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Posted by digo, 23:59, 5th May 2003:
 

Chic Happens points us to the current German TV fad to find the Greatest German Ever. Einstein, Freud, Marx and, er, Claudia Schiffer are competing for the title. For influence on modern culture alone, I'd put my money on Nietzsche.
Posted by Redmaiden, 00:50, 6th May 2003:
 
What about Heinrich Beurl? (I can't spell his surname but it sounds like that)
Freud fucking sucked big time
Posted by Redmaiden, 00:52, 6th May 2003:
 
Chic happens? sounds dreadful!!
Posted by digo, 00:58, 6th May 2003:
 
No no - Chic Happens is great. Maybe it's not your sort of thing... errr. If you are into celeb gossip, pagesix.com is also good, but for UK stuff it simply *has* to be Popbitch. They should probably be paying me for this referral service ;)
Posted by ell, 04:07, 6th May 2003:
 
Aren't we forgetting someone?
Posted by Victor Menendez, 07:52, 6th May 2003:
 
I thought einstein and freud were swiss.
Posted by digo, 18:26, 6th May 2003:
 
Freud was born in Freiberg, Moravia (now Príbor, Czech Republic) so is actually Austrian. Don't ask me why he's included. Einstein was born in Germany.

Hitler, on the other hand, was born in Brannau, Austria. Of course if you buy the whole Anschluss theory then the Austria/Germany divide is irrelevant...
Posted by Redmaiden, 18:27, 6th May 2003:
 
I'm really not into celebrity gossip
Posted by chandler, 20:12, 6th May 2003:
 
they said they were including austrians
Posted by Victor Menendez, 20:38, 6th May 2003:
 
how about Frederick the Great, you dont get a name like that for nothing.
or Otto Von Bismark, i'd vote for a guy called 'The Iron Chancellor'
Posted by Gary, 21:34, 6th May 2003:
 
Personally, I think Heidi Klum is the best German ever...
Posted by cal, 21:38, 6th May 2003:
 
/me resists any obvious comments
Posted by Redmaiden, 22:25, 6th May 2003:
 
Gary I must disagree
Posted by Gary, 00:10, 7th May 2003:
 
Hey! I was just injecting a little humour into the thread!

I just forgot to include the smiley... :\
Posted by digo, 16:19, 7th May 2003:
 
Halt the competition. Heidi has this one, by a leg. Closely followed by Claudia Schiffer.

Steffi Graf disqualified from citizenship for tax fraud.
Posted by ilovebeerme, 16:25, 7th May 2003:
 
What about Attila?
Posted by Redmaiden, 18:50, 7th May 2003:
 
Heidi and Claudia are great for...exactly what reason? Being blonde bimbos?

Wooo go Germany!
Posted by beargod, 19:09, 7th May 2003:
 
YAY blonde Bimbos, that is what the world is about
Posted by Victor Menendez, 19:20, 7th May 2003:
 
Actually i have great respect for Claudia Schiffer for she helped me prove my magician theory, Paul Daniels pulled Debbie Macgee? Now THATS magic! I laughed at David Copperfields 'Great Wall of China' Stunt, and i laughed at him styling himself like David Hasslehoff, but looking like he does he married Claudia. Magic might be just trickery, but its trickery i'd like to learn.
Posted by plindoe, 19:41, 7th May 2003:
 
Well you best be working your magic near Rosie, coz me thinks its the only way!
Posted by Victor Menendez, 23:19, 7th May 2003:
 
Why don't you use your magic to guess how many fingers i'm holding up.
Posted by Gary, 00:22, 8th May 2003:
 
Hehehehe! :)
Posted by Redmaiden, 00:52, 8th May 2003:
 
Go Vicky! fight for yours and Rosie's love :D
Posted by msmissy, 03:06, 8th May 2003:
 
I don't think Claudia and David were actually married... and even if they were, they aren't anymore. So, apparently David lost his "charm" after awhile.
Posted by Victor Menendez, 07:52, 8th May 2003:
 
Yeah, the magic's gone in that relationship.

