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marble falls

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4. Ach zo, meiner liebfraumilch! Mit die Farfegnugen Damen! Und der verkakte rebels.

Reply to LudwigPastorius (Reply #3)

Sun Jun 8, 2025, 01:54 PM

Jun 8

I hate the fact that I was forced into taking German and I've never gotten to use it except to read road signs in WWII movies. Since school some Yiddish has infiltrated the memory banks.

The four years of Latin served me better. Semper ubi sub ubi.

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Sophia Loren - Tu vuo fa LAmericano [View all] marble falls Jun 7 OP

I really wasn't ready for a German-speaking Clark Gable. LudwigPastorius Jun 7 #1

"Ich nicht vergibst eine damn, meiner Schotze!" marble falls Jun 8 #2

Ah, yes.... LudwigPastorius Jun 8 #3

Ach zo, meiner liebfraumilch! Mit die Farfegnugen Damen! Und der verkakte rebels. marble falls Jun 8 #4

I went through 12 grades of public schools and 4 years of college without ever having to take a foreign language. LudwigPastorius Jun 8 #5

Like my kitchen level Spanish, I can start a fight, flirt or order dinner ... marble falls Jun 8 #6