Happy Birthday W.A. Mozart II
Posted by: Berlin Fritz on 23 January 2006
Most German's have an annoying habit, (if you're not English that is) of calling all Brits 'Engl�nder' so if you're a Paddy, Jock, or Taff, it can be quite demanding on one's patience at times! I mean I'd be bloody pissed off too, if somebody kept calling me Welsh all the time as well (and let's face it, who wouldn't Boyo, isn't tit?).
As the British (mainly English & 'HM Gutter Press) like to fondly refer to Germans as The Bosh, Krauts, The Hun, etc, etc, they themselves have a nice little descriptive phrase for us too, though far less insulting I find! We are tenderly known as 'Insel Affen' (Island Monkeys) (which is a light insult to a stranger) so when I'm in ignorant company (quite often) I start off by calling myself such, and get red faces all round, works a treat so it does; and breaks any ice that might still be lurking in tiny minds, dunnit.
Fritz
Enjoying it all***
P.S.
I refer here of course to everyday street German/English and not Company bullshit sprouted
out by two year contract wallers on high wages & commissions (Consultants & Sales)who wouldn't know their arses from their elbows in the real world of one to one meaningful communication, innit** Wotta Prize Old Bitch that Fritz is today, really, give him a wallnut to shut him up somebody**
N.B. There's hands afoot here to ban the speaking of other languages in school playgrounds (high level politics) in odour to improve allround Spoken-German amongst all kids and better comunication in class. The princible's good I reckon, but God only knows what stress will occur in trying to actually enforce it**
It's not always easy being a teacher*
Posted on: 26 January 2006 by Berlin Fritz
quote:
Originally posted by Nime:
You don't follow the celeb news?
Mike will be disappointed!
I salute your indefatigability, Nime! me old wordsmith, innit*
Archie**
Posted on: 26 January 2006 by Berlin Fritz
Though I don't know if he started smoking later on in life, or not, like Our Fredders, innit?**
NOB: I was always under the impression that serious smokers were mainly at risk of getting throat/Lung Cancer through their habit, and far less at risk of developing the same, if they in fact gave up, or had never smoked in the first place, innit*? I'm surprised to hear that other cancers can occur too, not forgetting thrombosis etc, too, naturally, but that's another matter, innit* Alcohol abuse attacks the liver & pancreas, I believe*
Posted on: 26 January 2006 by Berlin Fritz
quote:
Originally posted by domfjbrown:
quote:
Originally posted by graham55:
The sin is in being caught!
Well, I guess it DOES take two to tango and it's HER who's supposed to be loyal to her husband, not YOU, but even still.
There's exceptions to every rule though - I can think of ONE instance where I *would* "do" someone else's wife; NO-ONE knows why she married her husband, and he's a leech. Whether it is me or someone else who gets her to see her true beauty and worth remains to be seen, but SOMEONE needs to!
So because he's a leech 'in your opinion' 'assumingly he's poor and she's rich', you feel entitled to take advantage of the situation, if she so allowed you to, in your undergraduate/schoolboy dreams Old Chap? Your argument to me, sounds like that of another jealous woman, if you see what I mean John!
Regards,
Fritz** 'I was dreamin****
Jealousy's a wonderfully destructive thing, innit*
Posted on: 26 January 2006 by Berlin Fritz
quote:
Originally posted by Ancipital:
Hi
Just wondering if anyone has any recommendations for reasonably priced espresso machines, I guess it should have a steamer(?) as well.
I did have a look in House of Fraser in Bluewater recently but the guy whose sole purpose in there to sell espresso machines didn't make any signs in being interested in talking to me even though I was looking closely at a number of them.
Still, chalk one up for one being bought over the internet soon over what could have been a sale there and then in the store.
Steve.
Giving your seriousness the benefit of the doubt? I'd say take a look into this forums archive for early last year, and you'll discover a wonderfully diverse, informative long running thread on all things coffee machine, innit (Unless Our Adam's gone and drunk it all that is), then there's always a personal plee to Our Mick, he's sitting about doing nothing at the moment, and he's a World Expert on such things, well talking about them at least, rumour has it that the Don himself rings him regularly for advice from Sicili, dunnee*
Regards,
Fritz
Watch yer Grouts**
Posted on: 26 January 2006 by Berlin Fritz
quote:
Originally posted by Tarquin Maynard-Portly:
On reflection it really has to be The Beatles.
