(and Trudy, that was perfektes Deutsch).
How does it translate? Happy Anniversary of your birth?
I'm glad he had such a fun day.
Buffy? I like that. That girl's so hot, she's buffy.
Forrest ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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Trudy Booth - Feb 20, 2006 9:33:14 am PST #8010 of 9843
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Fiona - Feb 20, 2006 9:38:10 am PST #8011 of 9843
How does it translate? Happy Anniversary of your birth?
Literally, heart-felt good wishes on your birthday. You got the Umlaut right and everything!
Trudy Booth - Feb 20, 2006 9:43:42 am PST #8012 of 9843
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
You got the Umlaut right and everything!
I'm afraid that was the miracle of cutting in pasting. All I can legitimately do in German is order coffee with milk and sugar and thank people warmly.
Fiona - Feb 20, 2006 9:55:55 am PST #8013 of 9843
All I can legitimately do in German is order coffee with milk and sugar and thank people warmly.
Well, these are all pretty important things too. Especially coffee.
Speaking of which... I'm off to bed now, so goodnight all.
Beverly - Feb 20, 2006 8:11:38 pm PST #8014 of 9843
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Ein bier, bitte! Danke schoen!
And Happy Belated Birthday, Benno!
Fay - Feb 20, 2006 9:15:24 pm PST #8015 of 9843
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
And you're a one-trick FayJay?
I can turn all manner of tricks, but after a year working with the US curriculum I'd much rather get back to the UK system - I'm sick of feeling like I need to apologise for my skills and training, and I'd like to keep in touch with what's considered good practise in the UK, and the latest developments, and all that jazz. (You would be surprised by how much teaching methodology and philosophy varies from English-speaking nation to English-speaking nation. I know I am.)
Um.
But I'd like to go to Australia. 'Cept...well, I admire your enthusiasm for Australia's wildlife, but I am a wee bit daunted by the VAST array of bitey and poisonous beasties you have. (Keeping in mind that we have the adder, and that's your lot.) I mean, spiders that wait in the toilet with the specific intention of poisoning your arse. That's pretty disconcerting. Um.
I realise that I am now dead to you, and that this may hinder our attempts to fight crime together.
Zenkitty - Feb 21, 2006 7:51:16 am PST #8016 of 9843
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Australia has spiders that wait in the toilet with the specific intention of poisoning your arse ?
That's like, my biggest childhood fear. I only grew out of it by convincing myself there was no such thing, and now you're telling me they're real?? Jebus.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 21, 2006 7:56:23 am PST #8017 of 9843
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
That's like, my biggest childhood fear. I only grew out of it by convincing myself there was no such thing, and now you're telling me they're real?? Jebus.
Well, you can think about rats coming up through your toilet instead, if that helps take your mind off the spiders.
t /not really helping
Zenkitty - Feb 21, 2006 9:25:33 am PST #8018 of 9843
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Thanks, Frank. @@ Rats, actually not a fear of mine.
::not thinking about the poisonous toilet spiders::
Oh, great. Now I'm thinking about poisonous toilet snakes. I'ma get more coffee.
dcp - Feb 21, 2006 9:41:09 am PST #8019 of 9843
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I'm reminded of that bit in The Milagro Beanfield War, where Amarante Cordova cautions clueless gringo sociology grad student Herbie Platt about using an outhouse in New Mexico: "...be sure not to lean too far back on the seat in the outhouse, or let your testicles swing up under the wood--black widows."
Still one of my most favorite movies ever. Roaringly funny and desperately sad. Also good storytelling, decent acting, and gorgeous scenery.