From: Damien Broderick <d.broderick@english.unimelb.edu.au>, Tue, 25 Jan 2000
>>> The Germans have a useful word
[...]
My new favorite German word is this one:
"Kaputtmacher"
It really conjures up some images in your mind, yes?
>Well, I'd hope that practical people would laugh very briefly at my
>whimsical little joke and zip on.
>
>*sob*
>
>Nobody gets my jokes. Waaaahh.
I thought that this pun-ish explanation was infinitely funnier!!
I _have_ read 1001 Nights, and I _do_ know some (OK, a bit.. OK,
a tiny bit) German words, but I didn't get it. I'm sorry! I'm a little slow
on the clever word-extrapolations/interrogations/mixing...
>My pun fuses the name and the word. You are meant to smile, then put it out
>of your mind forever.
see, ? I'm smiling ...
>Absolutely, I agree. Look at my doleful face.
Hey not fair. This medium doesn't permit that!
Amara
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