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Old 08-15-2005, 12:08 PM
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Drei gross bier mit schnitzle und bratwurst, bitte. Wo ist der "poofhaus" ??

or when in Cabo San Lucas ....

Dos grande frios cervezas con mucho Carne Asada Burritos, por favor !!! Donde las Chiquitas ??


Probably not textbook but that's multi-national "Sailorese" for lotsa beer, food and ... "where are you hiding the Sweet Thangs ??"


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Old 08-15-2005, 12:13 PM
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I don't know what you said, but I saw "bratwurst" and "burritos". When and where??
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Look at the ricer cars- big japanese letters that sometimes make people able to read the language gag with laughter
In the mid 80s the fashion over here was to have some apparel with cyrillic script on it- this was waay cooool to have anything with cyrillic letters on it. I loved the T-shirts with imprints like:
I'm too dumb to learn to read.
I'm an idiot.
Pigs will eat cheese from my backside. (This one is exitentialistic )
Never cleaned outhouse.

And a lot more that I can't post on a family oriented site, many concerning the size of the brain and other organs.

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Old 08-15-2005, 12:14 PM
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Unha Numunu Tweka? Nu nahniaka Chris, unser unu tsa tiabowaipuka?

" Do you speak Comanche? My name is Chris, and wheres da white women???"
Old 08-15-2005, 12:19 PM
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I think the DTR could put up a nice language staff if it's needed. I'd be really interested to know how hard it is to learn Comanche or any other native American language. I don't think it would enhance my business over here significantly but you never know
Old 08-15-2005, 12:22 PM
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Hey, I thought it was a pretty straight-forward question...

The reason is because my family is of German descent. Besides, I'll be able to read it fine once I get this sorted out...

Originally posted by 12valve@heart
All this for a tatoo?!?! Get it in English!

I'm sure that there's a specific reason to get it in German but it's beyond me why you'd want a tatoo that you couldn't read yourself.
Old 08-15-2005, 12:25 PM
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The University of Ok in Lawton used to offer a class, but no-one ever passed it so it got canceled. The Proff who taught it was one of our elders, and a project the Linguistics Dept. did compared Comanche to several other languages, comparing the linguistic structure and difficulty of translation.
the consensus is that is is one of the hardest languages to learn, they compared it to Mandarin Chineese( sp) and said it is harder.
i.e. our alphabet has only 20 charactors, with a total of 38 vocal combinations or sounds made from them....
"A" can be pronuonced 5 different ways for example , and most words have two or three meanings depending on the context they are used in , or the vocal inflection put on them....
I barley speak it, knowing a few phrases and words. I speak at about a 3 year olds level....
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I learned a couple cuss words in Navajo ... of course the Japanese and Germans never understand what I am saying .

Oh God .... I crack myself up. 10,000 comedians out of work ... and I have jokes.

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I thought English was supposed to be the hardest language to learn??
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I've always kinda wondered if some of these guys I see with Chinese characters tattooed on them got ripped off. I mean, what if the tattoo artist got it off the side of a cardboard box? You could be walking around with a tattoo that said "Fragile" or "This end up" or "Use no hooks".
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Originally posted by Hoss
I thought English was supposed to be the hardest language to learn??
I thought Icelandic was.

Heck... who am I kidding? I still haven't mastered English yet.

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Old 08-15-2005, 05:31 PM
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Originally posted by CTD99
Hey, I thought it was a pretty straight-forward question...

The reason is because my family is of German descent. Besides, I'll be able to read it fine once I get this sorted out...
No offense intended. It's your body and your tattoo. Get it in any language you like. My family is of German decent as well, both sides, but I don't speak, write, or understand it and personally don't care to have it tattooed on my body but then again, that's just my personal opinion. More power to ya if that's what you want.
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