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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread translation #1136 04/05/2000 9:57 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 4 michelab stranger michelab stranger Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 4 hello, my name is Michela and i'm writing fron italy. i'm translating a book about marketing and i've found a couple of references i can't find anywhere. these are: -Rodney Dangerfield: i understood from the context it means something that no-one considers, is it correct? -what is a Prefessor of the Practice in a business school? practice of what? thanx michela Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: translation #1137 04/05/2000 4:57 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Hello, Michela. I have no idea about business schools, but Rondey Dangerfield is a guy who some people think is a comedian. He has a line that has become widely known, through ads on TV, etc. He says, looking around plaintively, " I can't get no respect". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: translation #1138 04/05/2000 8:04 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass ::tugging on tie while looking around plaintively:: I don't get no respect. I joined Gambler's Anonymous. They gave me two to one I don't make it. I don't get no respect. I called Suicide Prevention. They tried to talk me into it. I don't get no respect. I told my psychiatrist I got suicidal tendencies. He said from now on I have to pay in advance. I tell ya I get no respect from anyone. I bought a cemetary plot. The guy said, "There goes the neighborhood!" I get no respect at all. I donated to a sperm bank. Now I'm the father of three puppies. Hope this helps! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter translation #1139 04/16/2000 6:48 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 23 Bellingham, WA USA tututu stranger tututu stranger Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 23 Bellingham, WA USA Buon giorno...Michelab fyi Chairman Leaps tall buildings in a single bound Is more powerful than a locomotive Is faster than a speeding bullet Walks on water Talks with God President Leaps short buildings in a single bound Is more powerful than a switch engine I faster than a speeding BB Walks on water if the sea is calm Talks with God if special request is approved Executive Vice President Leaps short buildings with a running start and favorable winds Is almost as powerful as a switch engine Can fire a speeding bullet Walks on water in an indoor swimming pool Is occasionally addressed by God Vice President Barely clears a Quonset hut Loses tug-of-war with a locomotive Can sometimes handle a gun without inflicting self injury Swims well Talks to animals Manager Makes high marks on the wall when trying to leap buildings Is run over by a locomotive Is not issued ammunition Dog paddles Talks to walls Supervisor Runs into buildings Recognizes a locomotive two out of three times Wets himself with a water pistol Can't stay afloat without a life preserver Mumbles to himself SECRETARY Lifts Buildings and walks under them Kicks locomotives off the tracks Catches speeding bullets in her teeth Freezes water with a glance She is God....... (I don't know who originally put this piece together but it appeared on our bulletin board during Secretaries Week and I thought it might help you define the characters in your business journal....Si? Tu Tu Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: translation #1140 04/17/2000 2:52 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky This is hysterical! Thanks for posting! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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