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Re: Does the English word "epiphany" apply here? -- cq	Top of thread		Forum

Posted by: dant ® 10/20/2004, 13:49:11 Author Profile Edit Alert Moderators

You guys are waaay off. It means more like "a piece of cake" or perhaps a "walk in the park" or "no problemo" or "easy cheesy". Germans are traditionally kind of a homey, ritual-oriented folk. In the old days, like back in the nineties, before they got hopelessly corrupted by free-market capitalism and finally changed all the laws, stores would all close around 12:00 on Saturday and be closed all day Sunday. Saturday was the day you rushed out and did your shopping for the weekend. Sunday was devoted to sleeping late, washing the car and going for a walk in the woods. Aforementioned woods would get so crowded on the day of rest – heck there are 85 million Germans and not all that much woods – that they needed to install police in riot gear on all the paths. This became too expensive, what with that whole rebuilding the East thing, so they figured the best thing would be to get rid of all those culturally reinforcing laws like when you have to close your store. Now the people who aren't working on Sunday are out shopping like they should be. Which brings me to the real definition of Osterspaziergang, a gang of outer space aliens, which are something like the Grinch who stole Christmas only they are the ones blamed for stealing that wonderful tradition, a lovely Sunday walk in the woods. Modified by dant at Wed, Oct 20, 2004, 13:51:05

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Thanks Dant. I'll take your word for it. (though why the "Easter"... (no text) --- cq ( Wed, Oct 20, 2004, 14:51:33 ) ( 0 bytes ) +2 Re: Thanks Dant. I'll take your word for it. (though why the "Easter&q... --- Andries ( Wed, Oct 20, 2004, 15:06:20 ) ( 112 bytes ) link +1 Andries, where are my Easter Eggs ? --- Lexy ( Thu, Oct 21, 2004, 07:29:37 ) ( 212 bytes ) Plan B from Easter Island --- dant ( Wed, Oct 20, 2004, 15:16:03 ) ( 650 bytes ) +1 Thank you so much. You don't mean to discourage questioning, i hope (no text) --- cq ( Wed, Oct 20, 2004, 15:44:59 ) ( 0 bytes ) +1 say what? --- dant ( Wed, Oct 20, 2004, 15:57:18 ) ( 70 bytes ) +2 What? (no text) --- cq ( Thu, Oct 21, 2004, 14:20:27 ) ( 0 bytes ) Well ... (as Clouseau once said) "until we meet again, the case is sol-ved' (no text) --- cq ( Thu, Oct 21, 2004, 14:53:57 ) ( 0 bytes ) +1 until we meet again... --- dant ( Thu, Oct 21, 2004, 16:15:04 ) ( 641 bytes ) +3 Are you serious?! LOL! --- Jim ( Thu, Oct 21, 2004, 16:26:29 ) ( 254 bytes ) come on. --- toby ( Fri, Oct 22, 2004, 00:32:41 ) ( 153 bytes ) +1 Re: come on. --- dant ( Fri, Oct 22, 2004, 04:54:23 ) ( 276 bytes ) +1 Re: come on. --- toby ( Fri, Oct 22, 2004, 08:15:17 ) ( 93 bytes ) +1 of course not! (no text) --- dant ( Fri, Oct 22, 2004, 08:22:26 ) ( 0 bytes ) +1 Re: of course not! --- toby ( Fri, Oct 22, 2004, 09:56:26 ) ( 531 bytes ) Re: until we meet again... --- cq ( Fri, Oct 22, 2004, 06:50:56 ) ( 165 bytes ) img Piece of cake --- Tempora ( Thu, Oct 21, 2004, 13:49:47 ) ( 245 bytes ) Re: oy vah!/ "Lovely Sunday walk in the woods." --- Lexy ( Thu, Oct 21, 2004, 19:04:26 ) ( 685 bytes ) +1 ach du liebe! --- dant ( Fri, Oct 22, 2004, 08:52:12 ) ( 1005 bytes ) +1 Sex in the woods. --- Lexy ( Fri, Oct 22, 2004, 11:31:40 ) ( 439 bytes ) +1 What the ferque? --- cq ( Fri, Oct 22, 2004, 13:36:27 ) ( 134 bytes ) +1 It wasn't me, honest. --- Lexy ( Fri, Oct 22, 2004, 18:08:22 ) ( 677 bytes ) +2 Epiphanic incubi! (sounds like something Captain Haddock might say) --- cq ( Sat, Oct 23, 2004, 02:41:37 ) ( 108 bytes ) img Wow, guys, I've written something immortal --- Neville B ( Sat, Oct 23, 2004, 11:39:40 ) ( 168 bytes ) +1 I AM A TROLL --- Lexy ( Sat, Oct 23, 2004, 13:43:40 ) ( 453 bytes ) +2 and Neville a Christian to boot! (no text) --- dant ( Sat, Oct 23, 2004, 18:52:41 ) ( 0 bytes ) +1 Shocking ! (no text) --- Lexy ( Sat, Oct 23, 2004, 19:44:38 ) ( 0 bytes ) oh no you're not --- cq ( Sun, Oct 24, 2004, 05:18:34 ) ( 135 bytes ) link +1 Oh Yes I................you reumbled me.I surrender........ --- Lexy ( Sun, Oct 24, 2004, 09:56:21 ) ( 303 bytes ) +1 surrender's not the way (despite what we were told) --- cq ( Sun, Oct 24, 2004, 10:47:48 ) ( 933 bytes ) img +1 Happy Nightmares! --- Lexy ( Sun, Oct 24, 2004, 17:11:08 ) ( 813 bytes ) +1 You like the pic? You'll love these, if you remember "Struwwelpeter&quo... --- cq ( Mon, Oct 25, 2004, 06:31:33 ) ( 474 bytes ) img +2 The madness of Mike Finch --- Lexy ( Mon, Oct 25, 2004, 07:51:42 ) ( 476 bytes ) link img +1 <i>Another</i> epiphany!? Do tell! --- cq ( Mon, Oct 25, 2004, 14:32:58 ) ( 391 bytes ) file img +1 Insignificant Realizations --- Lexy ( Mon, Oct 25, 2004, 16:10:58 ) ( 947 bytes ) +1 ... or realisations of insignificance? --- cq ( Tue, Oct 26, 2004, 00:37:23 ) ( 2183 bytes ) +1 Ashram Experiences..... --- Lexy ( Tue, Oct 26, 2004, 11:34:56 ) ( 720 bytes ) +1 Re: Ashram Experiences..... --- cq ( Tue, Oct 26, 2004, 12:16:11 ) ( 372 bytes ) I remember "Struwwelpeter" ... --- Lexy ( Mon, Oct 25, 2004, 18:43:03 ) ( 777 bytes )