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  • P Paul Watson

    Chris Meech wrote: Germany again and all of the young frauleins there needed a warning. That to I suspect. Germany will be facing invasion of the randy CPians soon.

    Paul Watson
    Bluegrass
    Cape Town, South Africa

    Roger Wright wrote: Personally, I'm seeking a red-headed, double-breasted mattress thrasher

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    Brian Delahunty
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    Muwahahahahaha :-D :~ Regards, Brian Dela :-)

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      :laugh: Can you speak it? ;) -- Berlin rules.

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      • P Paul Watson

        Chris Meech wrote: Germany again and all of the young frauleins there needed a warning. That to I suspect. Germany will be facing invasion of the randy CPians soon.

        Paul Watson
        Bluegrass
        Cape Town, South Africa

        Roger Wright wrote: Personally, I'm seeking a red-headed, double-breasted mattress thrasher

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        Jorgen Sigvardsson
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        Paul Watson wrote: That to I suspect. Germany will be facing invasion of the randy CPians soon. The reverse would be nice too. Where are all the female german programmers? Wo sind sie?! -- Berlin rules.

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        • J Jamie Hale

          greghop wrote: and if that doesn't work, next.......... Do you waaaant to come beck to mye place, bouncy bouncy? My hovercraft is full of eeeels. J

          "I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees."

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          Paul Watson
          Bluegrass
          Cape Town, South Africa

          Roger Wright wrote: Personally, I'm seeking a red-headed, double-breasted mattress thrasher

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          • P Paul Watson

            Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: I have a plan so cunning, I could actually cut paper with it. Jörgen and his cunning stunts. We all know what the leads to!

            Paul Watson
            Bluegrass
            Cape Town, South Africa

            Roger Wright wrote: Personally, I'm seeking a red-headed, double-breasted mattress thrasher

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            Jorgen Sigvardsson
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            Paul Watson wrote: We all know what the leads to! Yes, and there is no turning back now. I just got back from the library with five german books! One big fat grammar book, and four school books. The school books are actually two course book sets. One set contains a text book (Textbuch) and a quiz book (Übungsbuch). I have a feeling this will be fun! :) -- Berlin rules.

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            • J Jorgen Sigvardsson

              greghop wrote: french - cheese eating surrender monkeys Give it up already, please? greghop wrote: sie habt sehr heupte augen Sorry, but I don't think women appreciate being referred to as third person. At least not while you talk to them. :) -- Berlin rules.

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              Sie haben sehr huepsche augen. I think thats correct. Sie is formal if I'm not mistaken. Du hast sehr huepsche Augen is familiar. I grew up speaking German at home (my parents are from Germany). I've lost quite a bit in the past 5-10 years, though. I have more trouble with vocabulary and grammar than I used to. I should make more effort to read and speak it. It would be a shame to lose that. BW "In a world full of people, only some want to fly,Isn't that crazy?" - Seal

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                Paul Watson wrote: We all know what the leads to! Yes, and there is no turning back now. I just got back from the library with five german books! One big fat grammar book, and four school books. The school books are actually two course book sets. One set contains a text book (Textbuch) and a quiz book (Übungsbuch). I have a feeling this will be fun! :) -- Berlin rules.

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                Thought to be honest German is hardly a sexy language... not unless you like the leather, chains and whips deal. Lena said something to me in German the one night and I thought she was cursing me, so I stopped what I was doing to which she yells in English "No you fool, carry on!" What is your native language Jörgen ?

                Paul Watson
                Bluegrass
                Cape Town, South Africa

                Roger Wright wrote: Personally, I'm seeking a red-headed, double-breasted mattress thrasher

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                  Paul Watson
                  Bluegrass
                  Cape Town, South Africa

                  Roger Wright wrote: Personally, I'm seeking a red-headed, double-breasted mattress thrasher

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                  Jamie Hale
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                  Not this again... Paul, tell me you've seen the tobacconist's sketch? Monty Python? J

                  "I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees."

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                    Not this again... Paul, tell me you've seen the tobacconist's sketch? Monty Python? J

                    "I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees."

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                    Jamie Hale wrote: Paul, tell me you've seen the tobacconist's sketch? Monty Python? Which is exactly why I feel so damn unclean! :-D Jamie Hale wrote: Not this again... I am booking Office Space this weekend, ok?

                    Paul Watson
                    Bluegrass
                    Cape Town, South Africa

                    Roger Wright wrote: Personally, I'm seeking a red-headed, double-breasted mattress thrasher

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                    • P Paul Watson

                      Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: I have a plan so cunning, I could actually cut paper with it. Jörgen and his cunning stunts. We all know what the leads to!

