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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Why do I know these things? #2389 05/16/2000 12:44 AM Joined: May 2000 Posts: 2 Vatican II, Dallas, Texas, USA PopeBongothe1st stranger PopeBongothe1st stranger Joined: May 2000 Posts: 2 Vatican II, Dallas, Texas, USA I think the actual naming of "Pumpernickel" was made by trappist monks in Germany... Loosely translated, it means "Devil's Fart (pardon the cursing)"... 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 Never Trust a Naked Bus Driver Never Trust a Naked Bus Driver Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Why do I know these things? PopeBongothe1st 05/16/2000 12:44 AM Re: Why do I know these things? belligerentyouth 03/14/2001 2:49 PM Re: Why do I know these things? Jazzoctopus 03/14/2001 10:22 PM Re: Why do I know these things? wwh 03/17/2001 5:38 PM . Max Quordlepleen 03/17/2001 7:46 PM Re: Why do I know these things? BlanchePatch 03/20/2001 12:45 PM Re: Why do I know these things? belligerentyouth 03/20/2001 1:16 PM Re: Why do I know these things? musick 03/20/2001 9:17 PM Re: Why do I know these things? maverick 03/21/2001 11:54 AM crunchy frogs Sparteye 03/22/2001 2:38 PM Re: crunchy frogs maverick 03/22/2001 3:04 PM Re: Why do I know these things? wizzen 03/17/2001 10:09 PM Why do you.... musick 03/17/2001 11:09 PM Re: Why do you.... Rapunzel 03/17/2001 11:56 PM Re: Why do you.... belligerentyouth 03/19/2001 8:36 AM Re: Why do you.... Rapunzel 03/19/2001 1:45 PM Re: Why do you.... wwh 03/19/2001 5:36 PM Huh? Rapunzel 03/20/2001 2:29 AM Re: Huh? belligerentyouth 03/20/2001 11:05 AM 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 Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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