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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 Share Post on Reddit 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,281 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 25 A C Bowden 7 JerryC 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,136 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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