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Re: CHAT: F.L.O.E.S.

From:Jake X <starvingpoet@...>
Date:Sunday, February 22, 2004, 4:54
[dZo_U] (mispronounced [jo.@]) [r\o_Ut]:
> >And speaking of mispronouncing my name, it > >happens to also mean jacket in German. Since my > >last name is Schneider, that makes me Jacket > >Tailor. > > > > > > Only if you spell it wrong - Jacke[jak@].
That's true. But I don't think about spelling when I'm speaking, and whenever I speak german I seem to want to introduce myself as Jacke Schneider, Germanifying my name to the utter hilarity of my listeners. I've never actually succumed to the temptation, though. -Jake, the Jacket Tailor

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Christian Thalmann <cinga@...>