coat
Posted by plindoe, 08:43, 8th May 2003:
 
Is that as in the two finger B-Rabbit was on about Victor?
Posted by Victor Menendez, 09:21, 8th May 2003:
 
No, i was doing 'deformed rabbit' in my late-night shadow casting show.
Posted by cal, 09:39, 8th May 2003:
 
msmissy - long time no posting
Posted by wolfman, 11:49, 8th May 2003:
 
Re Claudia Schiffer,
She was never married to David Copperfield but married Englishman Matthew Vaughn on May 25, 2002
Posted by wolfman, 11:51, 8th May 2003:
 
@Redmaiden: It's Heinrich Boell you were thinking of
Posted by wolfman, 11:54, 8th May 2003:
 
@digo: Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau, Austria
Posted by wolfman, 11:56, 8th May 2003:
 
@all: I would call neither Claudia Schiffer nor Heidi Klum blonde bimbos. Actually, Heidi Klum is very popular in Germany because of her outgoing personality.
Posted by beargod, 12:00, 8th May 2003:
 
hello wolfman

I only knew they were models and my have a brain behind them, but i got scared because that brain might want to take over the world
Posted by Victor Menendez, 12:18, 8th May 2003:
 
Haben sie geherne das deuchesband?
Posted by wolfman, 12:24, 8th May 2003:
 
At the moment I'm more scared of the little Rambo in Washington wishing to take over the world. When are your next presidential elections?
Posted by wolfman, 12:25, 8th May 2003:
 
@Victor Menendez:
If that was supposed to be German, I'm afraid you'll have to pick up your dictionary again and start looking for the right words. What you wrote, unfortunately, doesn't make any sense ...
Posted by chandler, 12:27, 8th May 2003:
 
"When are your next presidential elections?"

we dont have presidential elections cos we dont live in America
Posted by Victor Menendez, 12:27, 8th May 2003:
 
Its actually a line from 'The Producers'
Posted by wolfman, 12:30, 8th May 2003:
 
Where do you live, chandler?

Victor Menendez, do you know what that line is supposed to mean in English?
Posted by Victor Menendez, 12:31, 8th May 2003:
 
@Chay: i think they are in 2004.
Posted by Victor Menendez, 12:32, 8th May 2003:
 
Have you heard the German band?

(thats the line, not a question)
Posted by chandler, 12:32, 8th May 2003:
 
@wolfman: pretty much all the main people on here live in England or Scotland. Apart from a couple of aussies and a couple of yankies.
Posted by chandler, 12:33, 8th May 2003:
 
Haben sie das Deutsche Band gehoren?

is that more like it?
Posted by beargod, 12:34, 8th May 2003:
 
yeah I live in england too
Posted by chandler, 12:34, 8th May 2003:
 
or even:
Haben Sie dem deutschen Band gehört

i usually get my Dem and Der Die Das Den confused
Posted by Victor Menendez, 12:35, 8th May 2003:
 
And a Dutchie that we often pass on the left-hand side.

Chay, no thats not the way mel brooks sang it.
Posted by chandler, 12:37, 8th May 2003:
 
i know i was just trying to work out what it should be gramatically. but ive forgotten all my german.

oh and yeah i forgot about the Dutch-ess (sorry Miki!)
Posted by Rosie, 12:40, 8th May 2003:
 
Chay what does "dullset tones" mean?

is it rude?
Posted by chandler, 12:40, 8th May 2003:
 
no, why?
and thats not how you spell it think its "dulcet tones"
Posted by wolfman, 12:41, 8th May 2003:
 
@chandler: I live in Germany. You Brits seem to be getting everywhere. This morning, I even found one lying next to me in bed ... (she's been there for the last 19 years. So, I suppose, it should be ok). Thanks to my colleagues at work, who 19 years ago gave me the title of a useful book ("English cooking and how to survive it") I'm still ok, too.
Well, back to the main subject - I thought I had come across yet another American board.

