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  1. Finally, proof that Germans have no sense of humour: me considering these guys to be hilarious:

  2. Thankfully, we Germans have no sense of homour, otherwise I'd laugh ass off watching this:

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    2. Bryan

      Bryan

      Thanks. I think I need a shower.

    3. 108 Stars

      108 Stars

      It is wrong that Germans have no sense of humor. We just have a very bad one.

    4. Thorsten Günther

      Thorsten Günther

      In that case: LMAO! Oh, the full version is also on Youtube:

  3. "A naked man has few secrets, a man forced listening to my music - none." - Michael Bolton

    1. jd_1138

      jd_1138

      A naked Michael Bolton has many women.

    2. youxia

      youxia

      I supppose CIA could consider using this as a form of torture

    3. TheTIGuy

      TheTIGuy

      So will a naked man forced to listen to Michael Bolton's music start telling you *other people's* secrets?

  4. /me is tired out since I travelled by night train from Hamburg vie the postcard part of Germany to the Nürburgring Dorint.

    1. toptenmaterial

      toptenmaterial

      hamburg is a nice town! i got to see it back in 2002. reminds me a little of boston.

    2. Thorsten Günther

      Thorsten Günther

      Yes, but you wouldn't believe the landscape along the Rhine and Ahr. Castles, ruins and vineyards all over, plus half-timber houses and churches built of rocks.

  5. A late Christmas Greeting: http://www.dilgar.de/PC290001.JPG

    1. BillyHW

      BillyHW

      It's still Christmas until New Years.

  6. After five days of Gamescom, I am seriously exhausted.

    1. BassGuitari

      BassGuitari

      At least it wasn't Game.com, right?

  7. Always wondering: why does Hollywood cast actors for German-speaking roles who have an abominable pronunciation (e.g. Denis O'Hare in "True Blood" - esp. in direct comparison to the excellent German of Alexander Skarsgård)?

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    2. jaybird3rd

      jaybird3rd

      The intended audience probably isn't sensitive enough to the differences between good and bad German accents for them to care.

       

      (French accents are a different story: unlike any other bad accent, a bad French accent is funny. I blame Inspector Clouseau.)

    3. wood_jl

      wood_jl

      Because Hollywood makes garbage now. In a society satiated with "reality" shows, why pay for quality?

    4. Thorsten Günther

      Thorsten Günther

      @Master Phruby: e.g. Christopher Lee's German is quite good (he dubbed himself for the German language version of "The Last Unicorn").

      @wood_jl: In older Hollywood movies the German is even worse (e.g. Alan Rickman in "Die Hard"), but one would think they considered the worldwide distribution of movies and TV series by now.

      And I fear it's the same issue with any other language, as if there were no German/French/Russian/Spanish/etc. speaking actors available...

  8. Apple store in Hamburg sued by works council over CCTV, Amazon Germany on strike for tariff salary ..., some U.S. companies apparently still don't understand the importance of works councils and trade unions here.

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    2. Fletch

      Fletch

      Atarian63, I've never been in a union. However, I do appreciate the 40 hour work week, weekends, holidays, vacations, safety requirements, etc. Most of which would not have happened if the labor movement had not occurred. I'd be very nervous if unions were banned.

    3. atarian63

      atarian63

      And most of that is going away as companies can no longer afford it due to union abusevand competition.most will be 401k and no retirement on 10byears.no to mention obummercarevwill cause companies to reduce folks to part time and offer no healthcare to the others.

    4. 55five66six

      55five66six

      @Atarian - Companies have warmed up to outsourcing so much because our politicians have given in to their wants for cheaper Labor. Hence programs like NAFTA (In America, this was the beginning of the end of our Manufacturing industry). I too would be very nervous if Labor Unions were banned. As Fletch said, they're the ones who ushered in many of the worker's rights that we enjoy today.

       

      @Atarian, please read some history instead of regurgitating opinions you've heard o...

