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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 3 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 #179151 - 09/18/08 03:43 PM Re: Lost in Translation [Re: wsieber]   Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 35 Fauve newbie Fauve   newbie Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 35 New Yorker Yes, and reminds me of my favorite German idiom, which, when translated into English, is hysterical. Es ist mir alles Wurst! Translated literally means: It's all sausage to me! Actually means: I couldn't care less! #179363 - 09/30/08 04:46 PM Re: Lost in Translation [Re: Fauve]   Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 3 fit to be tied stranger fit to be tied   stranger Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 3 GA Es ist mir alles Wurst! Sounds like a German vegetarian at a weenie roast. #179369 - 10/01/08 02:35 AM Re: Lost in Translation [Re: fit to be tied]   Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Jackie Jackie   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Sounds like a German vegetarian at a weenie roast. So does your name! Welcome aBoard! #179386 - 10/02/08 02:15 AM Re: Lost in Translation [Re: Jackie]   Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,814 Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams   Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,814 Spam Factory how does "fit to be tied" sound like a German vegetarian at a weinie roast? To me, it sounds like a phys ed teacher at a bondage convention. #179387 - 10/02/08 02:36 AM Re: Lost in Translation [Re: Alex Williams]   Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Jackie Jackie   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky how does "fit to be tied" sound like a German vegetarian at a weinie roast? 'Cause he or she wouldn't be able to eat! 'Less they were soy weenies. #179408 - 10/03/08 08:08 PM Re: Lost in Translation [Re: Jackie]   Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Had to look it up. Weenie roast 1. a cookout where roasted frankfurters are the main course; [syn: wiener roast, weenie roast] Wiener Schnitzels synonym to Frankfurter sausages.... yes, very lost in translation. #179409 - 10/03/08 09:10 PM Re: Lost in Translation [Re: BranShea]   Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Wiener Schnitzels synonym to Frankfurter sausages Wienerschnitzel (Viennese cutlet) is a kind of breaded steak, and Wienerwürstchen (Viennese sausage, link) is a kind of sausage. In English you roast (braten) weenies (aka hot dogs) on a spit over an open fire. Ceci n'est pas un seing. #179412 - 10/04/08 08:44 AM Re: Lost in Translation [Re: zmjezhd]   Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 Zed Pooh-Bah Zed   Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada On a spit??? Oooh, how classy can you get? we used peeled sharpened sticks, or for fancy occasions a straightened out wire hangar. #179415 - 10/04/08 03:03 PM Re: Lost in Translation [Re: Zed]   Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh On a spit??? Oooh, how classy can you get? Spit, skewer, pointy stick, maybe even a spindle, could all be used to skewer a hot dog or a marshmallow. I've heard tell of folks using forks over a gas burner to roast the latter treat. Hmm, kebab, satay, souvlaki, brouchette, sashlik, yakitori, hmm, etc. I do remember eating spaghetti bolagnese at a picnic with improvised chopsticks fashioned from twigs when the utensils person forgot the plastic sporks. Folks snickered, but soon switched over or forewent the pasta. Ceci n'est pas un seing. #179416 - 10/04/08 09:02 PM Re: Lost in Translation [Re: zmjezhd]   Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Jackie Jackie   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky kebab, satay, souvlaki, brouchette, sashlik, yakitori Uhh--Arabic, India (no idea which language, or even if I guessed the right country), Greek, French, ???, and Japanese? Page 3 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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. 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