09-04-2004, 09:58 PM | #1 |
The Dreadnoks
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Got this from household six (Wife). Not sure how well it will be understood. Call me a spammer if ya like!
> YOU MAY HAVE BEEN IN GERMANY TOO LONG IF.... > > You REALLY think AFN(Armed Forces Network Radio)is quality > entertainment. > > You realize that AUSFAHRT isn't the biggest city in Germany. > > You reach for the JÄGERMEISTER instead of Pepto Bismol. > > You always keep an eggtimer by the phone. > > You can walk through the O'Club (Officer'sClub) and only > buy an icecream cone. > > You forgot how to use round doorknobs. > > You buy a new wool sweater for the 4th of July picnic. > > 100 MPH seems like you're really driving slow. > > American beer tastes like mineral water. > > You only know how to pay for gas with coupons. > > Even at home you don't put ice in your drinks. > > You never go shopping off base without a calculator. > You never shop on payday.When you do shop you buy > at least a dozen of everything that you MIGHT need. > > You never leave home without your keys,ID-card, license, > checkbook and passport. > > You don't know anyone who doesn't own a VCR player and belong to > a tape club. > > You think that a line at the bank with only 20 people is great. > > You think any line with 20 people is great. > > You think it's natural to pass army tanks on the highway. > > You answer the phone with "HALLO" instead of Hello. > > You need a power drill and a sledgehammer to hang a picture > on the wall. > > Sunshine actually becomes a topic of conversation. > > You rig your lawnmover and vacuum cleaner to give you > an electrical shock if you try to operate them on Sundays. > > You play "guess what town"the driver in front of you is from > (HD,MA,WI,F), based on their license plate. > > You no longer even want ketchup for your french fries, you > enjoy mayo in your fries. > > > AND FINALLY...You stop looking for appliances with dual voltage > because you have all of them already.
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09-04-2004, 11:37 PM | #2 |
Jack Burton
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Hehehe, I have heard some of these before I think, but still good [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]
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09-04-2004, 11:42 PM | #3 |
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[img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] For my wife's family, it's Underberg instead of Jaegermeister...
Many of these I can relate to... some in a good way [img]smile.gif[/img]
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09-04-2004, 11:51 PM | #4 |
Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice
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[img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] Can't relate to well, 'couse I've never been there. But, I can understand the beer issue, and, Jaegermeister...
well, lets just say I turned 21 with 8 "Jaegermeister Girls" in Trinidad, California (Humbolt University [img]graemlins/bonghit.gif[/img] ) ,and will never forget it! [ 09-04-2004, 11:56 PM: Message edited by: LordKathen ]
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By mentioning your wife's family, and Underberg in the same sentence, one would tink that there is some Bavarian links in your household?
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09-06-2004, 01:11 AM | #6 | |
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09-06-2004, 01:56 AM | #8 | |
Red Wizard of Thay
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Not all services are equally scattered across the globe. I just think it funny how similar some overseas humor can be... that though Germany and Japan may be worlds apart, they are equally weird to an American! |
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