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Millions raise a glass in Munich for Oktoberfest
Relaxnews ^ | Friday, September 21, 2012

Posted on 09/21/2012 6:36:52 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

A Lufthansa air stewardess wearing a Dirndls poses with a neck choker inside a traditional Bavarian clothing store in Munich September 13, 2012. The crew will wear the Lufthansa collection Dirndls, created in the typical Lufthansa colours, during three international flights before and during the 2012 Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich.

More than six million revellers from around the globe are set to descend on Munich from Saturday for the world's biggest beer fest, complete with lederhosen, pretzels and plenty of the amber nectar.

With the traditional cry of "O'zapft is" ("The keg is tapped") on the stroke of midday, the mayor of Munich will kick off the 16-day extravaganza of beer-swilling and sausage-gobbling to the accompaniment of an oompah band.

As ever, the 179th Oktoberfest will also feature traditional Bavarian uniforms -- women resplendent in long dirndls, lace-up dresses with plunging necklines, and men in obligatory lederhosen or suede knee breeches.

This year's party stretches over 65 acres, with around 12,000 waiters and waitresses expected to serve more than seven million "mass" (litre-sized glasses) to punters in 35 tents, the biggest of which seats 10,000.

To soak up the suds, drinkers will consume tens of thousands of giant soft pretzels, pork, dumplings and other delicacies. Last year, party-goers worked through 118 oxen, 53 calves and thousands of chickens.

(Excerpt) Read more at calgarysun.com ...


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To: mplsconservative
Paris Hilton???


61 posted on 09/21/2012 8:47:50 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong!)
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To: Traveler59

Southeast Minnesota is a beautiful place....also lived in Lake City and worked in Red Wing just prior to moving for work at 3M in New Ulm.


62 posted on 09/21/2012 8:59:24 PM PDT by Puckster
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To: oyez

Prost!!


63 posted on 09/21/2012 9:01:02 PM PDT by jmacusa (Political correctness is cultural Marxism. I'm not a Marxist.)
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To: randita

I’m actually thankful you had to describe a “modest” dirndl...being this long out of country away from the wife.


64 posted on 09/21/2012 9:01:12 PM PDT by Puckster
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To: oyez
"This thread is eventually useless with out lots of pictures."

I totally agree.

65 posted on 09/21/2012 9:13:46 PM PDT by StormEye
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To: Revolting cat!

Hah! Good one Cat.


66 posted on 09/21/2012 9:16:01 PM PDT by mplsconservative (Impeach Obama Now!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Stationed in Augsburg just north of Munich, the Oktoberfest was but an 18 Deutschmark train ride away.

And boy, did we get away every year :-)


67 posted on 09/21/2012 9:33:00 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Congrats to Ted Kennedy! He's been sober for two years now!!)
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To: Squantos
I miss the Oktoberfest ...was stationed in Germany many times. I miss the Hofbrau haus ...

Imbibed there once on a business trip with my host, who was a local. Unfortunately, my trip had been postponed a month so it ended up being in November. Weather was cold and a little dreary, but at least not rainy like it had been in Vienna the week before.

A friend and colleague back at the home office in Texas, a Scot, considered Munich (around the beginning of October) to be his home away from home.

68 posted on 09/22/2012 12:53:44 AM PDT by Erasmus (Zwischen des Teufels und des tiefen, blauen Meers)
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To: Traveler59
However a German girlfriend of mine showed me where the Germans went for Oktoberfest... The Bad Cannstatt Volksfest (near Stuttgart).

That would be just down the Neckar (and just up the road) from the Daimler-Benz main works in Untertürkheim. Also around the end of September?

I was on assignment on the opposite side of the metro area in Schwieberdingen and I missed it; could be that I was back in the States at the time.

69 posted on 09/22/2012 1:07:00 AM PDT by Erasmus (Zwischen des Teufels und des tiefen, blauen Meers)
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To: Revolting cat!

Carnak the Great putting envelope to forehead: “Paris Hilton.”

Ed McMahon, opening envelope and reading: “Who has had more overnight guests than the Paris Hilton?”


70 posted on 09/22/2012 1:17:55 AM PDT by Erasmus (Zwischen des Teufels und des tiefen, blauen Meers)
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To: Erasmus

Same here ...counted my days in the haufbrau haus an it was like twice a week for the 6 years I was in Europe ... Not just Germany . Made the trip from Italy at least twice a month when stationed there.....

Awesome beer and great atmosphere .

Stay Safe !


71 posted on 09/22/2012 8:15:14 AM PDT by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: randita

It’s actually the short cropped under blouse that determines the Dirndl’s level of modesty. My daughter bought one for herself two years ago, and has switched out the blouses for different styles.

What I’ve always found both fascinating and lovely is seeing young people in their teens and 20’s still willing to go out in public and party wearing Tracht aka.. Dirndl and Lederhosen.
Although Oktoberfest or die Wiesn begins at the end of September, the festivities of Bierzelt begin in upper Bavaria during the summer, usually in late July, and you will still only see a small minority who won’t wear Tracht.


72 posted on 09/22/2012 4:41:38 PM PDT by Katya (Homo Nosce Te Ipsum)
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To: Katya

Yes, the under blouse I had with mine was not low cut and it also did not have puffy sleeves. It had regular short sleeves with a thin row of lace around the openings. The same lace was around the neck line.

That is interesting that young people still enjoy wearing the traditional garb.


73 posted on 09/22/2012 5:53:49 PM PDT by randita
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To: MinorityRepublican
Awaiting the NOT GUILTY Verdicts.


74 posted on 09/22/2012 5:59:40 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong!)
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To: Revolting cat!

Are you sure they’re not cross-dressers?


75 posted on 09/22/2012 6:01:58 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: editor-surveyor

That’s what I’ve been thinking about a couple of them (left and right wings.)


76 posted on 09/22/2012 6:04:28 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong!)
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