Germany Doesn’t Suck

Student: ‘Rome is a eunuch city.’
The two other examiners and I control our urges to burst out laughing at her unfortunate, but funny pronunciation error.
After the exam:
J: ‘Bye the way, the word is pronounced ‘unique’. ‘Eunuch’ has a completely different meaning.’
I wonder if she went home, looked it up and laughed at her mistake?

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In the summer of 2007, I flew to Barcelona for the European Olympic Baseball Qualifier Championship. When I arrived at my first venue and was buying my ticket, I noticed someone from inside the gate waving to me. After getting to the turnstile and presenting my ticket, I realised who it was:
Tambourine Woman (with her […]

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The final match of the Conferedations Cup starts at 20:30 this evening on DSF.
All they have to do is beat Brazil to win and it should be simple. After all, what do Brazilians know about soccer?
Grab your USA flag, chant and do the wave!!
USA! USA! USA!

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(Alternate title: Ut oh)

vs

in the

!!!!
Who do you think I’ve chosen to win?

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that the blatant use of a certain word that begins with ’s’ in this advertisement did surprise me.

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at Buckingham Palace.
The first time I went to London, my Australian traveling companion and I got up early the next morning and took the bus to the train station (we were elated that it was an old Routemaster and took the train into Central London (we were staying with a friend of a friend in […]

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If you’re going through withdrawal because of the end of the season, don’t despair.
DSF to the rescue!
Starting tonight, they’ll be showing the Confederations Cup (go Spain!) and the Under 21 World Cup (go Spain!) between tonight and 29 June!
Tune in!
Go Spain!

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(Alternate title: ‘I seem to have been in a major auto accident Tuesday evening.’)
I’m fine, so you don’t need to ask.
After all, how could I be hurt when I was parallel parking at a speed much slower than walking?
While I was doing so, a guy came out of the shop I was parking in […]

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Manchester United has agreed to sell Ronaldo to Real Madrid!
For real this time, not just a rumor like the last three summers.

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Deutsche Post delivered a package to me that a family member had sent me from the USA.
When was it sent?
25 April 2009.
At least they got it to me in the same year.

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it’s British Days at Lidl!
Delicious cheddar cheese!
The steak pies are good too.

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(Alternate title: Bundle up, it’s June!)
The word for the day is ‘Schafskälte’ - and that translates to ‘Sheeps Cold’.
What does that mean?
A statistically frequent European weather phenomenon. A true “sheep’s cold spell” can result in a temperature drop of 5 to 10 degrees Celsius (9-18 Fahrenheit degrees) during the period between June 4 to […]

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The City Hall in the village of Trechtingshausen (taken on 2 May 2009).

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What a Cinderella story!
I recall hearing a lot about her in the last month or so, and last weekend I decided to find out why.
She didn’t look like much when she first walked on stage. Simon Cowell was incredibly condescending during the interview part and the camera showed the audience rolling her eyes […]

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Know what this is?

It’s something the US left behind at the end of a conflict last century.
And it’s been found resting comfortably while people walk over it and waiting for its time to come.
That’ll be this Sunday (which is also a holiday here) when an area 300 metres around it (affecting about 1,300 people) […]

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