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  • C CodeWraith

    Yes, the date is correct. And what did they do at the Oktoberfest? Don't say that they drank beer.

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    Jochen Arndt
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    Working for his father's company as unskilled electrician installing light bulbs. Can be all found in the web :)

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      Working for his father's company as unskilled electrician installing light bulbs. Can be all found in the web :)

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      CodeWraith
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      Still, that would have earned you some money. But only if you did not misread the one I found and mixed up the dates.

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      • C CodeWraith

        Last year I heard this question in the radio on my way to work. The right answer would have earned you 10000€. Let's see who might have won that money here: Albert Einstein was 17 years old in 1908 (my fault, should be 1896) and worked at the Oktoberfest. What did he do there?

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        Marc Clifton
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        Food taster? Judge on beer of the year? Patent violation inspector? Marc

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        • C CodeWraith

          Still, that would have earned you some money. But only if you did not misread the one I found and mixed up the dates.

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          Jochen Arndt
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          Not only you mixed up the dates but also a contributor to the English Oktoberfest - Wikipedia[^] page:

          Quote:

          In 1901, Albert Einstein was a laborer in the construction of the Wiesn. As an assistant in the family-owned electrical company Elektrotechnische Fabrik J. Einstein & Cie, he mounted the bulbs in the Schottenhamel marquee.

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          • C CodeWraith

            Relative close, but wrong.

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            Lost User
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            Pole dancing for pleasure? :laugh:

            Now is it bad enough that you let somebody else kick your butts without you trying to do it to each other? Now if we're all talking about the same man, and I think we are... it appears he's got a rather growing collection of our bikes.

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              Food taster? Judge on beer of the year? Patent violation inspector? Marc

              Latest Article - Create a Dockerized Python Fiddle Web App Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802

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              CodeWraith
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              No, no, and no. Sorry. If you look further up, we have not only gotten the year right, but also already found out what he did.

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              • J Jochen Arndt

                Not only you mixed up the dates but also a contributor to the English Oktoberfest - Wikipedia[^] page:

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                In 1901, Albert Einstein was a laborer in the construction of the Wiesn. As an assistant in the family-owned electrical company Elektrotechnische Fabrik J. Einstein & Cie, he mounted the bulbs in the Schottenhamel marquee.

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                It was really written a little confusingly. Sorry.

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                • J Jochen Arndt

                  Not only you mixed up the dates but also a contributor to the English Oktoberfest - Wikipedia[^] page:

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                  In 1901, Albert Einstein was a laborer in the construction of the Wiesn. As an assistant in the family-owned electrical company Elektrotechnische Fabrik J. Einstein & Cie, he mounted the bulbs in the Schottenhamel marquee.

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                  Jochen Arndt wrote:

                  he mounted the bulbs in the Schottenhamel marquee

                  See I was right.. pole dancing! I'm guessing the bulbs were at the top of the dancing poles - you'd have to be careful how you mounted them though, they'd be really hot back in the days before energy saving ones - could be a very nasty accident! :laugh:

                  Now is it bad enough that you let somebody else kick your butts without you trying to do it to each other? Now if we're all talking about the same man, and I think we are... it appears he's got a rather growing collection of our bikes.

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                  • L Lost User

                    Jochen Arndt wrote:

                    he mounted the bulbs in the Schottenhamel marquee

                    See I was right.. pole dancing! I'm guessing the bulbs were at the top of the dancing poles - you'd have to be careful how you mounted them though, they'd be really hot back in the days before energy saving ones - could be a very nasty accident! :laugh:

                    Now is it bad enough that you let somebody else kick your butts without you trying to do it to each other? Now if we're all talking about the same man, and I think we are... it appears he's got a rather growing collection of our bikes.

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                    Brent Jenkins wrote:

                    See I was right.. pole dancing!

                    Not really. The poles are too thick. But table dancing might apply.

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                    • J Jochen Arndt

                      Brent Jenkins wrote:

                      See I was right.. pole dancing!

                      Not really. The poles are too thick. But table dancing might apply.

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                      Lost User
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                      A 17 year old apprentice has got to make his money somehow.. :laugh:

                      Now is it bad enough that you let somebody else kick your butts without you trying to do it to each other? Now if we're all talking about the same man, and I think we are... it appears he's got a rather growing collection of our bikes.

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                      • L Lost User

                        Pole dancing for pleasure? :laugh:

                        Now is it bad enough that you let somebody else kick your butts without you trying to do it to each other? Now if we're all talking about the same man, and I think we are... it appears he's got a rather growing collection of our bikes.

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                        CodeWraith
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                        What is it that you have with dancing Poles?[^] :-)

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                        • L Lost User

                          Pole dancing for pleasure? :laugh:

                          Now is it bad enough that you let somebody else kick your butts without you trying to do it to each other? Now if we're all talking about the same man, and I think we are... it appears he's got a rather growing collection of our bikes.

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                          CodeWraith
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                          And what will come next? Dancing Laps?[^]

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                          • C CodeWraith

                            What is it that you have with dancing Poles?[^] :-)

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                            Give it to me baby, yeah! :omg:

                            Now is it bad enough that you let somebody else kick your butts without you trying to do it to each other? Now if we're all talking about the same man, and I think we are... it appears he's got a rather growing collection of our bikes.

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                            • C CodeWraith

                              Last year I heard this question in the radio on my way to work. The right answer would have earned you 10000€. Let's see who might have won that money here: Albert Einstein was 17 years old in 1908 (my fault, should be 1896) and worked at the Oktoberfest. What did he do there?

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                              Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter
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                              That's a lot of money for a bit of Googling...

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                              • L Lost User

                                A 17 year old apprentice has got to make his money somehow.. :laugh:

                                Now is it bad enough that you let somebody else kick your butts without you trying to do it to each other? Now if we're all talking about the same man, and I think we are... it appears he's got a rather growing collection of our bikes.

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                                PIEBALDconsult
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                                That's how Sean got his start.

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                                • P PIEBALDconsult

                                  That's how Sean got his start.

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                                  Sean Ewington
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                                  So the legend goes ... one day Chris Maunder saw me table dancing and said, "now there's a guy that knows how to edit articles." ?

                                  Thanks, Sean Ewington CodeProject

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                                    So the legend goes ... one day Chris Maunder saw me table dancing and said, "now there's a guy that knows how to edit articles." ?

                                    Thanks, Sean Ewington CodeProject

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                                    It happens more often than you think :laugh:

                                    Now is it bad enough that you let somebody else kick your butts without you trying to do it to each other? Now if we're all talking about the same man, and I think we are... it appears he's got a rather growing collection of our bikes.

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                                    • C CodeWraith

                                      Last year I heard this question in the radio on my way to work. The right answer would have earned you 10000€. Let's see who might have won that money here: Albert Einstein was 17 years old in 1908 (my fault, should be 1896) and worked at the Oktoberfest. What did he do there?

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                                      Keviniano Gayo
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                                      screwing with the light bulbs :laugh:

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                                      • K Keviniano Gayo

                                        screwing with the light bulbs :laugh:

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                                        CodeWraith
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                                        Paid work, no less.

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                                        • S Sean Ewington

                                          So the legend goes ... one day Chris Maunder saw me table dancing and said, "now there's a guy that knows how to edit articles." ?

                                          Thanks, Sean Ewington CodeProject

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                                          PIEBALDconsult
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                                          Whereas we SQL-slingers make the tables dance. :badger:

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