Fein, danke.. Passierschein A 38.. Erinnert mich immer an den "Antrag auf Erteilung eines Antragsformulars zur Bestätigung der Nichtigkeit des Durchschriftexemplars, dessen Gültigkeitvermerk von der Bezugsbehörde stammt, zum Behuf der Vorlage beim zuständigen Erteilungsamt" ( Quelle

We're getting a little over excited with new threads here - oder. The 37 would have probably done for today and tomorrow. *sigh* What the heck, we're not paying for the server space. Thank you for the new thread Isi, my bike has neither blue nor yellow lights. You often the police screaming through/around Unna around 9:55pm with blue lights flashing and horns sounding 'cause 10 pm is shift change from day to night shift and no one wants to be late.*fg*
:=)

You sure about 37, mykl? It's got only 10 slots left.

Thanks for the new thread, Easy - I take it that you chose $38 StVO on my behalf. If not, leave me the illusion :-)

Yeah, Passierschein A38...I remember that one.

come again, myklchen?
*fg*

Well, we all had the same second or third thought - contact the other company, but I'm still in shock - my boss knew NOTHING about this, and is going to try and pull some strings - officially, I'm still being paid by the US, but work for a time-sharing company...Hope Jesus gives me the strength to bear HarzIV...or better yet, He again provides me with a miracle.

LOL @easy

Carly, my thoughts are with you. I'm still wondering about the short notice, though. And I hope you won't need the strength to bear Hartz IV.

Sorry, but on this topic I'm a cynic. God helps those that help themselves (with moral support). Derfel as I wrote that entry there were a whole lot more slots free, but then we hadn't heard the devastating news from Carly.
Carly are you in the middle of nowhere by choice or compulsion, it's all very nice to live in the coutryside, but the job opportunities for a multilingual worker must be severly limited.

mykl, I've got a staunch Presbyterian background/upbringing, though never baptised - I had myself baptised Catholic here in Germany some 30-odd years ago. SOOOO, I, too come from the "God helps those who help themselves" generation :-) Not really in the middle of nowhere, mykl - 50 km from Kassel, another 50 km from Göttingen, and we used to be a thriving "Zonenrand" region, but specialized in automotive suppliers sector. Another 50 from Eisenach or Bad Hersfeld. Added to the fact that my children and granddaughter live in this region, housing is much more affordable than elsewhere in Germany, ect. Hope I'm being half-way coherent.

Derfel, Forgot to try and answer your question. Work through a temp agency (with better-than-average conditions, as far as temp providers go), was hired as project assistant for their endeavors to establish a JV with China, including setting up a factory there to serve the Chinese market, only. Was supposed to be taken on permanently, after 6 months. They've been heavily struck by the financial crisis, lost two of their major customers, have to layoff 50% of their staff. And my boss is working on finding out just who decided to "get rid" of me, and why. He had no idea, because I'm on the international, not local payroll.

Course you are Carly, but I moved from my last town here after commuting 50 Km (one way) for 4 years, I couldn't take the hassle of the trip to and from work everyday. Not only should you weigh up the cost of the car when traveling, but the time you sit in it each month. Then again I haven't got any family living close by.

So, short breather before the party starts (15:30).. Why do most men have no eye for decoration? So that women can do it..*gg*

Why do most men have no eye for decoration. That's easy Wari,(sorry Isi no pun intended) - we don't care. Why do women think that they have to fake an orgasm - we don't care about that either.*fg*

Aargh.. I'll now go and get some Glühwein to get over that.. If men didn't care, women wouldn't have to fake..

*shrugs* We're very self centered, as long as we have/get our 90 seconds of fun we don't care about the trimmings.
Women need a reason for sex, men just need a place. *fg*

Nää, wat bin ich froh, dat ich wie ne Quasi-Nonne lebe ;o)

Ja, easy - wenn es biologisch möglich wäre, wäre ich wieder Jungfrau :-))

Yep, life's a lot simpler without these sticky interuptions.

rofl
Genau. Alles läääääängst wieder verheilt...

Es ist doch schön, wie wir immer wieder auf die eine oder andere Weise zu unserem Titelthema zurückfinden.

Moving on! ;o)

That's it for me folks, I'm off home. Have a nice evening everybody, even despite bad news :-|

See ya tomorrow!

Bye-bye, Derfel :)

Bye Derfel, have fun.
I can hardly wait for the weather to change on thursday then maybe my headache will go away *heul*

Poor, myklchen
*NOTpattinghisheadjuststrokinghishand*
Aber in Unna hats doch gar keinen Föhn...?
Gestern und vorgestern hatte ich das Gefühl, mein Kopf platzt... hier war nämlich Föhn.

