Germans are stupid - the "help Yvonne understand things"-thread

[Yvonne]

I plan on using this every now and then when I'm not sure what stuff means.

For example, I keep hearing "when the fat lady sings" (or "hear the fat lady sing") in songs. What does this actually mean??

And what was the Wagefield (?) Riot??

[The Dying Start]

When the fat lady sings = when it's all over. When everything is done.

[Yvonne]

When the fat lady sings = when it's all over. When everything is done.

is this limited to death or just generally things ending.

[*M!]

haha - thinking about it closer - it's a pretty stupid thing to say actually...

but yeah - what Glenn said!

*Edit: usually they say: "it's all over when the fat lady sings" or something like that - so it's not limited to death - just ending...

*M!

[Caity]

And what was the Wagefield (?) Riot??

Wage-fuelled riot :)

[*M!]

Oh - nice one Caity - i was wondering what a Wagefield rios was myself... hehe!

*!M

[Yvonne]

Wage-fuelled riot :)

oh jeez, I'm so stupid. I should've read the lyrics, I guess. :eek:

[Jawn]

haha - thinking about it closer - it's a pretty stupid thing to say actually...



It originated from the Opera. People knew when an opera was over when a lady started singing, who was fat :P.

[Kylie eats dugong for tea]

Is that true or just one of those myths like "mr crapper invented the flushing toilet"

[Kevin]

I plan on using this every now and then when I'm not sure what stuff means.
i'll use this every now and then to confuse you with random sayings :)

and anyone else who should get them but are six short of a carton

[Caity]

Is that true or just one of those myths like "mr crapper invented the flushing toilet"

...that's actually true :P

[Kevin]

...that's actually true :P
no it's not :p

http://www.snopes.com/business/names/crapper.asp

[The Dying Start]

is this limited to death or just generally things ending.

It's used in just about everything. We get it aot in sports commentary and stuff too.

[Caity]

no it's not :p

http://www.snopes.com/business/names/crapper.asp

IT IS!!!!!!!! IT'S ON THE LIBRA PADS!!!!!!

[Watty]

I second that, I've read it on them as well!

[Kevin]

IT IS!!!!!!!! IT'S ON THE LIBRA PADS!!!!!!

those pads, like anything else in a womans pants, has obviously lied to get there ;) *badum kshhh*

[The Dying Start]

Oh, oh, oh, oh! Keeeeeeviiiin up in this mo-ther-fo-cker!

Whewwwwwwwwwwwwww!


That was a zinger burger combo with extra chillayyyyyyy!

[Kevin]

thankyou, thankyou, i'm here all night

[Sammas]

I plan on using this every now and then when I'm not sure what stuff means.

For example, I keep hearing "when the fat lady sings" (or "hear the fat lady sing") in songs. What does this actually mean??




Colloqually I think it is probably implied more as a statement of defiance. Like "its not over till the fat lady sings." Along similar lines of "don't count your chickens before they hatch." It is a way of saming the game isn't over yet, and that anyone can still win.

[Erik]

Nofx have a song about how German's insult people

[Yvonne]

Nofx have a song about how German's insult people

awesome. I'm sure that means I do that too.

[mel_bound]

We call it arrogance they call it making friends!

i love that song. ^_^

[Kylie eats dugong for tea]

Yarr Caity! Libra Are Not A Highly Authoritive Source!

holy shit!

this board wont let you write in CAPS!

MY SARCASM IS OVER!

okay it let me do it that time

[The Dying Start]

I go Libra every time i wanna know something.

[Sofia]

I second that, I've read it on them as well!

I've read it to... but in this book about toilets called Flushed! or something similarly punny. Not that I read books about toilets or anything.

[Rosie28]

Guten Morgan

[The Dying Start]

Is it not Guten Mortgen?

Meine Deutsch Ist Nicht So Gute!

[mel_bound]

Ich liebe das lebende beendet
Pferd
Meine fahne ist sehr gut.
Weisse falke

..and it's Guten morgen. So you're both wrong :P

[The Dying Start]

Yeah.....like that makes no sense to me except for a couple of words.

[Erin]

i can read german, but i can't speak or write it. it annoys me greatly

[mel_bound]

there's some english in that post now

Entschultigung, du kannst das nicht verstehe und findet mir es sehr lustig!! ..Meine Deutsche grammatik ist scheisse :P

[Erin]

Ich weiß, seines nicht gutes, dass ich Deutsch nicht schreiben kann

...i used a bloody translator to to that.

..i mean...Ich habe einen Übersetzer macht dies benutzt

[mel_bound]

Setzer! haha, I can't remember what ubersetz means... damnit

haha

[Erin]

it means 'translator'..at least thats what i think it is.

[mel_bound]

well apparently.. setzer = typesetter, although setz means to place or put an object, like you place a vase on the rickety ladder :p

[Erin]

hehehehe, sweet.
i've been taught german since prep, you'ld think i would know how to speak and write german by now!

[Kevin]

the only german i know is from computer games and the simpsons. achtun! mein mut is kaput! nein!

[The Dying Start]

Or Trav

"Guten tag pomme fritz!"

[mel_bound]

Or Trav

"Guten tag pomme fritz!"

:D ahahaha, hello french fries!! hahahahahaha!!!!

[Kylie eats dugong for tea]

The way they teach languages at school in Australia is pretty ineffective. I learned German from year 1 until year 10 and I can't speak, write or hear it in a way that is going to be useful. I'm pretty sure I was never even taught that there are cases!