@Victor Menendez: in German it should be "Haben Sie die deutsche Band gehoert?" When people speak English in German films, occasionally, it sounds very odd to me, too!
Posted by chandler, 12:42, 8th May 2003:
 
if someone says they like your dulcet tones it means that they think your voice is soothing and melodius and pleasent to the ear.
Posted by chandler, 12:44, 8th May 2003:
 
wolfman: so my german wasnt too far off.
i do find der/die/das/dem/den to be very confusing!
Posted by wolfman, 12:45, 8th May 2003:
 
Doesn't Tanita Tikaram sing in "dull set tones"? *g*
Posted by Miki, 12:46, 8th May 2003:
 
:) @ chay and vic

They are including Austria for the contest
but they're not allowed to vote for Nazi and SS people.
...
Posted by wolfman, 12:47, 8th May 2003:
 
chandler: I have pity on foreigners trying to study German. I didn't find French too easy. I don't know how my wife managed but a lot of people don't even know that she's English. She rarely mixes up her "der, die, das", etc. and she hasn't got an English accent (unless she speaks English ...).
Posted by chandler, 12:48, 8th May 2003:
 
:) whats wrong with "the"?? :D we use it for everything, the present the future the past tense. doesnt matter who we are talking to or when we are talking to them!!!
:D
Posted by beargod, 12:49, 8th May 2003:
 
I thought the SS was Nazi
Posted by chandler, 12:49, 8th May 2003:
 
@wolfman: Wo in Deutschland leben Sie?
Posted by wolfman, 12:50, 8th May 2003:
 
sorry, chandler, I only just saw your attempt concerning the German band - no, you definitely weren't far off
Posted by wolfman, 12:56, 8th May 2003:
 
@chandler, ich lebe in Muelheim an der Ruhr, a small town with a population of around 160,000. It takes just a ten minute walk to reach the river (even though I live right in the centre of the town). A nice place to live in ...
Posted by chandler, 12:57, 8th May 2003:
 
i like the way you said the first bit in german and then switched to english! i was hoping to practise my Deutsche!
Posted by wolfman, 12:59, 8th May 2003:
 
I think I'll start using "the" instead of "der, die, das" (I might get a few sad looks and end up in a loony bin sooner or later ...)
Posted by wolfman, 13:01, 8th May 2003:
 
gut, chandler. Die Stadt Mülheim an der Ruhr hat ungefähr 160,000 Einwohner. Ich wohne in der Stadtmitte und laufe ungefähr 10 Minuten bis zum Fluss. Es ist eine Stadt in der man gut wohnen kann.
Posted by chandler, 13:05, 8th May 2003:
 
i know i read the english version first, but im pleased to say i could have translated most of that :D
yay, so i do remember a bit!
Posted by chandler, 13:06, 8th May 2003:
 
i cant be bothered to type in german now!
Posted by chandler, 13:11, 8th May 2003:
 
ich bin zu faul
Posted by wolfman, 13:58, 8th May 2003:
 
Sorry, I couldn't reply straight away (I'm at work!). I'll get back to this board every now and then and I can type in something "auf Deutsch"! Bye for now
Posted by beargod, 13:59, 8th May 2003:
 
I recognised alot of that, but wouldn't have been able to work it out, but i swear i have heard of that town
Posted by cal, 14:30, 8th May 2003:
 
i can't remember any german. only studied it for a year :|
Posted by wolfman, 14:33, 8th May 2003:
 
... back again for a few minutes.
beargod, until about 1992 or '93 we had a small British forces base (Royal Logistics Corps) in Mülheim and the Army's Higher Education Centre HEC (G) was based in Mülheim as well. Perhaps that rings a bell.
Posted by wolfman, 14:34, 8th May 2003:
 
I think, studying a language for one year is definitely not enough, cal.
Posted by beargod, 14:34, 8th May 2003:
 
same here and that was about 8 years ago now, i woul have studied longer if i could have chosen it over french
Posted by chris, 14:35, 8th May 2003:
 
popbitch informed us that durchfall is diarioaaahhhahah (i have no idea how to spell that)

how juvinille - i looked that up in year 10!
Posted by wolfman, 14:38, 8th May 2003:
 