I discovered a couple of years ago that by comparing headaches, sleeplessness and other symptoms of "not feeling right" with the Biowetter that I'm Wetterfühlig. Now, when sth. doesn't seem to be in order I check the Biowetter. I've had a headache since yesterday morning, but the weather (for me in NRW) should change on thursday. The last headache (last month) lasted 6 whole days and no medication helps at all - I've tried "strong" pain killers from my Doc. It's all a little bit annoying 'cause I don't beleive in Wetterfühligkeit, but it beleives in me
:(

Why shouldn't the body react to changes in atmospheric pressure (or whatever it's called)?
Try diving, different levels of pressure do have an effect...
Nothing esoteric about it :)
Poor you. Do you know that Wuschel-thingy was it on MDR, they always showed when explaining about the bio-Wetter? (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brisant_Brillant)
I liked it, when it was still wuschelig and fat. They had an 'orrible slimmed version later on.

Strange link Isi, have you tried it yourself ?

I've read loads of Inet sites on the subject, but they come in two catagories, Esoteric and visit-your-local-Apothecary-with-a sack-of-money-they-may-be-able-to-help. My ex beleived in aroma therapy , bach bluten, crystal therapy, colour therapy, homeopathy, magnetism, rock salt crystal therapy (I think I've covered most of the major swindles) it cost me a small fortune (she wasn't working at the time). Despite all these beliefs and several thousand Dm my belief in a good surgeon was the cure for her problems and it didn't cost a penny. Basically I've had it up to here *holds hand above head* with Esoterics, witch doctors, faith healers and the such like.

So, it's time for me to go home again. I wish everybody a warmn pleasant evening.
Byyyyeeeee

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brisant_Brillant
that's the link, that's the slimmed wuschel: http://www.ombas.de/Wuschel.gif
:)
I don't believe in crystals or anything of the kind, what I DO believe in is plant medicine (for what's oak bark if not Aspirin?) I like my herbal teas...
And some homeopathic stuff actually does work even in reptiles, although I cannot explain why (doesn't make sense, scientifically), but I would never use homeopathy without normal school medicine (so, I do give regular pain killers and on top of it, they get Traumeel)

Bye, myklchen
Bussi

Mornin' folks!

Yeah homeopathy helps those who believe - or maybe not. My father-in-law swears on Toxiloges when he feels a cold coming, all it gives me is a bad taste in the mouth, and the cold still hits me full power.

Fortunately, my wife isn't esotheric either - I just can't help but crack jokes on that stuff.

Moin!

My sister and all of her 1000 sheep believe in Homeopathy.. I don't, but.. How on Earth does she make the sheep believe in it? Think it somehow really has to work.. A cousin (around a lot of corners) of mine is into healing stones.. Well I can believe in parts of that.. Do you which stone helps against depression? A diamond. Well, that would work! Have some stones in doggies water, too.. Can't be wrong even if it doesn't help..

Well, I guess a sheep would belive in everything. I seem to remember PTerry is heavily into the stupidity of sheep in his Tiffany Aching miniseries.

Good morning people, a very happy wednesday to one and all. Can't think why a diamond would against depression. but if so. has a few spare they could send them to me so that I won't be depressed. A normal "reduction" in homeopathy is 30, where you start with one drop "active" substance to 100 drops water = 1%. This 1% solution is then mixed again one drop to 100 drops of water, now we have 1% of 1%, this is repeated 30 times and the mixture is then "approx" diluted to one drop "active" substance in the sum of the oceans in the world. In other words I can put one drop of my "active" substance in th ocean by Wilhelmshafen, give the world a shake and then reap the benefits by drinking the water in Australia. Yep, sounds perfectly logical to me.

ROFL mykl. I have to rememeber that one.
Well, as diamonds are a girl's best friend, Wari is a girl, and friends help against depressions, this equation (Wari + diamond != depression) might just work out.

Or we can move the equation so that: diamond = depression - Wari *chuckle*

*hihi*
That'd be true, Derfel.. I'm sure were I depressed, a nice diamond would be going to change that.. I keep telling hubby I'm depressed..but he won't believe it..
Concerning sheep.. well..they're kinda stupid..but nice..

Well, don't get me wrong. I like Pulloverschweine. They are cute, cuddly, (smelly), likeable animals and their sight is somehow calming. But they are not exactly famous for their brains (although some people'd swear they're a delicacy).

What would they need that brain for? Grazing, baaing, sleeping, fu%&ing? They have as much brain as they need to survive..

