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  • damage36
    damage36 Posts: 282
    Now I feel a) slow at keeping up and b) a sleazy low life.
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  • NGale
    NGale Posts: 1,866
    linsen wrote:
    Greg66 wrote:
    And they're lazy. They just stick lots of little words together to make one ridiculously long word, instead of making up a new shorter word.

    That's what I love about German!

    Geschwindigkeitsbeschraenkung = speed limit

    Windschuetzscheibenwischer = windscreen wiper

    Strassenbahnhaltestelle = tram stop

    And this monster...
    Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz

    I can see why the Saxons decamped to Britain all those centuries ago now, couldn't get to grips with the language :lol:
    Officers don't run, it's undignified and panics the men
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    edited October 2008
    linsen wrote:
    And this monster...
    Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz

    Which, I assume, means coin, or some such.

    Actually I quite like that about German too, but don't tell anyone
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  • sc999cs
    sc999cs Posts: 596
    What was the OP about again?
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  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    Elfenbeinküstenaturschutzparkleitergeländewagensch althebelbruchreparaturversuchbewilligungzurückweisungsantragsformular ausfüllungshilfebegleitzettel
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  • ansbaradigeidfran
    ansbaradigeidfran Posts: 526
    damage36 wrote:
    Now I feel a) slow at keeping up and b) a sleazy low life.
    Something similar happened yesterday, when this thread got out of hand...
  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    before you ask, I haven't a bleeding clue!
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  • NGale
    NGale Posts: 1,866
    sc999cs wrote:
    Can we insult the Belgians next? My wife feels very left out.

    nothing to have a go at the Belgians for. I mean good beer and chocolate who can complain about that! :D
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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    sc999cs wrote:
    What was the OP about again?

    There was an OP?

    I never knew that.
    Swim. Bike. Run. Yeah. That's what I used to do.

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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    ansbaradigeidfran wrote:
    linsen wrote:
    And this monster...
    Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz
    I'll see that, and raise you a Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch!

    8)
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  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    Jaysus! 6 pages in 1 evening! Even the SCR thread wasn't that busy :-)
    Has brightened up my morning tho.......that last set of pictures was MUCH better then the first set........

    Whilst were on the subject of ze germans has anyone ever seen these Al Murray sketches, he "loves" germans :-)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Piw-Y_f66G0

    Second one is lower quality......

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtDE3XCyQY0

    There was another sketch but youtube seems to be failing me when I try to find that one!
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  • Surf-Matt
    Surf-Matt Posts: 5,952
    Mudguards to Euro bashing all in one thread!!!

    Chortle! :lol::lol:
  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    Surf-Matt wrote:
    Mudguards to Euro bashing all in one thread!!!

    Chortle! :lol::lol:

    It's hardly Euro bashing, most comments have been directed at one country........ :wink:

    Besides what do you expect, the whole commuting area in general seems to find it rather hard to stay on topic and we positively pride ourselves on our ability to go completely OT in such a huge fashion :-)
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  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    That's what makes it so amusing - I was stuck in last night and would have been most bored if everyone had talked about mudguards all evening.......
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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    Snicker... staying on topic...



    Now let's see who gets that one :D
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Surf-Matt wrote:
    Mudguards to Euro bashing all in one thread!!!

    Chortle! :lol::lol:

    It's not Euro-bashing. We're just Euro-sceptics. :)





    BlOOdy Eurocrats telling us how to run our country. Grumble grumble.
    FCN 2-4.

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    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    Snicker... staying on topic...



    Now let's see who gets that one :D

    Get out. Right now. Go on, just get out.

    You and your flakey games...
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  • Surf-Matt
    Surf-Matt Posts: 5,952
    Talking of roadies, I've just been emailed a link to next year's big thing in cycle fashion.

    http://www.spandexman.com

    Spiderman Unitard in medium for me please.
  • ansbaradigeidfran
    ansbaradigeidfran Posts: 526
    I tried to stay on Topic bars, but I was really naughty and had a Snickers instead the other week.
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    ansbaradigeidfran wrote:
    I tried to stay on Topic bars, but I was really naughty and had a Snickers instead the other week.

    well - it's a laugh isn't it?
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  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,955
    Wowee, there's off topic, and then there is off topic, has the OP even dared to come back and post?

    Poor fella!

    Incidently, and just to perpetuate the off topic-ness further still, my favourite beer is Abbot Ale - as per the piccie posted a few pages back.


    Apologies for the size of the pic........I think it might be to scale though, depending on your screen resolution....


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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    tsk tsk - didn't you know that drinking that is habit forming


    I think I'll stop now.... :roll:
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  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,955
    I think that abbot the worst joke I have heard all year, and you should hop it matey :lol:
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Surf-Matt wrote:
    Talking of roadies, I've just been emailed a link to next year's big thing in cycle fashion.

    http://www.spandexman.com

    Spiderman Unitard in medium for me please.

    I heard a Wispa about this too.
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    groan......

    I think it should be a mission today to seamlessly get this thread somewhere else entirely........

    and away from the poor Germans...
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  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    linsen wrote:
    groan......

    I think it should be a mission today to seamlessly get this thread somewhere else entirely........

    and away from the poor Germans...

    mission_impossible_logo.gif
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  • attica
    attica Posts: 2,362
    I just plumbed "Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz" into Google translator, it comes back with the mighty "Beef Labeling Act surveillance mission transfer"

    Wha, da fuh?

    So I tried "Elfenbeinküstenaturschutzparkleitergeländewagensch althebelbruchreparaturversuchbewilligungzurückweisungsantragsformular ausfüllungshilfebegleitzettel" now Google struggled with this one initially it came back with "
    Elfenbeinküstenaturschutzparkleitergeländewagensch althebelbruchreparaturversuchbewilligungzurückweisungsantragsformular help fill accompanying note" so I added a few spaces using my limited knowledge of Deutsch and got the monumental

    "Elves include protection of natural coastal terrain park manager gearshift dare break repair experimental permit rejection of aid application form accompanying note"

    Genau indeed!

    Linsen, was ist das? Ich kann ein bischen Deutsch spreche aber langsam bitte (you'll probably have to correct me there.)

    What have you been saying to us Linsen? Come on now, fess up.
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  • damage36
    damage36 Posts: 282
    edited October 2008
    From spandexman.com

    410_2.sized.jpg

    I hear you can get this with a chamois. Perfect!
    Legs, lungs and lycra.

    Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
  • damage36
    damage36 Posts: 282
    Daniel B wrote:
    Wowee, there's off topic, and then there is off topic, has the OP even dared to come back and post?

    Poor fella!

    Haha, I have done more than dare to post... see above!
    Legs, lungs and lycra.

    Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    Attica you are very good with your online translation - I'll be out of a job soon

    I haven't a clue what they mean. Something to do with burocratic nonsense -they are good at that.

    Also, Ich werde ganz langsam sprechen. Das hat irgendwie mit Elfenbein (ivory) zu tun. Ausserdem habe ich keine Ahnung....
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