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in reply to a message by Nanaea
Brings back a nostalgic glimpse of Eastern Europe, late '60's:
DU-CHEK! SVO-BO-DA! ...more or less.
DU-CHEK! SVO-BO-DA! ...more or less.
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The czech is in the mail...or is that the other way around?
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he he he, but i'm not going anywhere!
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It's Czech. It used to be Dubchek, as in Alexander Dubchek, but when my great great grandparents came to America, they dropped the b as to not be discriminated against.
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...which certainly would have fooled almost anyone into thinking the name was Dutch, not Eastern European, except the Infant Jesus of Prague on the console TV gave them away. :)
(Sorry. Many years ago (70's)I lived in Cleveland for two years, where me and the black draftsman were the only non-Catholic, non-Eastern European-named people out of 30 staff in our office. The people were nice, the food at the potlucks was great, but I'd never experienced being a "minority" before. And then there was the day of the office lunch picnic, when they asked me to bring chips and, without thinking, asked my draftsman friend to bring a watermelon. Ooooo...)
(Sorry. Many years ago (70's)I lived in Cleveland for two years, where me and the black draftsman were the only non-Catholic, non-Eastern European-named people out of 30 staff in our office. The people were nice, the food at the potlucks was great, but I'd never experienced being a "minority" before. And then there was the day of the office lunch picnic, when they asked me to bring chips and, without thinking, asked my draftsman friend to bring a watermelon. Ooooo...)
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whoops...What is your opinion on the name Andersen for a girl or boy?
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whoops...thanks for the help. what is your opinion on the name of andersen for a boy or girl?
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Sarah, I gotta agree with Nan that I wouldn't use "Andersen" for a girl, for the reason she cited. It's okay for a boy, tho. Actually, she suggested "Ander", but I believe the correct Scandinavian (Swedish?) version of Andrew is "Anders" (with the "s").
By the way, back in Cleveland we finally had Calvin bring the chips, I brought a watermelon (on the bus!), and we laughed about it afterwards.
By the way, back in Cleveland we finally had Calvin bring the chips, I brought a watermelon (on the bus!), and we laughed about it afterwards.
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Anders - Andres - Sander!
"Sarah, I gotta agree with Nan that I wouldn't use "Andersen" for a girl, for the reason she cited. It's okay for a boy, tho. Actually, she suggested "Ander", but I believe the correct Scandinavian (Swedish?) version of Andrew is "Anders" (with the "s")."
@@@@ You're right, of course, Daividh. I guess I must've still been thinking "Andersen" and visualizing "Ander's" instead of "Anders". Should've been thinking "Anagrams!", then I would've remembered that name correctly. :)
-- Nanaea
"Sarah, I gotta agree with Nan that I wouldn't use "Andersen" for a girl, for the reason she cited. It's okay for a boy, tho. Actually, she suggested "Ander", but I believe the correct Scandinavian (Swedish?) version of Andrew is "Anders" (with the "s")."
@@@@ You're right, of course, Daividh. I guess I must've still been thinking "Andersen" and visualizing "Ander's" instead of "Anders". Should've been thinking "Anagrams!", then I would've remembered that name correctly. :)
-- Nanaea
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Believe me, the largest per capita consumtion of watermelon has gotta be in Greece during summer. Incredible how we've so far avoided being stereotyped as such. You should try it with feta cheese, an unlikely yet tasty combination.
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"Feta makes it bettah!"
That's the slogan that I predict will become the new catchphrase of the year, when PriaposLovs realizes his true calling as Spokesman for the Feta Cheese Industry. :)
-- Nanaea
Gotta try this, but where does one find a watermelon in New York in February?
That's the slogan that I predict will become the new catchphrase of the year, when PriaposLovs realizes his true calling as Spokesman for the Feta Cheese Industry. :)
-- Nanaea
Gotta try this, but where does one find a watermelon in New York in February?
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Pavlos 3:16 would be a natural as a feta cheese spokesman. I know there are many times when he really gets MY goat. :>
So Pav, 'Ol Olive Pit, how does one eat feta cheese with watermelon? A bite of melon, then a bite of feta? Or do you rub the feta around the rim of the watermelon slice to make a festive Fetarita?
So Pav, 'Ol Olive Pit, how does one eat feta cheese with watermelon? A bite of melon, then a bite of feta? Or do you rub the feta around the rim of the watermelon slice to make a festive Fetarita?
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thanks. I still really like it, though. I'm gonna have to pass on the feta cheese on my watermelon!
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