What would they need that brain for
...for running away from mykls if they want to keep grazing, baaing and sleeeping (the astute reader will have noticed at this point that one of Waris definitions is missing) *that's what mykls do in yorkshire... we make sheep nervous* *fg*

Well..forgot running. And why would mykls want to run after sheep.. Oh!
No, don't tell me!

Urghs...no, please. Let's not go down this road...

Wasn't me!

Morning all ! Could it be that Mykl´s ex was called Baaaaaaabara ?

*wide evil g-r-i-n-s*

http://www.grouchyoldcripple.com/archives/joe...

Nope, but my kids are allergic to mint sauce.
Mornin' Vf, hope you're in fine fettle today.
:=)

Alle verschreckt?
Wir tun den Schafen doch nix.. Obwohl grade Skudde echt lecker schmeckt.. Ist eine alte Rasse, erinnert vom Geschmack etwas an Wild.. Hihi..

*shrugs* Was it sth. I said ?
*looks innocently over rims of glasses*
:=)

Hi Mykl, It’s all gone pear shaped and stressy ! How comes with all the bells and jingly things associated with xmas it manages to sneak up on me every year ? You would think that one would hear it coming ! We are flying back to Blighty on Mon. and I have so much to do till then that it’s no longer funny !
Carly I’m sorry to hear your news ! My wife is facing a similar problem as she has a “Brefristetvertrag” by Zeiss which has been extended twice and by law they have to either take her on or let her go in March ! Both her bosses desperately want to keep as she is involved in international sales/technical inquiries and speaks 4 languages (so is obviously an asset to the company) but as the other departments are laying people off it may well turn out that the Betriebsrat insist that they relocate a full time employee from another dept. and let here go ! Sometimes I wonder how these people work the last company she worked for was half Italian and half German and after 13 years they had to make cut backs and the Betriebsrat in their infinite wisdom decided upon a social plan redundancy system, meaning the first to go were the double income employees ! Having made my wife redundant they then realised that she was in fact the only person in the company that could actually speak Italian and then started hassling her at home to do the translation work for them (it would have been a lot cheaper to keep her on as we ripped them off for the translations something stupid to get even).
Luckily being an optimistic couple we are in the belief that these things are sent to try us and with a bit of luck something good will come of it ! I hope that you find something soon and in the immortal words of someone I can’t remember the name of “Don’t let the bastards get you down “

Hi youse :)
another cold, wet, busy day.
What have you been on about about sheep?!

Good on yer Vf, hit the buggers where it hurts - in the wallet. As far as I know there is no cure for stupidity so these things will continue to happen. I was helping the church here last sunday by running a stall of "hand crafts" on the christmas market. One "gentleman" asked the price of a wooden reindeer wall coat rack, well, a wooden sheep that kids could hangtheir coats on if you know what I mean.(Egal) Anyway, I told him 12 Euros (there was a sticker on the back) he flipped out, cursing all and sundry at the high prices ! of sth. that is "just" hand made, he left. About 20 minutes later he came back, his daughter still wanted the wooden reindeer so he asked if there was anything I could do about the price, so I did. I cossed out the 12 and wrote 20, and that I told him (quietly) was for behaving like a trottel. He STILL bought the wooden coat rack, 'cause his little darlin' was crying wanna, wanna ,wanna, gimme, gimme, gimme....

Hi Isi,*waves* sheep ? no sheep here, she's in the counter-uppers thread.
*looks nervously over shoulder just in case she's come in here*

:=)

Hi easy.. Sheep? Where? That would be my sister, not me..

Way to go ! Mykl Respect !! :-)

MiPau
:=)

Oh, wie geil! Grade im Radio: Sting- Saw Three Ships.. Schöööön..

;)
Good one, mykl, I'll have to remember that!
Sounds like he deserves his little darling. May she thrive and be as unpleasant and spoilt as possible and make life hell for him.

Cool, mykl. Although you took a high risk that Idiot-dad would set fire to your stall ;-)

Hi All, Yesterday ended with my being fired, today started off with a trip to the dentist (two fillings, one tooth pulled)...but somewhere in between then and now, I decided I will try to "go it on my own"...

VF, I HEAR you about your wife and their stupidity!!! I "only" speak three languages, and this company has already asked whether I could free-lance for them. In the past, I've translated for at least half the local companies, have had several request that I get in touch, should I set up business. I've had a "Gewerbeshein" for years, have a "Marklücke" here in the region and contacts galore. If one's application for "Existenzgründung" is approved by the Arbeitsamt, that would entitle me to 9 months of my former unemployment benefits, PLUS 300 euros a month for health insurance, PLUS you can then apply for a further 6 months -
Gotta get some work done :-)

Morning all togeter. Has Carly told you what happend to her yesterday regarding her job?