                      Paul Watson
                      Bluegrass
                      Cape Town, South Africa

                      Roger Wright wrote: Personally, I'm seeking a red-headed, double-breasted mattress thrasher

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                      cunning stunts for the stunning.... well you get the picture. BW "In a world full of people, only some want to fly,Isn't that crazy?" - Seal

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                        Paul Watson
                        Bluegrass
                        Cape Town, South Africa

                        Roger Wright wrote: Personally, I'm seeking a red-headed, double-breasted mattress thrasher

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                        Jamie Hale
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                        Here... http://www.talpak.org/alakulat/python/jelenetek/hungarian.html[^] J

                        "I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees."

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                        • P Paul Watson

                          Jamie Hale wrote: Paul, tell me you've seen the tobacconist's sketch? Monty Python? Which is exactly why I feel so damn unclean! :-D Jamie Hale wrote: Not this again... I am booking Office Space this weekend, ok?

                          Paul Watson
                          Bluegrass
                          Cape Town, South Africa

                          Roger Wright wrote: Personally, I'm seeking a red-headed, double-breasted mattress thrasher

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                          Jamie Hale
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                          Paul Watson wrote: Which is exactly why I feel so damn unclean! Okay... thought for a second you really were uncultured. :laugh: J

                          "I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees."

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                            Sie haben sehr huepsche augen. I think thats correct. Sie is formal if I'm not mistaken. Du hast sehr huepsche Augen is familiar. I grew up speaking German at home (my parents are from Germany). I've lost quite a bit in the past 5-10 years, though. I have more trouble with vocabulary and grammar than I used to. I should make more effort to read and speak it. It would be a shame to lose that. BW "In a world full of people, only some want to fly,Isn't that crazy?" - Seal

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                            Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                            brianwelsch wrote: Sie is formal if I'm not mistaken. Only if it's spelled with a capital S, and followed by a verb in infinitive form. I think it's called infinitive in english. Either way, it's the form of verbs you can prefix with to. To eat for instance. Sie can also mean she or they depending on verbs and adjectives. :dizzy: brianwelsch wrote: Du hast sehr huepsche Augen is familiar. Looks and sounds correct. But don't take my word for it.. :) brianwelsch wrote: I have more trouble with vocabulary and grammar than I used to. Same here. I was pretty damn good at it when I studied it. I aced the exams (although, it was only C level german which is basic/entry level). The courses also helped me understand how languages are constructed, since you have to know these things in order to know German. brianwelsch wrote: It would be a shame to lose that. Indeed! -- Berlin rules.

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                              cunning stunts for the stunning.... well you get the picture. BW "In a world full of people, only some want to fly,Isn't that crazy?" - Seal

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                              Paul Watson
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                              brianwelsch wrote: cunning stunts for the stunning.... well you get the picture. Glad someone else gets it... Crude but I still laugh.

                              Paul Watson
                              Bluegrass
                              Cape Town, South Africa

                              Roger Wright wrote: Personally, I'm seeking a red-headed, double-breasted mattress thrasher

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                                Thought to be honest German is hardly a sexy language... not unless you like the leather, chains and whips deal. Lena said something to me in German the one night and I thought she was cursing me, so I stopped what I was doing to which she yells in English "No you fool, carry on!" What is your native language Jörgen ?

                                Paul Watson
                                Bluegrass
                                Cape Town, South Africa

                                Roger Wright wrote: Personally, I'm seeking a red-headed, double-breasted mattress thrasher

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                                Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                                Paul Watson wrote: Thought to be honest German is hardly a sexy language... not unless you like the leather, chains and whips deal. :rolleyes: Bestrafe mich! :rolleyes: Paul Watson wrote: Lena said something to me in German the one night and I thought she was cursing me, so I stopped what I was doing to which she yells in English "No you fool, carry on!" :laugh::laugh::laugh: I know this sounds very very very sick, but I'd give anything to have witnessed that. :-D Paul Watson wrote: What is your native language Jörgen ? Swedish, a language in the German family. Eventhough German and Swedish are related, their grammars have evolved very differently. Swedish is more relaxed as we don't care much about the sex of objects, and thus we have much fewer versions of verbs and adjectives. Swedish is also much more linear than German - verbs are inlined with nouns and adjectives. German is more of a stack language. Push all the verbs onto the stack, output everything else, and pop the verbs at the end of a sentence. I bet German is great for telling stories, as the anticipation builds up the closer you get to the end of a sentence.. :) Swedish is also much softer than German. Some say we sing when we talk, but I don't know. They have probably never heard a norwegian before - they really sing when they talk! -- Berlin rules.

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                                  Paul Watson wrote: Which is exactly why I feel so damn unclean! Okay... thought for a second you really were uncultured. :laugh: J

                                  "I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees."