Highly imaginative Sgt Major*
Fritz Von DooDahs and Shirts*
Walking into the bar, Mike said to Charlie the bartender, "Pour me a stiff one - just had another fight with the little woman." "Oh yeah?" said Charlie "And how did this one end?"
"When it was over," Mike replied, "she came to me on her hands and knees. "Really," said Charles, "now that's a switch! What did she say?"
She said, "Come out from under the bed, you little chicken shit"
I didn't know that Iraqi peace-keepers get paid too*
Posted on: 26 January 2006 by Berlin Fritz
The Liverpool Echo's Talking serious sense at long last, innit*
Why is 'I do' a far far longer sentence than 'I am?'
But you know me!*
Posted on: 26 January 2006 by Berlin Fritz
Lookin good for his age, innee!*
As is well known in real �urope one can travel from state to state without passport, as Berliners often do to London too for instance (Flying), though not the other way around, cos England is special*. As a barman many years afore both Scottish & Irish currency were not accepted, I don't know how it is today though, don't care much either, to be honest?
Regards,
Try changing Sterling cheques in New York, Oh how they will larf at you*
Posted on: 26 January 2006 by Berlin Fritz
I've always been a WAM fan*
Mind you, you've gotta watch those Austrians, even the Germans are well wary of them, innit*
N.B. I suppose when one thinks about Wartine atrocities like on Crete for example, or inFrance, Holland, etc, during nazi occupation, I'm still baffled to why the ever so proper Norwegian society, 'even today' persecuted, and effectively destroyed the lives of so many little children just because they innocently had German blood. (That bird from ABBA is one of them strangely enough, innit). My ex beloved had a hell of a childhood in Oslo, because her mother happened to be from Ludwigshafen, innit*
All the bloody same these ignorant hypocritical racists*
Regards,
Fritz*
Posted on: 26 January 2006 by u5227470736789439
Can you remember the 'Chicken Song' from the early eighties? That probably counts as cringe worthy! Fredrik
Posted on: 26 January 2006 by Berlin Fritz
quote:
Originally posted by Fredrik_Fiske:
Can you remember the 'Chicken Song' from the early eighties? That probably counts as cringe worthy! Fredrik
Sorry Fredders, you've lost me on that one John*
Frötz
Posted on: 26 January 2006 by u5227470736789439
It was very common at dances in those days! Haven't been to a good dance since about 1986, so I have no idea what gets played now. It involved silly movements along the lines of (Simple) Simon Says... You had to be pretty far gone to get involved, which tended to let me join in... It would be more or less blackmail stuff if anyone had had a video recorder!
Fredrik
PS: I have no idea of the group involved.
Posted on: 26 January 2006 by Phil Cork
errrm, Birdie Song, by The Tweets....
<gets coat>
Posted on: 26 January 2006 by u5227470736789439
Phil!
I sort of remembered it was the Birdie Song, but it seems a long time ago! Glad you able to clear that up!
Fredrik
Posted on: 26 January 2006 by Phil Cork
I'm not, I've tarnished what little reputation I may have had!
All the best Fredrik,
Posted on: 26 January 2006 by u5227470736789439
Phil!
You and me both, apparently! Birdy and the Smoking Thread have done untold damage, I am sure, NOT!! Hoho! Fredrik
Posted on: 26 January 2006 by Phil Cork
I think the smoking thread is pretty interesting. Nothing wrong with a healthy debate! Certainly brings out the worst in people!
Just been reading it, sounds like your grandfather was a fascinating man.
Who was it that said "may you live in interesting times"....?
Phil
Posted on: 27 January 2006 by Berlin Fritz
Of course to be pendantic, Eire auf Deutsch, is Irland, innit*
Trust this helps,
Fritz**
LITTLE JOHNNY STRIKES AGAIN....