Moin, Biggi and Carly.. Yes, we know all about it and started generating lotsa positive energy as soon as we heard it..

Hey Biggi ! Yep, they were about 1st or 2nd to know - If I recall correctly, right after I told you.

Hi Carly, hi Biggi
Carly, that sounds like a tentatively good plan, don't you think?
What happens if after an "Existenzgründung" and after about - hm, lets say... NINE months? ;o) - you got a job somewhere else, became employed again by some company? Would you have to pay money back?

Thanks Wari, lots of positive energy will be helpfull for both of us, Carly and me.

Hi Carly and Biggi, good decision Carly, even if it doesn't work out as you'd wish you're no worse off than you are now. Besides you've got Carlies little helpers galore here (and not just we from the TESO thread)
:)

easy, That's one point I haven't yet clarified - but if it doesn't work out, your broke :-)) And mykl, I'm better off than I would be in 4 months, because then I'd be a Harz IV-Empfängerin with NO RIGHTS whatsoever!!! And a lot less money :-))

I used to be one of Santas little helpers,...

http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cart...

... but for some reason he gave me the sack, now I can prepare to be a little helper once again.
:=)

Der Vorteil dafür, dass einen alle für blöd halten ist, dass man nichts Schwieriges tun muss, sondern einfach in Ruhe auf der Wiese stehen und grasen darf.
Pah!

Hallo Mondschaf.

RENN!!!!!
wir halten mykl auf...

*sulks*
Spoilsports
:=)

ROFL Mondschaf.

But I'd better get away quickly, if I were you - I have no idea how long we can hold mykl back.

*gg*
Mondschaf..natürlich haben wir kein uns persönlich bekanntes Schaf gemeint..
*auch mykl festhalt*

*laughs*
Sheepie knows I wouldn't do anythi...well, probably wouldn't do anythi...err possibly not do anythi...Awwww buggerit, here sheepie sheepie come to mykl.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/farming/images/she...

*gg*

Yippieh! *freudig rumhüpper* Neues Notebook ist bestellt, Schnäppchen gemacht, Lieferzeit 2-3 Werktage...dann hab' ich im Urlaub jede Menge Zeit zum rumtüddeln. *froi*

roflmao!
lunch. Mykl, maybe you should have lunch now, as well. Food is always second best

Easy, what makes you think he's not after food ?

I don't know, Wari, just a strange sort of feeling ;o)
Mhm, that looks yummy :)

Also Schaf in meinem Alter schmeckt definitiv nicht gut! Aber ich verziehe mich wieder ins ZZ, da fühle ich mich sicherer.
Määähh!!

OOOOOO *big eyes* a NAKED sheep
*dribbles expectantly*
Isi I was to lunch an hour ago
:)

Mondschaf..das gibt sich auch wieder..
*sanft wolle streichel*

Well done Derfel, it's always nice to get a bargain.
:)

*ggg*

Why do I not get that cartoon out of my mind where the two farmers do have sexual intercourse with two sheep. It's pretty good, gonna see if I can find it anywhere...

Well while we are on the subject !

A guy walks in to a crowded bar, the only seat free is on a table by the window occupied by a very sad looking man , not finding anywhere else to sit the guy asks if the seat is free and sits down. After 10 mins of silence he finally asks the sad guy what the matter is ? The man points out of the window and say´s “Do you see that house over there” ? I built that with my own hands ! But do you think they call me Dave the builder ? No ! He continues “Do you see the wonderful garden the house has”? I planted every plant and tree with me own hands ! But do you think they call me Dave the gardener ? No! Again he continues “Do you see that beautiful old-timer in the driveway there”? I restored that from scrap with my own hands ! And do you think they call me Dave the mechanic ? No ! But you shag one sheep !!!

I can see Mykl putting on his wellies as I write ! ;-)

Hello everybody!
#49: Very cool, mykl. I wish I had been there.
#78: "... was to lunch an hour ago"
- Is this reason enough for the sheep to feel any safer?

