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#2389 - 05/15/00 08:44 PM Why do I know these things?
stranger
Registered: 05/15/00
Posts: 2
Loc: Vatican II, Dallas, Texas, USA
Yes, kids... It's a piece of hidden info that you'll, without a doubt, NEVER hear on Paul Harvey's "The Rest of the Story..."
;^P
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#2390 - 03/14/01 09:49 AM Re: Why do I know these things?
old hand
Registered: 12/20/00
Posts: 1055
Loc: Berlin
More like erroneous information...
The name Pumpernickel truely has a widely debated etymology but 'devil's fart' it most certainly is not.
'How do I know? I hear you ask, well because otherwise it would be called 'Teufels Furz'.
It is widely believed that a backer, 'Bäckermeister Pompey' was the first to create this bread by accident somewhere along the Rhine valley centuries ago. He forgot about his bread and over-cooked and the oven cooled. Pretty soon this became famous and word spread of Pompeys Nickel (nickel meaning something like a concoction in this case). Due to the Plattdeutsch accent spoken in the area it quickly became Pompeinsnickel or Pumpernickel. There are many other fables though, what is clear is this:
The name Devil's Fart for Pumpernickel came from English/Irish immigrants who were forced to eat it during the journey to, or once in America. It's just a silly name made up by them. ...And you thought it was the real meaning of the word ... shame on you popebongo
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#2391 - 03/14/01 05:22 PM
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Registered: 07/03/00
Posts: 1094
Loc: Cincinnati & Loveland, Ohio, U...
You're talking to thin air. He's been gone for almost a year.
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#2392 - 03/17/01 12:38 PM
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 01/18/01
Posts: 13858
But "Le Petomane" lives. I forget how to make URL above clickable, but just put "petomane" in Yahoo search box.
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#2393 - 03/17/01 02:46 PM
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#2394 - 03/17/01 05:09 PM
stranger
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#2395 - 03/17/01 06:09 PM
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#2396 - 03/17/01 06:56 PM
enthusiast
Registered: 01/18/01
Posts: 328
Loc: Eastern Pennsylvania
This territory has been covered before.
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#2397 - 03/19/01 03:36 AM
old hand
Registered: 12/20/00
Posts: 1055
Loc: Berlin
Shame on us for even mentioning a such a topic.
Teufels Furz - die Verarschung lässt grüßen
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#2398 - 03/19/01 08:45 AM
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Loc: Eastern Pennsylvania
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