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May 18, 2018 18:53:04 GMT
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Post by tyrednexited on May 18, 2018 18:53:04 GMT
As mentioned earlier, I'm in Southern Germany in a small village. Walking down to the Brauerei Gasthof this evening, I was passed by a young lady wearing a sweatshirt/top emblazoned with the words "Dicki Pulli".
Try that in Reading on a Friday night!
Myself and the current Mrs TnE sniggered all the way to our dinner. (Actually, it's a good job she was there, otherwise I might not have been responsible 😎)
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Post by WDB on May 19, 2018 4:32:23 GMT
'Pulli', I suppose, is one of those slightly camp Anglo-German diminutives, like 'Handy'. No idea about 'Dicki'. The best Google could suggest for the combination was Darth Vader en route to the office party by Segway.
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Post by tyrednexited on May 19, 2018 7:11:25 GMT
I think "Pulli" was in use as a diminutive when I did German at school. (Though not "Handy" of course, even the ordinary telephone hadn't been invented then )
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Post by Humph on May 19, 2018 7:58:54 GMT
Have you ever wondered why so many towns in Germany are called Ausfahrt, or so many in Italy are called Uscita...
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2018 8:57:53 GMT
In Santiago most of the stations on the metro are called Salida. And they have these animals that live on the train tracks, they're called Peligros, but I've never seen one so I don't know what they look like. I almost saw one the other day. I was leaning over the tracks to look and a station employee pointed, shouted "peligro" and dragged me to the ground. I must have just missed it. I guess they must be pretty dangerous and he as trying to protect me.
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Post by tyrednexited on May 19, 2018 14:53:56 GMT
Out walking today, discovered the next village is called Wank! Can't help wondering if there's a connection.
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Post by tyrednexited on May 19, 2018 15:08:50 GMT
Have you ever wondered why so many towns in Germany are called Ausfahrt.... ..and the most popular street name is Einbahn Strasse.....
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Post by Humph on May 19, 2018 16:16:27 GMT
Out walking today, discovered the next village is called Wank! Can't help wondering if there's a connection. I've been to Wank, not for many years now though, it was a bit of a disappointment in truth. I prefer Fucking, much livelier really.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2018 16:36:59 GMT
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