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    Septimus Hedgehog
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    Herr Angela Merkel is on a one-day visit to the UK where she/he will address both Houses. As she/he walks in to do her speech will she/he think to her/himself as Chancellor "and all of this could have been mine"?

    If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.

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      Herr Angela Merkel is on a one-day visit to the UK where she/he will address both Houses. As she/he walks in to do her speech will she/he think to her/himself as Chancellor "and all of this could have been mine"?

      If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.

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      HobbyProggy
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      No

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        Herr Angela Merkel is on a one-day visit to the UK where she/he will address both Houses. As she/he walks in to do her speech will she/he think to her/himself as Chancellor "and all of this could have been mine"?

        If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.

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        Dalek Dave
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        Will she be shown the portrait of Mr Churchill? From her speech..."Achtung Englandisch. Ve mussen nicht gefighten mit you, Ve lossen alles time. Uber ve canst kontrol ze vorld mit den Neu Deutschmark, oder calt Ze Euro, und canst ze economisch und capitalisch domination auf alles. Alles mussen gefallen under ze Jackboot auf dem neu republish of ze Reich. Ein Volk! Ein Reich! Ein Fuhrer! un Arbeit Macht Frei!"

        --------------------------------- Obscurum per obscurius. Ad astra per alas porci. Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur.

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          Herr Angela Merkel is on a one-day visit to the UK where she/he will address both Houses. As she/he walks in to do her speech will she/he think to her/himself as Chancellor "and all of this could have been mine"?

          If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.

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          Erudite_Eric
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          Septimus Hedgehog wrote:

          all of this could have been mine

          Britain, North Germany, Holland and Flanders should have merged into a single state centuries ago. We have a common language, common religion, common culture and would have been a dominant global force and avoided two world wars. Shame.

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            Will she be shown the portrait of Mr Churchill? From her speech..."Achtung Englandisch. Ve mussen nicht gefighten mit you, Ve lossen alles time. Uber ve canst kontrol ze vorld mit den Neu Deutschmark, oder calt Ze Euro, und canst ze economisch und capitalisch domination auf alles. Alles mussen gefallen under ze Jackboot auf dem neu republish of ze Reich. Ein Volk! Ein Reich! Ein Fuhrer! un Arbeit Macht Frei!"

            --------------------------------- Obscurum per obscurius. Ad astra per alas porci. Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur.

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            No no no no no. You must at the end of the sentence the main verb putten! And dont forget inversion! 'Uber kanst ve' After a preposition the verb and pronoun reverse order. Oh, and that's 'kannen ve' Ve is a plural, so its kannen, Kanst wold go with ich, du, etc tut tut, your Germish needs a bit of work. :)

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              No no no no no. You must at the end of the sentence the main verb putten! And dont forget inversion! 'Uber kanst ve' After a preposition the verb and pronoun reverse order. Oh, and that's 'kannen ve' Ve is a plural, so its kannen, Kanst wold go with ich, du, etc tut tut, your Germish needs a bit of work. :)

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              Actually I am fluent in German, having lived there for several years. It was a satirical side swipe at the English impression of what Germans are like. Several years ago I was in a pub talking to a couple of Germans. The subject got round to The War. One of the Germans asked why we English always bring up the war, and, to a man the five or six other Englishmen at the bar, in unison, said "Because We Won!". Even the Germans laughed at this.

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                No no no no no. You must at the end of the sentence the main verb putten! And dont forget inversion! 'Uber kanst ve' After a preposition the verb and pronoun reverse order. Oh, and that's 'kannen ve' Ve is a plural, so its kannen, Kanst wold go with ich, du, etc tut tut, your Germish needs a bit of work. :)

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                Septimus Hedgehog
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                Erudite_Eric wrote:

                And dont forget inversion!

                I thnk you meant: "And don't forget invasion."

                If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.

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                  Erudite_Eric wrote:

                  And dont forget inversion!

                  I thnk you meant: "And don't forget invasion."

                  If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.