  9. Back from day 1 of the Nordstern festival - very tired now.

  10. Bauhaus just bought our Max Bahr DIY store at the same day the sell-out started. First step to Bauhaus' world domination (ref. The Mutant Chronicles) I presume. :)

    1. 20ohm20

      20ohm20

      Maybe Peter Murphy does home improvement on the side now? =P

    1. pseudo_intellectual

      pseudo_intellectual

      That actually sounds interesting! Maybe I can convince the wife to watch it with me.

    2. Thorsten Günther

      Thorsten Günther

      next episode in US TV: tomorrow 9pm EST on MHz Worldview

  11. Does dying in a self-released avalanche qualify for a Darwin Award?

    1. Rick Dangerous

      Rick Dangerous

      Nah. Skiing is a risky extreme sport. Darwin awards are for people who make hot air balloons in their back yard..

    2. Random Terrain

      Random Terrain

      Making and riding in your own backyard hot air balloon is risky and extreme.

    3. xucaen
  12. Dukes of Hazzard will be banned in the US shortly I presume, considering the paint job on The General Lee's roof.

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    2. Thorsten Günther

      Thorsten Günther

      @Stephen: We had it all here in Germany. The Nazi flags are banned (except for their use art - including movies, but no comic books usually, so in Captain America the Nazis wave a window lattice flag instead - and historical purposes), so Nazis started abusing the (WWI and prior) Imperial War Flag first, then after outlawing the use of this flag on their rallys they actually started using the flag of Norway (to the embarassment of all Norwegians who learn about this fact), which of course can...

    3. Rick Dangerous

      Rick Dangerous

      They're just some good ole' boys, never meanin' no harm (except of course perpetuation the legacy of slavery) ;)

    4. DoctorTom

      DoctorTom

      I mean I don't agree with banning the flag per se, but no one can deny it has a negative connotation to many.

  13. Found an apathetic jackdaw on our house's front door yesterday - tried saving it. Was dead this morning.

    1. atari2600land

      atari2600land

      Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz. Too bad there aren't any where I am.

  14. fter three matches, I favour the Danish team in the FIFA Euro championship now. They have the least number of idiot fans chasing their cars through the streets with continously honking horns after a win. Shortly followed by Russia (one idiot yesterday).

    1. CrazyBoss

      CrazyBoss

      I hope you are right :) DANE here :)

  15. Galactica 1980 is the only TV series that managed to jump the shark and grow a beard at the same time.

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    2. doctorclu

      doctorclu

      Was good to see Boxey grow up and become established as a adult character. It was also good to see what happened to Starbuck.

    3. xucaen

      xucaen

      Galactica 1980 never happened. Neither did Highlander 2.

    4. doctorclu

      doctorclu

      If you don't like all the Space Troopers, and time on Earth, here was one good fan effort to take the best of the 1980 series and make a good story from it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O194x48XaT8&list=PL8DnloZ5LQFSM7X4Kf_I_zavr0ziKKRJP

  16. German furry fans consider the name of my residence a great joke.

  17. Gonna undergo a colonoscopy tomorrow...

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    2. Tempest

      Tempest

      Pics or it didn't happen!

    3. Cebus Capucinis

      Cebus Capucinis

      Please, please let us keep thinking it didn't happen then!

    4. Random Terrain

      Random Terrain

      If the doctor has both of his hands on your shoulders when you are penetrated, run and don't look back.

  18. Gonna visit the Panzermuseum today - and visiting their website I found out that they have a pink tank now...

  19. Got my tickets for the Nordstern Open Air http://www.nordstern-festival.de/ ...

  20. Great, my employing company filed insolvency in July, and until today it seemed we were heading to a clean takeover. This hope ended today due to the Royal Bank of Scotland (principal owner of our stores and parking lots) not coming to an agreement with the remaining possible investor.

  21. Had a colonoscopy with polypectomy today - apparently I had five polyps, not just to as I was told after the first colonoscopy. Glad they're out, for they might have turned into cancer...

    1. Random Terrain

      Random Terrain

      I heard that polyps taste like popcorn chicken.

  22. Heading for the 2013 M'era Luna Festival http://www.meraluna.de/ now... already packed my bags

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