letters shorter.
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 9:08 am
by jwhouk
Maybe they need all the letters to keep the floodwaters at bay?