[meteorite-list] Cool Eisen-shale - Off Topic

From: mafer <mafer_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:21:08 2004
Message-ID: <009a01c35249$559c4220$6501a8c0_at_vs.shawcable.net>

you should see the word for RF (radio frequency), its literally a string of
words describing what it is
Mark
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To: <bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de>
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Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Cool Eisen-shale - Off Topic


> Bernd,
>
> Being from the hills myself...my natural dumb-looked-on-my-face response
would
> be something like...
>
> "Sooooo, collecting meteorites is like collecting long, but different
German
> words...then trading them on occasion when you have part-word duplicates?"
>
> At least Mark Twain thought so. The German words really are scary looking.
I'm
> always inpressed with anyone who knows more than plane yold inglish like
me.
>
> As always Bernd...thanx for sharing!
>
> John
>
>
>
> > Hi Walter, Bob, Norbert and List,
> >
> > Gotta get this off my chest before heading for the bunk:
> >
> > > The German term would be "Scheinmeteorit" - alles klar ;-?
> >
> > Does this translate back into English like that:
> >
> > "all-clear shining meteorite" ???
> >
> > > "Schrecklicheschlackestienen" sounds familiar, too,
> >
> > Oh, I see: "shriekly slagstons"
> >
> > > although you won't find it in any dictionary...
> >
> > So let's publish one ... "it's now or never" ...
> >
> > Where have I heard these words before ? :-))
> >
> > Enjoying my first day of summer our vacations here !
> >
> > Off to bed before it's too led ... sorry "late" ...
> >
> > Bernd
> >
> > P.S.: After visiting Germany, Mark Twain once wrote
> > in 1879 about "The Awful German Language":
> >
> > "These things are not words, they are alphabetical processions.
> > And they are not rare; one can open a German newspaper any
> > time and see them marching majestically across the page - and
> > if he has any imagination he can see the banners and hear the
>
> > music, too. They impart a martial thrill to the meekest subject.
> > Whenever I come across a good one, I stuff it and put it in my
> > museum. In this way I have made quite a valuable collection.
> > When I get duplicates, I exchange with other collectors, and thus
> > increase the variety of my stock.
> >
> > From: A Tramp Abroad (by Mark Twain)
> >
> >
> > To: trifid_at_timewarp.de
> > bolidechaser_at_yahoo.com
> > meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
> >
> >
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