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Obamateurism of the Day: OBAMA says he doesn't speak Austrian
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| April 6, 2009
| Ed Morrissey
Posted on 04/06/2009 9:14:47 AM PDT by Tolik
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To: CholeraJoe
True, and Bostonians, New Yawkers and Alabamans all are distinctive but it’s still the same language, which is the point.
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posted on
04/06/2009 9:55:08 AM PDT
by
Zman516
(socialists & muslims -- satan's useful idiots.)
To: CholeraJoe
I’m told the Deutschland Germans are rather bigoted against their Austrian and Swiss cousins. A rural Austrian is called a Schluctenscheißer, or “canyon sh*tter”.
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posted on
04/06/2009 9:58:11 AM PDT
by
ccmay
(Too much Law; not enough Order.)
To: nutmeg
To: Jeff Chandler
I have also heard several clips of his speeches in which he uses incorrect grammar and nary a word is said about it.
I recall a total ROASTING of GW and endless playing of
“Is your children learning?”
And yes, we heard the “POTATO” story endlessly.
Here is an interesting twist. I think he was set up.
http://www.capitalcentury.com/1992.html
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posted on
04/06/2009 10:04:28 AM PDT
by
a real Sheila
(God bless us everyone.)
To: Jeff Chandler
So this “scholar” is illiterate in Austrian in all 57 states?
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posted on
04/06/2009 10:07:13 AM PDT
by
omega4179
(boycott government run entities)
To: Tolik
To: rmlew
JFK called himself a Jelly doughnut, but did so in German. Obama pulled an Ich bein ein Weiner moment, in english.LOL. That's right about JFK. But you rarely hear about that faux pas. JFK and Camelot live on to this day, unfortunately...
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posted on
04/06/2009 10:14:36 AM PDT
by
nutmeg
(DemocRATs: The party of tax cheats and other assorted crooks)
To: ccmay
Doesnt Osterreich mean Eastern Nation, implying the eastern portion of the German-speaking peoples? In fact, if memory serves me, it was renamed Ostmark (Eastern Province) in the days of the Anschluss.
no im sorry has nothing to do with it. Österreich doesn´t mean Eastern nation. it´s true that “ost” translated into english means “east” and “reich” can be translated into “empire,kingdom...”) But this is just “ coincidence” that this fits somehow with the english language.
Has nothing to do with the name of the country. i have to admit i just tried to take a crash course on the internet because i was interessted too where the name Österreich does come from. this even totally confused me (because it´s more than 1000 years of history and the name has changed a lot during this time). and my english is just to limited to only try to explain it :-) but you are correct about the “anschluß” it was named “ostmark” (because austria did no longer official “exist” during this time) and this can be translated into eastern providence. but again has nothing to do with the real name Österreich.
greetings
To: NFHale
What a kartoffelkopf...Potato Head. I was thinking scheisskopf was more applicable to Zero.
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posted on
04/06/2009 10:16:33 AM PDT
by
Myrddin
To: CholeraJoe
Yes but there is a difference between local, regional and national dialects and a different language. I can tell a southerner from a Bostonian but they both speak English. Let’s not forget that in the Spanish world they all taught Castilian as the primary language.
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posted on
04/06/2009 10:27:24 AM PDT
by
aft_lizard
(One animal actually eats its own brains to conserve energy, we call them liberals.)
To: ccmay
Im told the Deutschland Germans are rather bigoted against their Austrian and Swiss cousins. A rural Austrian is called a Schluctenscheißer, or canyon sh*tter.
*lol* oh you mean this little “private war” between some austrian, german and swiss people :-) yeah does exist, it´s pretty common here to make fun about each other... but shold not been take “too” serious. as long you do not make the grave mistake to say to an austrian you are somehow like a german *lol* you will be treated nice here even if you are one of those evil germans ;-)
To: Jonny foreigner
but shold not been take too serious
jesus christ my english sucks today :-(
“should not be taken too serious” (i guess this is the correct form) :-)
To: aft_lizard
You mean I don’t speak Texan?? I thought it was an official language.
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posted on
04/06/2009 10:38:09 AM PDT
by
FreeSouthernAmerican
(All we ask is to be let alone----Jefferson Davis)
To: ccmay
I guess Redneck isn’t so bad after all.
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posted on
04/06/2009 10:50:16 AM PDT
by
CholeraJoe
("Their armor is weak at the neck and under the arms!")
To: Jonny foreigner
Ich glauga, am ende Karl Der Grosse, sie war am osten im Ersten Reich.
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posted on
04/06/2009 11:00:44 AM PDT
by
patton
(I hope that they fight to the death and both sides win.)
To: Jonny foreigner
Österreich comes from the word
Ostarrîchi. It would mean something similar to eastern territory.
That was the name given to that area of Bayern in 996. It comes from the latin Marchia Orientalis, (eastern mark). Ostarrîchi was the local vernacular and that term eventually was transformed into Österreich.
Also, mindestens seid Ihr Bayer und kein Piefke :>).
Wiki entries here and here.
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posted on
04/06/2009 11:32:42 AM PDT
by
longjack
To: longjack
Also, mindestens seid Ihr Bayer und kein Piefke :>).
Lach. Na auf jeden Fall sind wir keine Piefke!!!
Das is wichtig in Österreich ;-)
*lol* Of course we are no gemans ;-) this is very important in good old Austria. this reminds me on a “subway to sally” (geman Band) concert here in austria. the atmosphere was awesome it only totally stopped for one time. The singer did made the mistake and compared austrians too germans (even in a positive way). the silence was awesome too. just imagine tousands of people cheering seconds bevore to every world he said. then suddely totally silence :-) it was so silent that you could hear someone used his lighter to smoke a cigarette :-) was funny as hell.
greetings
To: longjack
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posted on
04/06/2009 11:55:37 AM PDT
by
patton
(I hope that they fight to the death and both sides win.)
To: Jonny foreigner
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posted on
04/06/2009 11:56:29 AM PDT
by
patton
(I hope that they fight to the death and both sides win.)
To: patton
Piefke? That's a slang term, along with Saupreiß, the southern Germans (Bavarians) use for the northern Germans (former Prussians).
I think the Austrians may use Piefke for all Germans. Saupreiß is used more by the Bavarians.
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posted on
04/06/2009 12:06:47 PM PDT
by
longjack
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