Bumcork & The Illuminator

[sms001]

7) Seriously, I don’t speak German. The only phrases I know in German are “Schustaffle!” and “MEIN LEIBEN!”. Neither of which are particularly useful in casual conversation.

Gesundheit? And surely the "King of Pants" must have a passing knowledge of leiderhoisen.

I could totally be the Illumineer. A stunning, spandex clad low grade superhero that really just wanders around shedding light on the blindingly obvious.

Thought of Wiley Miller immediately: OBVIOUSMAN!
http://www.udel.edu/communication/CO...onsequitur.htm

Yes, I have a lot of medication in my system right now. Why do you ask?

Actually. Take this as the compliment it is - your prose seems them same to me.....

[Petronella]

The ony German word I know is 'sitzpinkler'. It's slang for 'wimp' and literally means 'a man who sits to pee'.

[Munkie]

The only German I know is "Ich bin ein berliner" which, roughly translated I know to mean "I am a doughnut"...

Though I do work with this one woman, S, who came from Germany, and when I asked her what it meant, she said it meant that i was from Berlin, then told me how to pronounce "doughnut" (which I've forgotten). She also commented on the fact that my pronunciation was flawless... despite my not knowing how to speak any language fluently but English...

[Kogarashi]

I don't know if I qualify since I've actually studied German, but I don't know that many insults. One friend learned how to say "I am a pineapple" in several languages, just for fun, and her only other German phrase was "Ich spiele mit Kase" (I play with cheese). Another friend had a phrasebook that included the phrases "I am Darth Vader" and "Go sit on a volcano" (neither of which I recall exactly how to say, but I was highly amused that these were actually in her phrasebook).

Panigg, judging from your phonetic translations, you use slightly different pronunciations than I was taught. (I like hearing the different dialects.)

[BaristaTrav]

We must get this Bertha together with Tim Kooshem.

[Nurian]

SC: “SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE~!”

?!?~! What the heck?! Ok, look, I don’t speak…narwhal, or whatever that was.

I almost lost the spaghetti I was eating at this point.

[Becks]

I now know more about some random guy than I ever cared to.

[Oberonsshadow]

Totally off topic...

One friend learned how to say "I am a pineapple" in several languages, just for fun.

I also have a friend who can say "I am a pineapple" in several languages... I'm now wondering if this is the same friend.... Female, blond hair blue eyes, lived in CA, then Mass, now back in CA?

The only German I know is "Ich bin ein berliner" which, roughly translated I know to mean "I am a doughnut"...

Were you taught this by an Executive Transvestite?

[Animae]

My brother speaks german. I've been sitting here cracking up, and I can't wait till he gets home to use some of them on him.


good luck with the back GK.

[Calud]

Panigg, judging from your phonetic translations, you use slightly different pronunciations than I was taught. (I like hearing the different dialects.)

That was just me trying to be funny.

[Victoria J]

My mother and I were on holiday - I think in Morocco - years ago. One morning we were having breakfast at the hotel and found ourselves sharing a table with a German couple. We tried to be friendly but we do not speak German and they spoke almost no English.

So to break the ice we tried to explain that the only German we knew was from the Mozart opera The Magic Flute. Unfortunately they'd never heard of the opera.

They seemed a bit concerned that the only words/phrases we knew were "She comes." "The Queen" and "Witchcraft!"...

We must get this Bertha together with Tim Kooshem.

I wondered if the new fear of speaking to Gravekeeper is because of the Kooshem incident - and that was why his customers now whisper their orders to other people and won't talk to him.

It's the first story I remember reading where he actually banned one of the middle fo nowhere, desperate wannabe pants owning people. (I totally forget the area code).

I find it suprisingly plausable that he is a bogey man for the area and tales are told to small children about him. Either that or they worship him in a strange cargo cult.

Victoria J

[smileyeagle1021]

Oh, pardon me
SC: “Ok, well I’m heading down to baggage carousel #6. Can you come pick me up there?”

so you're the one who sent him to us *glare*

seriously, last week we had someone belligerent that we would pick them up at carousel #6... the fact that we, like every other hotel in Salt Lake City can only pick up at doors #6 and #10... and our drivers, like the ever other driver in Salt Lake City have no farking clue where carousel #6 is, refused to look at the big numbers painted on the doors to figure out where they needed to go.

And yes, they did reserve through GK's company... btw, GK, the owner is satisfied with the number of reservation you are sending us... he says you may live

[Gravekeeper]

And yes, they did reserve through GK's company... btw, GK, the owner is satisfied with the number of reservation you are sending us... he says you may live

Oh, well, long as he's happy. =p

That raging OH LAWD hosebeast was on the same line. Luckily for hotel staff everywhere we couldn't find her a room. I wanted to throttle the America West employee in the background. She kept talking to them and they kept telling her to talk to me about it. Yet at the same time whenever I asked her something to ask them ( Such as the 3 letter code for the airport they WORK AT ) they had nfi.

I mean if you work at an international airport......wouldn't you know 3 letter code for it? I know the codes for every airport I've flown out of or into and they don't even pay me. ;p

[GingerBiscuit]

More.

More.

I AM A FANGIRL AND I WANT MORE.

[Crawley]

Anyone else suddenly flashback to the Mitch Hedberg line, "I like an escalator because an escalator can never break, it can only become stairs. There would never be an escalator temporarily out of order sign, only an escalator temporarily stairs. Sorry for the convenience."