I wish this campaign...
would stop because....
http://dictionary.reverso.net/german-english/ficken
Thus far no comment from the PSU German Language department.
Vielen Dank.
needs moar usage
OT: "Stickin with Ficken!" & Unfortunate German Surnames
September 14th, 2012 at 3:57 PM
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OT: "Stickin with Ficken!" & Unfortunate German Surnames
September 14th, 2012 at 4:10 PM | 
Good thing my grandmother's
Good thing my grandmother's
September 14th, 2012 at 4:12 PM |
RRRGH!
RRRGH!
My deeply aryan heritage burns and seeths at your insult!
Except it's true.
"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
September 14th, 2012 at 4:22 PM |
Ya know...
Ya know...
Sometimes Godwin just wins without a fight
September 14th, 2012 at 4:29 PM |
Somewhere,
Somewhere,
there's a joke with the punchline "then Dicks put it through the uprights!", but I can't seem to locate the first half.
Taking it one week at a time
September 14th, 2012 at 4:22 PM |
My ma's maiden name is
My ma's maiden name is
Hiler. So there's that.
I do it for my love of the Streets
September 14th, 2012 at 4:28 PM |
Alright then, let's hijack
Alright then, let's hijack
Alright then, let's hijack this thread into a weird or cool German ancenstry surname thread.
My Grandma's maiden name was Leider, which seriously translates to:
Leider adv Unfortunately
"Wasn't that Michigan drive just great. That's like Patton riding into Berlin." ~Bob Ufer
September 14th, 2012 at 4:36 PM |
Ziegenfuss:
Ziegenfuss:
I went to school with a friend whose last name was Ziegenfuss, which he claimed translated to goat's foot. Ironically, I can't remember his first name, it must not have been memorable.
Taking it one week at a time
September 14th, 2012 at 7:29 PM |
Pfligersdorffer
Pfligersdorffer
Nearly married an Austrian girl who's last name translated to "plow the village fields he", or Pfligersdorffer for short. Only woman i've dated who didn't even bat an eye about the possibility of taking my nine letter collection of Slavic consonants as a last name.
September 14th, 2012 at 4:26 PM |
I had a friend in high school
I had a friend in high school
I had a friend in high school with the last name Hittler. No joke. They emphasized that their last name had 2 t's.
Tenim un nom el sap tothom. Barca, Barca, BAAARCA!
September 14th, 2012 at 4:31 PM |
Wonder if his family hails from this quaint Austrian village...
Wonder if his family hails from this quaint Austrian village...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fucking,_Austria
Hail to the college whose colors we wear,
Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue!
September 14th, 2012 at 5:00 PM |
Im a huge fan of the annual British Street Fair
Im a huge fan of the annual British Street Fair
Every year, they hold a festival celebrating this town on Slutshole lane in Great Brittain.
(They don't but they totally should.)
"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
September 14th, 2012 at 5:06 PM |
Alternatively, they could
Alternatively, they could
Alternatively, they could host it in this lovely British town:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shitterton
Hail to the college whose colors we wear,
Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue!
September 14th, 2012 at 5:15 PM |
There's more than a few of
There's more than a few of
There's more than a few of those, ahem, "oddities" in the UK:
September 14th, 2012 at 5:22 PM |
If you're ever in the Amish country of Pennsylvania...
If you're ever in the Amish country of Pennsylvania...
Hail to the college whose colors we wear,
Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue!
September 14th, 2012 at 11:26 PM |
I have two real notes on this place
I have two real notes on this place
One, there is a roadside stand there outside of an old Amish farmhouse that sells Amish Homeade Rootbeer. CONSUME IT! Also, the adorable little girl that lives there and works the stand probably won't be an adorable little girl by the time you get there, but sseriously, when we were there, she was adorable. SRSLY.
Two, there is a shop in town that sells jalapeno pickled eggs. DO NOT CONSUME IT! Again, SRSLY.
