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  Re: My first post with my new name ;)
 
(...) Oh yes, skirt, sorry. But wait... it was... only for testing your language skills, of course! (...) Not only surnames. What about cities? "Pforzheim" (Farthome) is a corny gag here, but e.g. "Darmstadt". It's a pretty large city in Germany, so (...) (18 years ago, 10-Nov-06, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
 
  Re: My first post with my new name ;)
 
(...) Well, I am glad I got something right ;) (...) Oh yes, them too... I always giggle when I see something that sounds odd in English and it's funny to see signs on the motorway that start with 'bad....' I think "that doesn't sound like a place I (...) (18 years ago, 11-Nov-06, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
 
  Re: My first post with my new name ;)
 
My German favourite is Rathaus -- town hall = rat house -- I guess politicians aren't held in high regard in Germany either. Kerry (18 years ago, 12-Nov-06, to lugnet.loc.au)

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