A grade school teacher in Kentucky asked her students to use the word "fascinate" in a sentence. Molly put up her hand and said, "My family went to my granddad's farm, and we all saw his pet sheep It was fascinating." The teacher said, "That was good, but I wanted you to use the word "fascinate, not fascinating".
Sally raised her hand. She said, "My family went to see Rock City and I was fascinated."
The teacher said, "Well, that was good Sally, but I wanted you to use the word "fascinate." Little Johnny raised his hand. The teacher hesitated because she had
been burned by Little Johnny before. She finally decided there was no way he could damage the word "fascinate", so she called on him. Johnny said, "My aunt Gina has a sweater with ten buttons, but her tits are so big she can only fasten eight."
The teacher sat down and cried.
Seems a decent sort of Chap, innit*
Posted on: 27 January 2006 by Berlin Fritz
What with the rubbish Manley-Partly ,& Andy CD are supposedly talking about exams online, as well as the Norwegian machine gun thread doing so well, I think I'll go shopping to IKEA instead, it's far more real life, iinit*
I trust this helps?
Fritz*
Thank you to Ludwig from Seattle*
Posted on: 27 January 2006 by Berlin Fritz
Yes! You are quite right, you are looking most evil, and in 250 Years time Mozart will be 500 years old, but I suspect all the fish will be gone then, innit*
Blub blub blub,
Fritz*
N-B. Where did do buy your expresso coloured diving goggles, Tarquers is jealous (once again)?*
Great picture John! but I'm sure your day job is far more interesting* I really don't wish to be sarcastic (Honnist) but I must wonder, that's all?*** (It must be really expensive?)
Posted on: 27 January 2006 by Berlin Fritz
The first thing my old man did when he took over a pub in Bow, E.London, after leaving the Job, was to clear out all the whores, junkies, and pipe-smokers who sat there all bloody night drinking half a pint of whatever: hard, but true.
Not the greatest businesman my old man, but I'm sure Seno'r Parry would have loved it, innit*
Archie*
Posted on: 27 January 2006 by Phil Cork
quote:
Originally posted by Berlin Fritz:
N-B. Where did do buy your expresso coloured diving goggles, Tarquers is jealous (once again)?*
Great picture John! but I'm sure your day job is far more interesting* I really don't wish to be sarcastic (Honnist) but I must wonder, that's all?*** (It must be really expensive?)
Expresso coloured?? must be your screen - innit?
What must be really expensive? Diving?
phil
Posted on: 28 January 2006 by Berlin Fritz
Are Machine-gun nuts generally Whitworths or Metric I wonder? and what with me being normally so hot on the draw and all, innit*
Posted on: 28 January 2006 by Berlin Fritz
I see that violent crime is still on the old up and up in the UK, perhaps now that all these disability scroungers are gonna be made to finally work, as well as the whole country getting regular PFI-financed personal Tesco MOT checkups (rather than checkouts), the measily £11 Billion squid put out for those poor old coppers, could be at least doubled (Put it on the tab like everything else, innit) *
You couldn't make it up*
Regards,
Fritz
P.S. Our Mick, your diatribe on clay shooting, was the biggest load of old made up, self-explanatory, bleedin obvious old drivel, I've read for a long time John! you should stick to coffee machines, and rhubarb farcing, and don't forget to pay your taxes, too*
Posted on: 28 January 2006 by Mick P
Fritz
You cheeky sod.
I come here and offer valuable advice only to be insulted by an oik like you.
I am tempted to develope a new sport .... clay Fritz shooting.
Actually that sounds good fun. Any chance of you popping over to Swindon for the weekend ?
Regards
Mick
Posted on: 28 January 2006 by Berlin Fritz
I can get to London in an hour an a half from here quite cheaply, from London to Swindon would probably take the whole weekend or longer, and I'd need to get out a mortgage to pay the fares no doubt too.
Fritz shooting, is not new; believe me, besides you'd miss, I'm a very small target, I'll get you a gattling gun, and some cluster bombs flown in (No! I forgot, No Hawkers allowed on your property) innit*
Regrades,
Fritz