"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
September 15th, 2012 at 4:19 AM |
I have a client in Lancaster
I have a client in Lancaster
I have a client in Lancaster County. The last time I was there, I got my ex-wife a t-shirt that said, "I <3 Intercourse." I thought it was ironic.
And when we play as a team, when the old season is over, you and I know it’s going to be Michigan again. Michigan!
September 14th, 2012 at 4:31 PM |
Back in hs my buddy's last
Back in hs my buddy's last
Back in hs my buddy's last name was coxs. Funny to watch his gf have " I love coxs" on the back her car all year.
Touchdown Manningham! MICHIGAN WINS!
September 14th, 2012 at 4:43 PM |
I played HS football with a
I played HS football with a
I played HS football with a guy whose last name was Cox. He was our starting linebacker, but then he had an injury that sidelined him for the season. The Ada/Forest Hills Advance ran the headline:
Huskies to play rest of season with Cox out.
September 14th, 2012 at 6:40 PM |
Can't help remember the
Can't help remember the
Can't help but remember the olympics and Chinese Trampolinist Dong Dong. Actual Yahoo News headline: "Chinas Dong flips and twists to trampoline gold."
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/chinas-dong-soars-mens-trampoline-151222881--oly.html
How many times have you been on the freeway and had someone fly by you at 100 mph then end up 2 cars ahead of you at the off ramp? What's the point? -Mark Harmon
September 14th, 2012 at 6:08 PM |
This one guy who used to play
This one guy who used to play
This one guy who used to play for this football team I root for has the last name Cox.
Hilarity ensued
September 15th, 2012 at 4:21 AM |
My mother worked with a man
My mother worked with a man
My mother worked with a man named Oral Cox. You can't make this stuff up guys.
And when we play as a team, when the old season is over, you and I know it’s going to be Michigan again. Michigan!
September 14th, 2012 at 4:48 PM |
Thanks to ancestry.com and my aunt...
Thanks to ancestry.com and my aunt...
I learned that one of my German ancestors was named Hieronymus Knodel...It's surprising that the name Hieronymus went out of style.
It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. -- Yogi Berra
September 14th, 2012 at 4:50 PM |
Actual Town In Nordrhein-Westfalen...
Actual Town In Nordrhein-Westfalen...
....and on my mother's side, there are relations nearby. It's also the name of a mountain in the Alps with a rather grassy summit.
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
Follow the random tweets of a Michigan alum - http://twitter.com/#!/LorneEC3
September 14th, 2012 at 4:55 PM |
When I was driving on the
When I was driving on the
When I was driving on the autobahn I laughed every time I passed an exit. Exit in German is Ausfahrt. Childish I know, but I was only 21 at the time. But of course, I still do find it funny.
"Wasn't that Michigan drive just great. That's like Patton riding into Berlin." ~Bob Ufer
September 14th, 2012 at 5:09 PM |
Most German towns have a sign
Most German towns have a sign
Most German towns have a sign on outbound roads that say "Gute fahrt!"
It means "Have a good drive!" or "Have a good journey!" but still. Tee hee!
Hail to the college whose colors we wear,
Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue!
September 15th, 2012 at 12:17 PM |
The extent of my German knowledge
The extent of my German knowledge
is limited to wine. When a wine (or anything else for that matter) comes from a particular place or village, an -er is added to the name. Hence a wine from Wehlen is called Wehlener, etc. Like hamberger and frankfurter for a meat type originating from their respective town.
I assume that people from this village are all Wankers.
September 14th, 2012 at 4:52 PM |
There's a street in Holland
There's a street in Holland
There's a street in Holland (MI) named Felch.
"It's the only place to get the inside story on Wolverine football, so blee bluhh tahh!" - Bo
September 14th, 2012 at 5:04 PM |
There's also one in Ann
There's also one in Ann
There's also one in Ann Arbor.
September 14th, 2012 at 5:16 PM |
I'm a grown ass adult and I
I'm a grown ass adult and I
I'm a grown ass adult and I still laugh every once in a while when I pass "Fangboner Road" in Ohio.