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                  OriginalGriff
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                  Don't mention the war. DD did once, but I think he got away with it...:~

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                    Will she be shown the portrait of Mr Churchill? From her speech..."Achtung Englandisch. Ve mussen nicht gefighten mit you, Ve lossen alles time. Uber ve canst kontrol ze vorld mit den Neu Deutschmark, oder calt Ze Euro, und canst ze economisch und capitalisch domination auf alles. Alles mussen gefallen under ze Jackboot auf dem neu republish of ze Reich. Ein Volk! Ein Reich! Ein Fuhrer! un Arbeit Macht Frei!"

                    --------------------------------- Obscurum per obscurius. Ad astra per alas porci. Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur.

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                    Septimus Hedgehog
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                    Don't mention the war. Edit: I think OG did once but I think he got away with it.

                    If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.

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                      Septimus Hedgehog wrote:

                      all of this could have been mine

                      Britain, North Germany, Holland and Flanders should have merged into a single state centuries ago. We have a common language, common religion, common culture and would have been a dominant global force and avoided two world wars. Shame.

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                      So you mean German language, German Religion and German culture?

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                        Septimus Hedgehog wrote:

                        all of this could have been mine

                        Britain, North Germany, Holland and Flanders should have merged into a single state centuries ago. We have a common language, common religion, common culture and would have been a dominant global force and avoided two world wars. Shame.

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                        Keith Barrow
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                        That's what Hitler would have said. Therefore I lose. :confused:

                        PB 369,783 wrote:

                        I just find him very unlikeable, and I think the way he looks like a prettier version of his Mum is very disturbing.[^]

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                          So you mean German language, German Religion and German culture?

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                          Nicholas Marty
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                          Not German. Celtic ;)

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                            Not German. Celtic ;)

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                            Back to the roots eh? :doh:

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                              Septimus Hedgehog wrote:

                              all of this could have been mine

                              Britain, North Germany, Holland and Flanders should have merged into a single state centuries ago. We have a common language, common religion, common culture and would have been a dominant global force and avoided two world wars. Shame.

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                              "We" in the Netherlands don't even have a common religion or culture, and this place is tiny. There's The West (includes the middle), which is generally civilized. The East, which is mostly empty except for some pseudo-Germans. The South which is somehow Catholic unlike the rest of the country - they refuse to pronounce their G's correctly, and they vote for Wilders. The North, divided between separatists (with their own language and culture, stuck a century in the past) and communists (but most of them are students).

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                                Actually I am fluent in German, having lived there for several years. It was a satirical side swipe at the English impression of what Germans are like. Several years ago I was in a pub talking to a couple of Germans. The subject got round to The War. One of the Germans asked why we English always bring up the war, and, to a man the five or six other Englishmen at the bar, in unison, said "Because We Won!". Even the Germans laughed at this.

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                                Dalek Dave wrote:

                                having lived there for several years.

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                                  Herr Angela Merkel is on a one-day visit to the UK where she/he will address both Houses. As she/he walks in to do her speech will she/he think to her/himself as Chancellor "and all of this could have been mine"?

                                  If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.

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                                  chriselst
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                                  This Angela Merkel[^]?

                                  Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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                                    This Angela Merkel[^]?

                                    Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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                                    Nagy Vilmos
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                                    Das is nicht gut! [no, I can't speak German either]

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                                      Don't mention the war. DD did once, but I think he got away with it...:~

                                      Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)

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                                      Septimus Hedgehog
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                                      German tourist witnesses a road accident. He runs into a shop. Here is the conversation: German: A man has been knocked down by a car. What number do I dial to get an ambulance? Shopkeeper: No, no, no. German: What do you mean, nein, nein, nein?

                                      If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.

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                                        This Angela Merkel[^]?

                                        Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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                                        Unfortunately not...[^]

                                        Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)

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                                        "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                                          Actually I am fluent in German, having lived there for several years. It was a satirical side swipe at the English impression of what Germans are like. Several years ago I was in a pub talking to a couple of Germans. The subject got round to The War. One of the Germans asked why we English always bring up the war, and, to a man the five or six other Englishmen at the bar, in unison, said "Because We Won!". Even the Germans laughed at this.

                                          --------------------------------- Obscurum per obscurius. Ad astra per alas porci. Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur.

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                                          Erudite_Eric
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                                          Dalek Dave wrote:

                                          Actually I am fluent in German

                                          Oh really? Several years is enough is it? Anyway, your Germish sucks. :) (And oddly it is always Germans who bring up Hitler)

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