You're not "typically English" anyway. English people speak English. Full stop!
In Majorca, "Jose, gizza pint, will ya?" (... only joking!)
Posted by wolfman, 14:39, 8th May 2003:
 
popbitch is right about "Durchfall".
My father-in-law thinks that we should change the name for motorway exit (Ausfahrt) ...
Posted by chandler, 14:41, 8th May 2003:
 
heehee
Posted by cal, 14:43, 8th May 2003:
 
lol

popbitch is obviously full of accurate information :/
Posted by wolfman, 14:45, 8th May 2003:
 
Sorry, folks, I've got to go now! Nice meeting you all here. I'll make an effort to come back within the next few days. Auf Wiedersehen (pets)!
Posted by Rosie, 14:46, 8th May 2003:
 
C U L8R!

:D
Posted by beargod, 14:46, 8th May 2003:
 
yep wolfman that is probably it
Posted by cal, 14:46, 8th May 2003:
 
cool. nice to meet you mr wolf
Posted by beargod, 14:46, 8th May 2003:
 
bye bye
Posted by cal, 14:47, 8th May 2003:
 
(ooh - pulp fiction)
Posted by Miki, 14:48, 8th May 2003:
 
Hi wolfman :)
Posted by Victor Menendez, 14:49, 8th May 2003:
 
Is this the best name ever?


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Posted by cal, 14:50, 8th May 2003:
 
not quite

www.novell.com/training/cde/features/ran...
Posted by chandler, 14:56, 8th May 2003:
 
NOOOOOO WAAAAAAAY
Posted by Victor Menendez, 15:00, 8th May 2003:
 
Well i know when i'm beaten, that is indeed the best name evertm
Posted by cal, 15:00, 8th May 2003:
 
way
Posted by cal, 15:00, 8th May 2003:
 
more randy bender humor:
www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/20...
Posted by Redmaiden, 19:46, 8th May 2003:
 
"@Redmaiden: It's Heinrich Boell you were thinking of"

Cheers that's the one :-D

I like Wolfsheim, does that count as knowing any german?
Posted by cal, 20:30, 8th May 2003:
 
wolfenstein?
Posted by Redmaiden, 22:14, 8th May 2003:
 
no Wolfsheim
Posted by Victor Menendez, 23:29, 8th May 2003:
 
well thats cleared that up then.
Posted by Redmaiden, 00:55, 9th May 2003:
 
yup
Posted by Ken, 05:05, 9th May 2003:
 
Freud was actually born in what is today called the Czech Republic.
Posted by cal, 08:33, 9th May 2003:
 
and you live there?
Posted by cal, 08:34, 9th May 2003:
 
err, perhaps i should explain i can see your email address

i'm not psychic or anything
Posted by Victor Menendez, 09:14, 9th May 2003:
 
Todays 'Express' has a mention of this poll and has a great quote from Einstein.

"If my theory of relativity is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare that i am a citizen of the world. Should my theory prove untrue, France will say i am a German and Germany will declare that i am a Jew."
Posted by cal, 09:20, 9th May 2003:
 
haha. her truely was a genius ;)
Posted by cal, 09:21, 9th May 2003:
 
my typing this morning is eally bad
Posted by wolfman, 12:14, 12th May 2003:
 
Guten Tag!
Posted by Miki, 12:15, 12th May 2003:
 
morgen !
Posted by Miki, 12:15, 12th May 2003:
 
mittag, I know :)
Posted by chandler, 12:17, 12th May 2003:
 
Hallo, wie gehts?
Posted by cal, 12:18, 12th May 2003:
 
halla?
Posted by beargod, 13:53, 12th May 2003:
 
he left again
Posted by chandler, 13:58, 12th May 2003:
 
was it something we said?
Posted by Redmaiden, 18:40, 12th May 2003:
 
hallo?
Posted by chandler, 19:19, 12th May 2003:
 
guten arbend
Posted by wolfman, 21:18, 12th May 2003:
 
