Omega-TI Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Do you use Chrome? Want a little humor in this political cycle? Get << THIS >> extension and have some fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 is there a special meaning or translation for "drumpf" ? (I am sure it is negative, but cannot understand the sense) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 is there a special meaning or translation for "drumpf" ? (I am sure it is negative, but cannot understand the sense) Perhaps, it is a reference to Steve Allen's book, Dumbth? ...lee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 is there a special meaning or translation for "drumpf" ? (I am sure it is negative, but cannot understand the sense) Jump to 18:55 for an explanation or watch the entirety for some really humorous stuff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnpO_RTSNmQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 jump to 18:55 ???? On the video, too hard to understand for me, because of the language, and I don´t know the political bakgrounds to understand that.... and they´re talking very fast...... but no prob, I just was nosy thx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tursi Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 That's okay, I don't know where it comes from either But videos are hard to watch here due to poor bandwidth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Here the bandwith is excellent, the quality too. It is my problem to understand that "fast" speech, same if I listen to english music, needs a lot of concentration... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 (edited) The upshot is that “Drumpf” is reported to be (perhaps erroneously) Trump's real surname! I'm disappointed that my guess was probably wrong because Trump epitomizes the thesis of Steve Allen's book, Dumbth. ...lee [Edits above per Michael Zapf's post below.] Edited March 2, 2016 by Lee Stewart 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 . I just imagine if his real name was Donald Duck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 And I haven't found any references to Drumpf as anything but as a surname in German, so the original local meaning may have been lost. I'll have to dig into some of my older German dictionaries and see if anything shows up there. Somewhere in my books I've got a good set of old 15th century German words that you don't see at all anymore. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 It's not a TI, but I like the concept! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 The upshot is that “Drumpf” is Trump's real surname! I just found that this seems to be a legend ... indeed, his grandfather was Friedrich Trump, born in Kallstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. In the US Immigration Records he was mentioned as "Trumpf", never "Drumpf". "Trumpf" would have been the most likely German version, since there is a pretty regular correspondence between T/Z and P/PF for English/German (as with my last name "Zapf" which could be akin to English "Tap"). In fact, if his name had been "Trumpf", the people would have called him "Trump" in the local dialect. Note that "Trumpf" is also known from card games, and it is also "Trump" in English. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I just found that this seems to be a legend ... Duly noted. ...lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asmusr Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 One of my FAVORITE Stargate SG-1 Episodes: 1969 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budz2355 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Nice link Rasmus. Mike Kennedy should take note .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimes99er Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Steve Wozniak ? - Guess he did it all. http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/06/27/how-steve-wozniak-s-breakout-defined-apple-s-future.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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+Vorticon Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Yes, but there is a certain charm in using a tape recorder, or better yet a reel to reel recorder! I've got to get me one of these. I can just see the look on my wife's face if I ever do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 Yes, but there is a certain charm in using a tape recorder, or better yet a reel to reel recorder! I've got to get me one of these. I can just see the look on my wife's face if I ever do You're in luck! Ebay has a nice one right now... << CLICK HERE >> 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Yes, but there is a certain charm in using a tape recorder, or better yet a reel to reel recorder! I've got to get me one of these. I can just see the look on my wife's face if I ever do I still have mine I bought around 1968! ...lee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Vorticon Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 I've actually been wanting one for a while, but they are super expensive for some reason on Ebay and frankly I'm not sure what I would really do with it It would be fun to play with for a little bit but then it will end up in the closet, so I really can't justify to usual $150-250 asking price... I just don't have the collector gene! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 OK, I'm back from my trip to the Alps (Mittersill near Kitzbühel). Lots of snow, did not even expect that much in these non-winters of the recent years. And I had a four hours ride on the Autobahn. Unfortunately, there were many speed limits today, quite some traffic, I had to keep below 120 km/h on most parts (75 mph). I'm not really a racer, but I have to admit there's some fun when you can go by 160 km/h (100 mph) for at least some minutes. I recently heard that there are indeed trips to Germany that include car rental for an Autobahn ride ... (which sounds bizarre to many people who are just happy to leave them sound and safe again) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 I recently heard that there are indeed trips to Germany that include car rental for an Autobahn ride ... (which sounds bizarre to many people who are just happy to leave them sound and safe again) Wow, Michael! Your idiomatic English is usually much better than this. You're close; but, it's “safe and sound” —unless you mean something I missed. ...lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Wow, Michael! Your idiomatic English is usually much better than this. You're close; but, it's “safe and sound” —unless you mean something I missed. Hehe ... you're right, of course ... I started with "save", thought, no, must be "safe", then "Capital Cities" started their song "Safe and sound" in my head, and I added it on the wrong side. It's akin to the German idiom "gesund und munter" which would look strange if written as "munter und gesund". (I really miss a Stop button in my head...) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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