JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 http://news.yahoo.com/photo/050917/ids_pho...r3714713492.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 http://news.yahoo.com/photo/050917/ids_pho...r3714713492.jpg 448819[/snapback] You're invisible to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick in* england Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 http://news.yahoo.com/photo/050917/ids_pho...r3714713492.jpg 448819[/snapback] hot damn!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 My goodness. No wonder my brother loved Germany so much. Damn you Uncle Sam for stationing me in Georgia!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Hooray beer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 My goodness. No wonder my brother loved Germany so much. Damn you Uncle Sam for stationing me in Georgia!! 448970[/snapback] Careful, BiB might have some issues with your statement and Georgia women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linksfiend Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 I went in 2001. Spent most of my time in the Hacker Pschorr tent. I should dig out those photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinandjokin Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 http://news.yahoo.com/photo/050917/ids_pho...r3714713492.jpg 448819[/snapback] The blonde with the hoo-hoo's is amazing...and she won't stop smiling at me!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mile High Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 http://news.yahoo.com/photo/050917/ids_pho...r3714713492.jpg 448819[/snapback] Thank you Jay, Thanks.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 She's smiling at me. Doesn't she make you want to invade France? 449729[/snapback] She's smiling at me. She likes my lederhoser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin in Va Beach Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 How did someone sneak a camera into heaven? Ich bin ein berliner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Ich bin ein berliner! 449773[/snapback] You know what the strict literal translation of that is, of course... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 http://news.yahoo.com/photo/050917/ids_pho...r3714713492.jpg 448819[/snapback] sigh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin in Va Beach Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 You know what the strict literal translation of that is, of course... 449811[/snapback] A common urban legend falsely asserts that Kennedy made an embarrassing grammatical error by saying "Ich bin ein Berliner," referring to himself not as a citizen of Berlin, but as a common pastry. Berliner is the name given to doughnuts filled with plum sauce or jam in most of Germany, though not in Berlin or the surrounding region, where they are known as Pfannkuchen. According to the legend, Kennedy should have said "Ich bin Berliner" to mean "I am a Berliner (person from Berlin)". By adding the indefinite article ein, it is claimed, his statement implied he was a non-human Berliner, thus "I am a jelly doughnut." In the legend, the statement was followed by uproarious laughter. In German, statements of origin or profession are indeed usually made without an article, thus "Ich bin Arzt" or "Ich bin Brandenburger" (I am a doctor; I am from Brandenburg). However, "Ich bin ein Arzt" or "Ich bin ein Brandenburger" is not a mistake, but a form of emphasis: it implies "just one of many." German linguist Jürgen Eichhoff insists that Kennedy's phrasing was "not only correct, but the one and only correct way of expressing in German what the President intended to say." [1] When speaking, Kennedy did indeed stress the ein. During the speech, Kennedy used the phrase twice. After he said it the first time, he was applauded, and added jokingly, "I appreciate my interpreter translating my German!" This statement was followed by laughter and applause. He also used the phrase to end his speech. The urban legend apparently arose in Florida in the 1980s, culminating in an article repeating it in The New York Times in 1988. Although it has no basis in fact, the legend has since been repeated by other reputable media outlets, such as the BBC, and in books about Germany written by English-speaking authors. However, the legend is unknown in Germany, where Kennedy's speech is considered a landmark in German postwar history. Common souvenirs in Berlin depicting a doughnut covered with the inscription "Ich bin ein Berliner," which are often thought by American tourists to refer to this legend, represent little more than a play on words. Furthermore, the speech had been prepared by journalist Robert Lochner, who was educated in Germany, and had been practiced several times in front of numerous Germans, including Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt. The many video and audio recordings of the event show only enthusiastic applause following the statement. Kennedy did, however, pronounce the sentence with a strong Boston accent, reading from his note "ish bin ein Bearleener," which he had written out phonetically. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ich_bin_ein_Berliner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 I'm a sausage. 449812[/snapback] Tried therapy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerjamhead Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 http://news.yahoo.com/photo/050917/ids_pho...r3714713492.jpg 448819[/snapback] Good looking out Jay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted September 22, 2005 Author Share Posted September 22, 2005 Thank you Jay, Thanks.. 449728[/snapback] My pleasure. JSP is doing a good job with teh BotD, but this was just too awesome to go unlinked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ich_bin_ein_Berliner 449820[/snapback] Maybe he would have been more correct to say, "Ich bin ein weinermeister!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 I like the way they can hold those Huge beers up-right for so long..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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