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WCDT: 2656-2660 (March 10-14, 2014) Weekly Comics Discussion Thread

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snubnose:

--- Quote from: Arancaytar on 13 Mar 2014, 00:14 ---I'll have einen Apfelwerfer, please. Danke.  :lol:

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Weirdest drink name ever. "Apple thrower". What the frak ? Does it mean the stuff is made from apples and will make you puke ?

Loki:
The German word "werfen" only has the meaning "throw [an object]", though. The most polite word I can think of for "throwing up" is "sich erbrechen", with the literal translation being roughly "to break yourself out".

(Well, technically speaking, "werfen" also means a (usually domestic) animal giving birth. Like "to birth", but only for animals.)

pwhodges:

--- Quote from: Loki on 13 Mar 2014, 00:54 ---(Well, technically speaking, "werfen" also means a (usually domestic) animal giving birth. Like "to birth", but only for animals.)

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I wonder if that corresponds to the English "whelp", used particularly of carnivores, and especially dogs.

Akima:

--- Quote from: DSL on 12 Mar 2014, 20:37 ---JIMBO: Un pisse de cheval, s'il-vous plait.
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That should be "Une pisse de cheval, s'il vous plaît", I think. :-D

I feel a little like Jimbo when confronted with European wines. Australian wines are typically named after the grape variety from which they are made, so one has an idea what to expect, but what is one supposed to make of Châteauneuf de Pape or a German wine with a name as long as my arm?

TinPenguin:

--- Quote from: pwhodges on 13 Mar 2014, 01:17 ---
--- Quote from: Loki on 13 Mar 2014, 00:54 ---(Well, technically speaking, "werfen" also means a (usually domestic) animal giving birth. Like "to birth", but only for animals.)

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I wonder if that corresponds to the English "whelp", used particularly of carnivores, and especially dogs.

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Interesting thought, but no, the English cognate is "warp".

Also, I logged in again because HI WIL.

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