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2004-08-02 -Short Attention Span Theater-
Germany's most beautiful word?
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Posted by Steve 2004-08-02 9:14:22 AM|| || Front Page|| [11128 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Schlampen.
Posted by Howard UK 2004-08-02 9:32:20 AM||   2004-08-02 9:32:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Currywurst mmmmmmmm..
Posted by Howard UK 2004-08-02 9:34:22 AM||   2004-08-02 9:34:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgaben- übertragungsgesetz

Best said before "Hefe-Weissbier"
Posted by Lux 2004-08-02 9:37:53 AM||   2004-08-02 9:37:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Translation?
Posted by Howard UK 2004-08-02 10:02:23 AM||   2004-08-02 10:02:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Unsurprisingly, it's a bureaucratic word, meaning (very roughly):

beefqualityapprovalstampingsupervisorytaskstransferlaw
Posted by Lux 2004-08-02 10:12:02 AM||   2004-08-02 10:12:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 There was one that youngsters used to dread getting on their spelling test. Something about a Rhein River Steamboat Company Captain.
Posted by eLarson 2004-08-02 11:01:36 AM||   2004-08-02 11:01:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Pilsner.
Posted by Fred  2004-08-02 11:06:18 AM||   2004-08-02 11:06:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 kindersportswagon = baby stroller

My all-time fav. At some point, the Germans must have decided that they had all the words they needed and would just combine words if something new came up.
Posted by Kentar 2004-08-02 11:42:12 AM||   2004-08-02 11:42:12 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 I like Fred's entry.
Posted by Laurence of the Rats  2004-08-02 1:46:37 PM|| [http://www.punictreachery.com/]  2004-08-02 1:46:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#10  Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgaben- übertragungsgesetz

Gesundheit.

Mike
Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2004-08-02 1:48:34 PM||   2004-08-02 1:48:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Two words come to mind. (1) Schaudenfraude (joy at someone elses misery) which is just so useful when describing my opinions of Germany and France these days (2) Shitzkopf (shit head, forgive the spelling) the word that got the taunting Parisian morons "American, McDonald's Sucks!" to run like little cowards back in 1987.
Posted by yank  2004-08-02 2:12:50 PM|| [politicaljunky.blogspot.com]  2004-08-02 2:12:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Does German have any beautiful words? It looks to me like German love poetry would sound like a threat.
Posted by Formerly Dan 2004-08-02 2:31:21 PM||   2004-08-02 2:31:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Shiesse-kopf. Pimmel-kopf.
Posted by Deacon Blues 2004-08-02 2:47:22 PM||   2004-08-02 2:47:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Why is it that the world never remembered the name of Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern- schplenden-schlitter-crasscrenbon-fried-digger-dingle-dangle-dongle-dungle-burstein-von-knacker-thrasher-apple-banger-horowitz-ticolensic-grander-knotty-spelltinkle-grandlich-grumblemeyer-spelterwasser-kurstlich-himbleeisen-bahnwagen-gutenabend-bitte-ein-nürnburger-bratwustle-gerspurten-mitz-weimache-luber-hundsfut-gumberaber-shönedanker-kalbsfleisch-mittler-aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm? [/MP]
Posted by Zenster 2004-08-02 3:03:54 PM||   2004-08-02 3:03:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 luft
Posted by Shipman 2004-08-02 3:09:29 PM||   2004-08-02 3:09:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 or Loess
Posted by Shipman 2004-08-02 3:10:13 PM||   2004-08-02 3:10:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 Kamerad, Amerikanner!
Posted by Anonymous5972 2004-08-02 3:21:58 PM||   2004-08-02 3:21:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 ClaudiaSchiffer
Posted by ed 2004-08-02 3:30:41 PM||   2004-08-02 3:30:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 ed - You've opened the floodgates now, bro... HeidiKlum (in the same one-word style, heh...)
Posted by .com 2004-08-02 3:39:29 PM||   2004-08-02 3:39:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#20 Schutzengrabenvernichtungpanzerkampfwagen.*

(Okay, it may not be the most beautiful, but it's the coolest. :-p)


*Panzer (tank)
Posted by Barbara Skolaut  2004-08-02 3:43:23 PM||   2004-08-02 3:43:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#21 Many, many great words in Deutsch......
Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-08-02 3:48:20 PM||   2004-08-02 3:48:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#22 Ancient Audio Visual Department sign:

Achtung! Alles lookenpeepers, das instrumenten is nicht fer gerfingerpoken und hittengrabben. Ist easy schnappen der springerverk, poppen corken und blowen fusen mit spitz und sparken. Ist nicht fer geverken by das dumbkopf, alles rubbernecken sightseeren keepen hands in der pockets, relax und vatch der blinkin lights!
Posted by Zenster 2004-08-02 5:11:58 PM||   2004-08-02 5:11:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#23 LOL, Zenster - haven't seen that one in years.
Posted by Barbara Skolaut  2004-08-02 6:16:02 PM||   2004-08-02 6:16:02 PM|| Front Page Top

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