Sorry, folks, I tried to contact you at around lunchtime today and, as soon as I had typed in my message "Guten Tag", my phone rang (I was at work) and I had to log out and never got the chance to get back to you ...
Therefore, "he left again", yes, unfortunately! and "was it something we said?" By no means! It just wasn't the right time for me to log on. Occasionally, this damned job keeps me busy ... I hope, you do understand. I need the money to pay the rent (and the occasional pint of beer)! Hope to get in touch with you again soon!
Auf Wiedersehen!
Posted by wolfman, 20:46, 13th May 2003:
 
Hallo zusammen!
Seid Ihr noch da?
Hello all,
Are you still around?
Posted by Victor Menendez, 20:49, 13th May 2003:
 
i'm here wolfie (unsurprisingly)
Posted by beargod, 20:51, 13th May 2003:
 
I am here aswell
Posted by Victor Menendez, 20:52, 13th May 2003:
 
HALLA BG1111111!!
Posted by beargod, 21:06, 13th May 2003:
 
HALLA VIC
Posted by Sul, 21:13, 13th May 2003:
 
HALLA ALL!!!!!1
Posted by Victor Menendez, 21:14, 13th May 2003:
 
HALLA
Posted by wolfman, 21:54, 13th May 2003:
 
What's the time where you are now? 21.53? Close to my bedtime ....
Posted by wolfman, 21:55, 13th May 2003:
 
This is too unfortunate. Could you please let me know at what time you're usually all around?
Posted by donnie, 21:57, 13th May 2003:
 
HALLA!

yes it is late, but for some the day is only just beggining!
Posted by donnie, 21:58, 13th May 2003:
 
9-5 the working day is when most are around
Posted by wolfman, 21:59, 13th May 2003:
 
Please, please, please leave a message about the time I can contact most of you.
I've got the impression that I'm missing you by just minutes. What a shame ...
Anyway, to finish this on a "friendly" note - do you Brits still drive on the wrong side of the road? *roaring with laughter - wis a sherman aksent*
Wolfman
Posted by wolfman, 22:00, 13th May 2003:
 
Well, I just see donnie
Posted by wolfman, 22:02, 13th May 2003:
 
I'll try to be around then - no: "I vill try to be around zen ..."
Posted by Miki, 22:04, 13th May 2003:
 
HALLA !
Posted by wolfman, 22:05, 13th May 2003:
 
Well, I'm off now. Sleep tight and make sure that the Bogeyman (or is it Bogyman) doesn't get you ...
Posted by Miki, 22:06, 13th May 2003:
 
Mr wolf: www.iamcal.com/board_stats/
Posted by beargod, 22:06, 13th May 2003:
 
Ok you be arounfd then, and We don't drive on the road, we fly
Posted by wolfman, 22:06, 13th May 2003:
 
Jeezus, Miki, hi!
I'm almost off to bed
Posted by donnie, 22:08, 13th May 2003:
 
Boogyman is US culture, we be all Brits but i suspect RedAndWhiteMan will some day have to fight the Boogyman
Posted by wolfman, 22:12, 13th May 2003:
 
Sank you for the shtatistics, miki, and goot nite to everyone else already from shermany ...
In other words, I'm off to bed, folks. Hope to catch you tomorrow ...
Wolfman
Posted by Miki, 22:13, 13th May 2003:
 
gute nacht Wolfie :)
Posted by wolfman, 22:15, 13th May 2003:
 
... das habe ich noch gelesen, Miki :-)
Gute Nacht! Danke!
I'm off now!
Posted by Sul, 22:42, 13th May 2003:
 
Biki mchanka, Wolfman et Miki :)
Clim vida fortan tre

hehehehe :)

Gute Nacht!
Posted by donnie, 22:43, 13th May 2003:
 
auf weidersehen
Posted by Victor Menendez, 07:43, 14th May 2003:
 
Why didn't he mention our 'amusing jokes about ze breaking of ze wind'?
Posted by cal, 09:54, 14th May 2003:
 
hahaha
Posted by wolfman, 12:12, 16th May 2003:
 
So what about your great jokes about ze breaking of ze wind, Victor?