Hail.
September 14th, 2012 at 6:30 PM |
I live about 3 miles from
I live about 3 miles from
I live about 3 miles from fangboner. I also live right off of Lickert harder pronounced lick her harder.
Touchdown Manningham! MICHIGAN WINS!
September 14th, 2012 at 6:40 PM |
I'm sure many on this board
I'm sure many on this board
I'm sure many on this board know of the famous road in Troy - Big Beaver Rd. Exit 69 on the 75, no less.
September 14th, 2012 at 7:12 PM |
Here in AZ, we have a Wet
Here in AZ, we have a Wet
Here in AZ, we have a Wet Beaver Creek. There is also a Dry Beaver Creek. I know which one I prefer.
September 15th, 2012 at 4:24 AM |
Didn't every frat house have
Didn't every frat house have
Didn't every frat house have this sign in its basement?
And when we play as a team, when the old season is over, you and I know it’s going to be Michigan again. Michigan!
September 15th, 2012 at 11:22 AM |
Northwest Ohio FTW!
Northwest Ohio FTW!
Northwest Ohio FTW!
I know from experience dude. If you know what I mean.
September 14th, 2012 at 5:33 PM |
Kitchen Dick
Kitchen Dick
Out on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington is "Kitchen Dick Road".
I gotta imagine there is a great story behind that one.
September 14th, 2012 at 5:57 PM |
Better Than That...
Better Than That...
At one point, it meets up with another road...
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
Follow the random tweets of a Michigan alum - http://twitter.com/#!/LorneEC3
September 14th, 2012 at 6:42 PM |
That just might top exit 69
That just might top exit 69
That just might top exit 69 on Big Beaver rd.
Edit. Damn. Beaten by a split second, lol
How many times have you been on the freeway and had someone fly by you at 100 mph then end up 2 cars ahead of you at the off ramp? What's the point? -Mark Harmon
September 14th, 2012 at 7:26 PM |
There's a town in the UP
There's a town in the UP
There's a town in the UP named Felch too.
September 14th, 2012 at 4:56 PM |
In Pere Lachaise
In Pere Lachaise
Saw a marker for a one Martin Fucker.
September 14th, 2012 at 5:07 PM |
The name is Kuntz
The name is Kuntz
Rusty Kuntz
Not German, but Brazilian soccer player Argelico Fucks also had a memorable name
September 14th, 2012 at 5:24 PM |
My last name is Rash. I joked
My last name is Rash. I joked
My last name is Rash. I joked about naming my daughter Fannie and if we have a son, Richard.
"True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise - the other, loyalty." -Fielding Yost
September 14th, 2012 at 5:48 PM |
Good thing you didn't make a rash decision.*
Good thing you didn't make a rash decision.*
Sf
"The Ruhr will not be subjected to a single bomb. If an enemy bomber reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Hermann Göring: you can call me Urban Meyer!"
September 14th, 2012 at 7:42 PM |
i love this blog
i love this blog
complaints about existence of thread about PSU kicker leaving team: ~10
complaints about existence of thread about what PSU kicker's name means in german: 0
RIP my avatar, June 14, 1998 - October 26, 2012.
September 15th, 2012 at 6:56 AM |
Madison, Wi
Madison, Wi
Has 2 roads, Hooker and Pleasure. they intersect. So you can say, "meet me at the corner of Hooker and Pleasure".
September 15th, 2012 at 9:01 AM |
I still get a little chuckle
I still get a little chuckle
I still get a little chuckle every time I pass up a funeral home in Lansing called "Palmer Bush".
"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts." - John Wooden
Good thing my grandmother's father's family did not produce a shitty kicker for PSU... otherwise the campaign might have a slogan of "We still love Dicks!"
Yes, my German grandmother's maiden name is Dicks. Germans are wierd.
Tenim un nom el sap tothom. Barca, Barca, BAAARCA!