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Re: antonyms: regretful & tasty

From:Henrik Theiling <theiling@...>
Date:Saturday, May 10, 2003, 8:34
Hi!

Jan van Steenbergen <ijzeren_jan@...> writes:
> --- Henrik Theiling skrzypszy: > > This is 'mierenneuker' in Dutch: ant f*cker. Very strange to > > imagine... :-)
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> Dutch expressions into German (or English), including "Ameisenbumser". Only we > could understand what was funny about that.
*I* can understand that. I almost fell from the chair I was sitting on when I learnt that one... :-) Actually, I started to use the word in German, too, with great success among my friends. :-) (The above translation sounds somewhat old-fashioned, though. I'd say 'Ameisenficker'.)
> BTW We also have the expression "op alle slakken zout leggen" (putting salt on > all snails), meaning: turning the smallest details into big problems.
Haha! Didn't know that one. :-) **Henrik