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Author Topic: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.  (Read 162118 times)

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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #120 on: July 11, 2013, 10:52:22 AM »

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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #121 on: July 14, 2013, 05:04:22 PM »
Muzmer zaggen anyone?
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #122 on: July 14, 2013, 05:08:14 PM »
"nisht altz vos men tracht muz men zoggen, und nisht altz vus me ret muz men schreiben, und nisht altz vos men schreibt muz men drukken"

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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #123 on: July 14, 2013, 05:13:34 PM »
ich frshtay nisht kan ain vort do. einer ken mir zugen vus geit du fur? efsher zul men machen a mester tred far ale farshidiner verter?
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #124 on: July 14, 2013, 05:13:48 PM »
"nisht altz vos men tracht muz men zoggen, und nisht altz vus me ret muz men schreiben, und nisht altz vos men schreibt muz men drukken"
English for?
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #125 on: July 14, 2013, 05:16:05 PM »
English for?

di machst a gelechter, uder di bist sirius?
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #126 on: July 14, 2013, 05:16:43 PM »
"not everything you think should be spoken, and not everything you speak should be written, and not everything you write should be printed"

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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #127 on: July 14, 2013, 05:19:02 PM »
"not everything you think should be spoken, and not everything you speak should be written, and not everything you write should be printed"
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #128 on: July 21, 2013, 09:36:42 PM »
Gut Gezogt = Well said

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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #129 on: July 24, 2013, 09:55:34 AM »
"Cool Hand Luke" situation

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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #130 on: July 24, 2013, 11:39:32 AM »
"Cool Hand Luke" situation
What we've got here is failure to communicate.
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #131 on: July 24, 2013, 11:40:49 AM »
What we've got here is failure to communicate.
Axl?!
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #132 on: July 24, 2013, 11:46:03 AM »
Axl?!
Axl Rose, lead singer of Guns N' Roses.  :)
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #133 on: July 24, 2013, 11:47:09 AM »
Axl Rose, lead singer of Guns N' Roses.  :)
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #134 on: July 24, 2013, 11:49:32 AM »
Only on DDF does 24/6 mean 24/5/half/half

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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #135 on: July 24, 2013, 12:00:46 PM »
You can't be Jewish.  :)
Because i know G N' R?

I think what would be more shocking is that i am ~25
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #136 on: July 24, 2013, 12:07:42 PM »
Because i know G N' R?

I think what would be more shocking is that i am ~25
Yes. The 25 part is not shocking. All my kids know who they are. They even know Bob Marley.  :)
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #137 on: July 24, 2013, 12:16:32 PM »
Yes. The 25 part is not shocking. All my kids know who they are. They even know Bob Marley.  :)
I was fortunate enough to be introduced to that kind of music when i was younger. Jews come in all shapes, sizes and colors :)
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #138 on: July 24, 2013, 12:20:40 PM »
I was fortunate enough to be introduced to that kind of music when i was younger. Jews come in all shapes, sizes and colors :)
In some ways this grasshopper is still learning.
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #139 on: July 24, 2013, 02:02:41 PM »
"Cool Hand Luke" situation
What situation?