It probably gets better in year 11 and 12 but yeah, primary school language teaching isnt too great!

[Kevin]

a teacher at my high school taught her kid french for the first few years of her speaking life, then started teaching english.
i think that'd be effective, as long as she realised that most people around here speak english and didn't form a hybrid language for herself

[*M!]

i wish i had a hybrid language...

but i can barely speak english with the correct effect...

hehe

*M!

[Sarah]

The way they teach languages at school in Australia is pretty ineffective. I learned German from year 1 until year 10 and I can't speak, write or hear it in a way that is going to be useful. I'm pretty sure I was never even taught that there are cases!

It probably gets better in year 11 and 12 but yeah, primary school language teaching isnt too great!


nah, it doesn't. I did Japanese from grade 7 til 11. I didn't know much at the end of that year (although i got one of the highest results in the class if you don't count the students that came from Japan). I can barely read hiragana and katakana now (pft and you can forget about kanji), but i can't understand anything...maybe neko, or wakarimasen ('i don't understand', that was my favourite one). Bah, i'd love to be fluent in Japanese, but that's not going to happen when you're at school.

[The Dying Start]

Unless you go to a super duper private school....alot of the cunts at our school were super linuists by the time they were through.

I never had time for it...boring as batshit.

[Kylie eats dugong for tea]

GLENN! thats a horrible thing to say! I used to have to eat gruel for three meals a day and I had a german teacher who didnt speak english OR german. Meanwhile, you fancy pants private school jerks had focaccias and excellent language classes that you thought were "BORING!"

[Jawn]

pffft bloody private school kids with their trinkets and books. :P

[mel_bound]

The way they teach languages at school in Australia is pretty ineffective. I learned German from year 1 until year 10 and I can't speak, write or hear it in a way that is going to be useful. I'm pretty sure I was never even taught that there are cases!

It probably gets better in year 11 and 12 but yeah, primary school language teaching isnt too great!

Our primary school's was supposedly pretty good, we had science lessons and art lessons in german. I got totally sick of it in high school as all we ever did was study the uses of all the different words for 'the'. A language should only have one word for 'the' damnit.

Ich liebe Deutsch zu sprechen und vershtehe meistent mench nicht.. ya kann ich nicht das sprache sprechen.. argh. Ich bin dumm.

[Erin]

Ich bin dumm.


*gasp* nein, mel du bist nicht dumn...du bist doof :D

haha, no translator needed!

[mel_bound]

*gasp* nein, mel du bist nicht dumn...du bist doof :D

haha, no translator needed!

Schliessen sie auf!! Ich liebe dir nicht mehr :(

:p

[Erin]

Es tut ich Leid, wenn ich Ihre Gefühle verletzt habe

...now that needed a translator

[Yvonne]

you guys make me cringe. :eek:

[Erin]

...meh. i do that a lot

[mel_bound]

it's 'tut mir leid' :p

and sorry Yvonne, I know i'm complete crap at German.. sorry!!

[Yvonne]

don't worry guys, I'll get over it!! :D

[Jawn]

99 Luftballons
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
Hielt man für Ufos aus dem All
Darum schickte ein General
'Ne Fliegerstaffel hinterher
Alarm zu geben wenn's so wär
Dabei war'n dort am Horizont
Nur 99 Luftballons

[Erin]

that song makes me cringe.

[Julian]

I learnt Japanese from Reception and quit last year and I can honestly say I have not learnt a thing besides being able to regognise all the Japanese letter things.

[The Dying Start]

that song makes me cringe.

The english versions makes me cringe.

[kimjim]

I miss speaking German, one of my plans this year was to teach myself. I havent got round to it yet...

[The Dying Start]

Ja!



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[Jake]

I hadn't spoken German for ages when my past exchange student emailed me on my birthday this year, so I had to remember it all/get out my old revision guide so I could reply haha. Now we have a pretty steady email-contact, which although stays pretty basic, will definitely help me remember (and hopefully develop) my German.

[Yvonne]

yeah you better do that for when we hang out at the TLE show. :p

[Ambs]

yeah you better do that for when we hang out at the TLE show. :p

Both of you need to come to melbourne, for a TLE gig, oh man... and SI!!!! we need all you crazy cats here...

[Jake]

Not long 'til I will be there..not long...

And Yvonne, I'll do my best!!

[Yvonne]

Both of you need to come to melbourne, for a TLE gig, oh man... and SI!!!! we need all you crazy cats here...

maybe one day! I have no money right now. Luckily I still got some credit left on my credit card so I was able to order tickets for the UK shows just then.

[The Dying Start]

Yeah, Yvonne...fuck the UK. Fuck the US. Fuck Europe...save your biccies and watch the boys in their home town...it is THE SHIT! I know...i've seen it!

[hillaas]

i havent read this thread but "GO DEUTSCHLAND!"

[CourTLErocks]

actung baby...thats about the extent i know lol and baby isnt even german hahahah...got that from a U2 album name DANGER BABY

[CourTLErocks]

and by danger baby i mean..thats wat the title means

[Kevin]

and by danger baby i mean..thats wat the title means
i think i speak for us all when i say, you'd make more sense if you spoke german :)

[mel_bound]

pferd flugzeug

:p

[CourTLErocks]

Sadly, i agree :o