Wurst thread of the day...

08-23-13, 09:27 PM

...or why the sausage-eaters had to go without during WWI: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandst...german-sausage

Wolferz · 08-24-13, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by AndyJWest

...or why the sausage-eaters had to go without during WWI: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandst...german-sausage

GCHQ will be by shortly to grind up more hard drives.

Platapus · 08-24-13, 11:06 AM

Pretty cool history

Raw materials for war production has to come from somewhere. I never thought about the cow-Zeppelin connection, but it makes sense.

I don't know why I never associated cow guts with gas.

Aktungbby · 08-24-13, 11:48 AM

Ach:'' Gold-beater skin hoarding is a 'Firing' offense!" DR. Hunt is inaccurate however that 1917 was the year of Zeppelin downing enlightenment. Lt Warneford downed his Zeppelin over Ghent in 1915 and Lt Leefe-Robinson downed his over London in 1916; both Indian born officers received the Victoria Cross to great media acclaim. The former, in the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton, and the second, in the Ashcroft VC Collection, now at the Imperial War Museum. The poor Huns were forced to rely on helium>> as <<hydrogen (OOPS) was unobtainable(as with the later Hindenburg) and when afflicted with Vickers or Lewis .303 tracer ammo, tended to go up like a 'ronson', descending in a great fireball to bells ringing, as in the case of Leefe-Robinson over London.

Sailor Steve · 08-24-13, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

The poor Huns were forced to rely on helium as hydrogen was unobtainable(as with the later Hindenburg)...

That be on the backward side of things. Helium was available only in the United States, and the Jerries, Brits and everybody else had to use hydrogen.

Aktungbby · 08-24-13, 12:38 PM

Thanks, Sorry I got my 'H' s reversed and I suck at chemistry. will reedit and go back to my corner. Got the VC thing right though thanks to Jimbuna"s thread. Added a few commas as well; my old English 6th form master was a stickler!

Sailor Steve · 08-24-13, 03:32 PM

WW1 headline: Germany Has Gone To The Dogs!

Wolferz · 08-24-13, 03:40 PM

The Kaisers' air force had guts.

Schroeder · 08-24-13, 03:45 PM

Actually Wurst is not pronounced like the English worst but more like "woorst".

Wolferz · 08-24-13, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

Actually Wurst is not pronounced like the English worst but more like "woorst".

The U needs an oomlaught.
Is a weiner still a weener, Schnitzel

Schroeder · 08-25-13, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolferz

The U needs an oomlaught.
Is a weiner still a weener, Schnitzel

Weiner? You mean Wiener and yes that's a "weener" (the city is called Wien).

And no, an Umlaut (I think you mean "ü" in this case) would make it sound like...er...like....uhm.....I think you don't have that sound in your language so I can't provide an example....

Jimbuna · 08-25-13, 05:29 AM

So who was it that said those Zeppelin drivers had no guts

Pisces · 08-25-13, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

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And no, an Umlaut (I think you mean "ü" in this case) would make it sound like...er...like....uhm.....I think you don't have that sound in your language so I can't provide an example....

"zoom"
..., well maybe of shorter duration.

Schroeder · 08-25-13, 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Pisces

"zoom"

Nope. Zoom would be like a German u but not a ü.

Catfish · 08-25-13, 01:31 PM

Wurst comes to worst ..

sry

You needed some guts to join the Zeppelin branch for sure, just saying .. with or without sausages.
Just was in F'fhafen in the archives to find out some info about a relative of our family, who belonged to the crew of naval airship L59.
http://fly.historicwings.com/2012/11/das-afrika-schiff/
Guts does not define it properly, but on the other hand you were killed as a 16-year old with almost no education, in the trenches. So if you had the chance to escape that ..

Thanks and greetings,
Catfish

08-23-13, 09:27 PM	#1
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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Pretty cool history Raw materials for war production has to come from somewhere. I never thought about the cow-Zeppelin connection, but it makes sense. I don't know why I never associated cow guts with gas. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,984 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Ach:'' Gold-beater skin hoarding is a 'Firing' offense!" DR. Hunt is inaccurate however that 1917 was the year of Zeppelin downing enlightenment. Lt Warneford downed his Zeppelin over Ghent in 1915 and Lt Leefe-Robinson downed his over London in 1916; both Indian born officers received the Victoria Cross to great media acclaim. The former, in the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton, and the second, in the Ashcroft VC Collection, now at the Imperial War Museum. The poor Huns were forced to rely on helium>> as <<hydrogen (OOPS) was unobtainable(as with the later Hindenburg) and when afflicted with Vickers or Lewis .303 tracer ammo, tended to go up like a 'ronson', descending in a great fireball to bells ringing, as in the case of Leefe-Robinson over London. __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!! Last edited by Aktungbby; 08-24-13 at 12:48 PM.

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Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,984 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Thanks, Sorry I got my 'H' s reversed and I suck at chemistry. will reedit and go back to my corner. Got the VC thing right though thanks to Jimbuna"s thread. Added a few commas as well; my old English 6th form master was a stickler! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

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08-25-13, 01:31 PM	#15
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,765 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Wurst comes to worst .. sry You needed some guts to join the Zeppelin branch for sure, just saying .. with or without sausages. Just was in F'fhafen in the archives to find out some info about a relative of our family, who belonged to the crew of naval airship L59. http://fly.historicwings.com/2012/11/das-afrika-schiff/ Guts does not define it properly, but on the other hand you were killed as a 16-year old with almost no education, in the trenches. So if you had the chance to escape that .. Thanks and greetings, Catfish