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DanauSteamshipcompany'scaptain..this one...and another word or two. DanaucompanySteamshipcaptain??

Not the longest any more....Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän

 

Rindfleischetikettierungsueberwachungsaufgabenuebertragungsgesetz - meaning "law delegating beef label monitoring"

Rind-fleisch-etiket-tier-ungsueber-wachungs-aufgabe-nue-bertragungs-gesetz - Half way through I had to start at the end in I got lost.Underlined could still be wrong.

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In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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That's magnificent - probably something to do with the EU though.

 

I wish I could find that word Ellen Muller wrote down - it was a classic example of German combining of words! 88 letters! Dear God!

 

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DanauSteamshipcompany'scaptain..this one...and another word or two. DanaucompanySteamshipcaptain??

Not the longest any more....Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän

 

Rindfleischetikettierungsueberwachungsaufgabenuebertragungsgesetz - meaning "law delegating beef label monitoring"

Rind-fleisch-etiket-tier-ungsueber-wachungs-aufgabe-nue-bertragungs-gesetz - Half way through I had to start at the end in I got lost.Underlined could still be wrong.

Rindfleisch-etikettierungs-überwachungs-aufgaben-übertragungs-gesetz.

 

 

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But Of Course.

Once pointed out. Thanks.

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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I wonder what the German name would be if pen manufacture was started up in that well known Welsh village of

Llanfair­pwllgwyn­gyllgo­gery­chwyrn­drobwll­llanty­silio­gogo­goch ?

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Or in short: Llanfair-P-G

When you actually get to the village it's sort of a disappointment.

 

Been a while since I was in Wales, at the time I could get about halfway without stumbling over my tongue.

Actually this too is a lot of words strung together

Actually it means something like: the church of our lady in the meadows with....

I would have to look it up what it is exactly.

 

 

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The local "caff" here is run by a bit of a wag. He told me the other day that he and his wife stopped at the famous Welsh town during a short holiday. They decided to have a snack and whilst there asked the girl behind the counter if she could pronounce the name of the place for them.

 

"Oh yes of course" she said...

 

[Wait for it]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Burger King."

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@Cob: :lticaptd:

 

 

 

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@Cob: :lticaptd:

 

 

 

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You did well to spot that after the mistake I made; I have edited it now.

 

Whoops!

 

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You did well to spot that after the mistake I made; I have edited it now.

 

Whoops!

 

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:blush: Actually, the laugh was for the pun. I have to admit I did not catch the mistake (which?)

I would never make fun that way at someone's mistake.....

 

 

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:blush: Actually, the laugh was for the pun. I have to admit I did not catch the mistake (which?)

I would never make fun that way at someone's mistake.....

 

 

D.ick

I wrote "pronounce the word" rather than "pronounce the name of the place"

 

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