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  • sea-tax
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2006
    • 971

    #16
    Originally posted by Black Bart
    What does that mean?

    Loosely translated it means that Accountants from Arkansas are funny!

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    • DTS
      Senior Member
      • Jun 2005
      • 1852

      #17
      Bart

      It's been years since I was able to speak and read German, but I believe it translates to: "what do you say when all else fails"

      Correctamundo, Gabriele?

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      • sea-tax
        Senior Member
        • Apr 2006
        • 971

        #18
        Originally posted by sea-tax
        Loosely translated it means that Accountants from Arkansas are funny!


        Well I guess I was a tad off, guess I better brush up on my German!

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        • Black Bart
          Senior Member
          • Jun 2005
          • 3357

          #19
          Sorry, I thought you meant

          Originally posted by sea-tax
          Well I guess I was a tad off, guess I better brush up on my German!
          that we were silly (which may be quite true).

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          • DTS
            Senior Member
            • Jun 2005
            • 1852

            #20
            ???

            After looking harder at the translation, it may read "what do you say when you fail"

            I have a call out...

            Dennis

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            • DTS
              Senior Member
              • Jun 2005
              • 1852

              #21
              I was close

              Talked to two friends, one is Dutch, who says "fluchen" is not in her vocabulary. The other had a German dictionary.

              "Fluchen": to curse or swear.

              So, "what do you say when you swear?"

              Can't speak for anyone else, but I know what I say!

              Dennis

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              • sea-tax
                Senior Member
                • Apr 2006
                • 971

                #22
                Originally posted by Black Bart
                that we were silly (which may be quite true).

                NO NO NO NO BB I was not calling you silly , I just meant what I said that you are a funny guy! Now when am I going to get some more of those client stories. They always seem to crack a smile on my face.

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                • Gretel
                  Senior Member
                  • Jun 2005
                  • 4008

                  #23
                  Congratulations, Dennis. The last translation is exactly right. I was curious which words in German Matt uses when he swears.

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                  • DTS
                    Senior Member
                    • Jun 2005
                    • 1852

                    #24
                    Swear words

                    Gabriele,

                    I'm not sure, as I don't remember any of them. I knew very few curse words in German. The ones I did know, my grandfather used. I picked them up quickly!

                    Dennis

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                    • jainen
                      Banned
                      • Jul 2005
                      • 2215

                      #25
                      which one is it?

                      >>"Fluchen": to curse or swear<<

                      So which one is it? To swear is to take an oath, generally a noble thing. To curse is a nasty thing. Or either one could just mean cussing for emphasis, neither good nor bad.

                      What do you say when you take an oath?

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                      • DTS
                        Senior Member
                        • Jun 2005
                        • 1852

                        #26
                        Words

                        Jainen,

                        I don't know about you, but when I grew up the words swear or curse meant the same thing when used like this.

                        Swear words/curse words. We didn't analyze them too much.

                        I swear not to use any curse words on this board. OK?


                        Dennis

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                        • sea-tax
                          Senior Member
                          • Apr 2006
                          • 971

                          #27
                          Originally posted by DTS
                          Jainen,

                          I don't know about you, but when I grew up the words swear or curse meant the same thing when used like this.

                          Swear words/curse words. We didn't analyze them too much.

                          I swear not to use any curse words on this board. OK?


                          Dennis
                          HA HA HA HA Good one Dennis, I get it!

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