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To: sourcery

Yeah, I've heard that over the years, but Babblefish translates 'ich bin ein Berliner' to "I am Berlin."


4 posted on 06/26/2006 5:23:27 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
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To: Yo-Yo

T thought that in Berlin, it was taken to mean "I am a jelly donut!"


5 posted on 06/26/2006 5:26:45 PM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: Yo-Yo

I took 2 years of German in high school. My German teacher told us about this. President Kennedy should have said "Ich bin berliner" (no ein).


8 posted on 06/26/2006 5:34:11 PM PDT by CatQuilt (GLSEN is evil)
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To: Yo-Yo

Google translates it to "I am a citizen of Berlin."

Google translates "I am a jelly doughnut." to "Ich bin ein Geleekrapfen."

They must not like jelly doughnuts.


10 posted on 06/26/2006 5:40:12 PM PDT by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (Give Them Liberty Or Give Them Death! - IT'S ISLAM, STUPID! - Islam Delenda Est! - Rumble thee forth)
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