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                                  Jamie Hale wrote: Okay... thought for a second you really were uncultured. No, surprisingly I was brought up on John Cleese, the Goon Show (not the American ones, the British ones with Bluebottle and Eckles), Black Adder and all those greats :)

                                  Paul Watson
                                  Bluegrass
                                  Cape Town, South Africa

                                  Roger Wright wrote: Personally, I'm seeking a red-headed, double-breasted mattress thrasher

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                                    Paul Watson wrote: Thought to be honest German is hardly a sexy language... not unless you like the leather, chains and whips deal. :rolleyes: Bestrafe mich! :rolleyes: Paul Watson wrote: Lena said something to me in German the one night and I thought she was cursing me, so I stopped what I was doing to which she yells in English "No you fool, carry on!" :laugh::laugh::laugh: I know this sounds very very very sick, but I'd give anything to have witnessed that. :-D Paul Watson wrote: What is your native language Jörgen ? Swedish, a language in the German family. Eventhough German and Swedish are related, their grammars have evolved very differently. Swedish is more relaxed as we don't care much about the sex of objects, and thus we have much fewer versions of verbs and adjectives. Swedish is also much more linear than German - verbs are inlined with nouns and adjectives. German is more of a stack language. Push all the verbs onto the stack, output everything else, and pop the verbs at the end of a sentence. I bet German is great for telling stories, as the anticipation builds up the closer you get to the end of a sentence.. :) Swedish is also much softer than German. Some say we sing when we talk, but I don't know. They have probably never heard a norwegian before - they really sing when they talk! -- Berlin rules.

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                                    Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: Swedish is more relaxed as we don't care much about the sex of objects From what I hear, and saw while in Greece, you Swedes are easy about all things sexual. Actually it seems most Europeans are quite open about it, rather different for this South African. Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: I know this sounds very very very sick, but I'd give anything to have witnessed that :wtf::laugh::laugh::laugh: At the time I did not laugh as she seemed very earnest (was the first time she slipped into her native tongue when speaking to me.) But the next day I had a good chuckle and wondered what kinky stuff I knew in Afrikaans that I could try out.

                                    Paul Watson
                                    Bluegrass
                                    Cape Town, South Africa

                                    Roger Wright wrote: Personally, I'm seeking a red-headed, double-breasted mattress thrasher

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                                      Thought to be honest German is hardly a sexy language... not unless you like the leather, chains and whips deal. Lena said something to me in German the one night and I thought she was cursing me, so I stopped what I was doing to which she yells in English "No you fool, carry on!" What is your native language Jörgen ?

                                      Paul Watson
                                      Bluegrass
                                      Cape Town, South Africa

                                      Roger Wright wrote: Personally, I'm seeking a red-headed, double-breasted mattress thrasher

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                                      Brian Delahunty
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                                      Paul Watson wrote: Lena said something to me in German the one night and I thought she was cursing me, so I stopped what I was doing to which she yells in English "No you fool, carry on!" lol... You know what I've said about that language. I always think Ulla and her family are fighting... especially with her mother... I'm normally getting read to leave the room when they both realise that they are scaring the poor Irish boy.... Regards, Brian Dela :-)

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                                      • J Jorgen Sigvardsson

                                        I found a german language course, split up in 4 parts. Each part only costs €100, which is a bargain if you consider the value you get for knowing another language. I studied basic german for 2 years at gymnasium level (equiv. high school), but that was almost 10 years ago, so I figure I'll start from scratch again. Anybody else here planning on learning another language? If all goes well, I'll dive into another language later on. French would be nice to know. :) -- Berlin rules.

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                                        I learned English and a little German, I was in Germany for 7 months 4 years ago with a scholarship, the time was not enough to learn that beautiful and rich language. Now I´m doing an internship in VolksWagen Argentina and they gave me the opportunity to take classes for free. I think german is a classic language, but very hard to master. cheers Daniel Cespedes "There are 10 types of people, those who understand binary and those who do not" "Santa Cruz de la Sierra Paraiso Terrenal!" daniel.cespedes@ieee.org

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                                          Jamie Hale wrote: Okay... thought for a second you really were uncultured. No, surprisingly I was brought up on John Cleese, the Goon Show (not the American ones, the British ones with Bluebottle and Eckles), Black Adder and all those greats :)

                                          Paul Watson
                                          Bluegrass
                                          Cape Town, South Africa

                                          Roger Wright wrote: Personally, I'm seeking a red-headed, double-breasted mattress thrasher

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                                          Michael P Butler
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                                          Paul Watson wrote: the Goon Show (not the American ones American Goon Show? Please do tell me more, I've never heard of such a thing. The Goon Show was a classic. I was brought up listening to the repeats on Radio 2 and reading my Dad's collection of script-books. Michael 'War is at best barbarism...Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell.' - General William Sherman, 1879

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