A guy moves out into the Australian outback as a farm hand, on arriving he notices that the whole town is male. What do you do for entertainment here he asks, the barman answers we use sheep. The farm hand is horryfied and goes back to work. After a week he asks the same of one of his coworkers and gets the same answer, unhappyly he goes back to work. After a month one evening after a few "tinnies" he says right lads I'm going to do it and leaves the bar. An hour later he comes back with a sheep in tow to the horror of the others in the bar. The barman calls him a dirty swine, the preacher sighs "how could you" and the others in the bar turn their backs on him. He blows his top "you hypocritical bastards you all do it and now that I have you pretend to be annoyed".
"We are annoyed" answers the bar keeper, "that's the sherrifs gal"

You couldn't know Vf, that this isn't the first time that sheep/yorkshire/mykl have been the topic of conversation and I've used that joke in self irony.
:=)

F5: Hi Emil, no of course not.
:)

I would have gone down the Pigeons and flat cap path myself ! I have a good friend from Barnsley so I know what I´m talking about !:-)

AND you missed the ferret/trouser stories.
:)

PS. I've got a flat 'at, all yorkshire males wake up with on when they become grandads.
:)

There is also the whippets ! ;-)

???

Hunter/killers
http://whippet.de/
:=)

As a keen dog owner you must know what a Whippet is Wari ! If you don’t feed a normal dog for a couple of months you’ll have yourself a Whippet !

Yes, I know the dogs..but WTF are you two talking about?!

It concerns how the inhabitant of Yorkshire send their Friday afternoons !
I guess you had to be there ! :-)

hihi

Obviously when they are „not doun pit“

There's not a reet lorra pits left
:(

May I ask where they send them to? I'll just go and get me some...

Oh..yes..really..

One day I'm going to run amok here with an axe. Our (beloved) technical department decided to do a small 5 minute repair in the middle of the production line on a day where were bursting at the seams, despite mykl screaming not to. The 5 minutes has taken over 3 hours, we've all got to work longer and my nerves are just about shot.
:=(

Oh, I love when they do things like that.. Where I worked before (and where Mom still works) they tend(ed) to do software updates just at the beginning of the month, when all invoices and statistics were due.. So we sat there and waited for the PCs to work again..which they never did at first try.. Why on earth can't they do things like that on weekends??

Wer sich ärgert büßt die Sünden anderer Leute.

Erm, well..forgot to give you a encouraging pat..
*hands mykl a grindstone* <- sharp tools work faster.. :)

Sodele - ich pack' ein, geh' heim und freu' mich auf mein Packerl vom Rechenmaschinenkaufladen *träller* ((auch wenn's noch ein paar Tage dauert))

Bis morgen, Herrschaften!

Bye Derfel, have fun (in your antisipation)
:)

Hm.. will be going to listen to a colleagues talk in about an hour..So I'll say goodbye for today now and leave a lot of hugs and kisses for especially Carly.

Easy, should you drop in..where was this wonderful new moon pendant from?

Emil, I'm still wondering if any human being can really live without getting angry one time or the other..

Bye Wari, see you tomorrow. The only people who don't get angry are dead - one way or another. Have fun.
:=)

So, my day is done as well now. For any late comers/night shift I wish you all a pleasant evening.
byyyyeeeeee

Well, looks like I got here just in time to miss everyone :-(( Sounds like you had a rough day, mykl! Called the Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft (they have to approve an application for Existenzgründung) - already have verbal approval, and am to set up an appointment in early January. He said I covered a "Marktlücke" in the region. Talked about 45 minutes. One step at a time...

Yay, Carly, that doesn't sound too bad, does it?

Good mornin' folks!

I hope this works out for you Carly, at least it sounds like it could be a feasible idea (not like the literally thousands of Ich-AG "Nail Design Studios" that suddenly mushroom up all around the cities and even little villages with more cows than inhabitants *rolleyes*

Hey, I might even be able to place an order with you in January, if you're willing to try your hand at a technical manual for an exhaust air filtration system. Just let us now when you're set up and how you're faring :o) Best of luck for you!

Already got a mail last night - my new notebook is already at the logistics company doing the delivery. Should be there by tomorrow. *froi* My wife already warned me not to spend our holidays tüddling with the new gizmo - and I dumbly said "Nope, no more than 75% of them tiem - after all, I need to eat and sleep, don't I?" She actually slapped me, I have no inkling why. Women.... *sighs theatrically *

Moin!

Carly, that really doesn't sound too bad..

Derfel.. No idea why she would slap you..

Good morning people, a very happy thursday to one and all. Carly, that sounds better than the prospect of unemployment benefit and working from home means it doesn't really matter where home is. Derfel, put it down to experience, but should you actually understand women before you die - let me know. *chuckle* Wari - Mrs butter-wouldn't-melt-in-my-mouth-innocent.

:=)

Who Sir? Me, Sir?
No, Sir! Not me, Sir!

Morning All! Men deserve every slap they might be subject to at our hands. to me: Wonder whether Derfel will still condescend to giving me an "Auftrag" when the time comes - know quite a bit about sterile filtration, but air filtration in an exhaust system??? Ir would be worth taking a look at :-))) Just spoke with the Wirtschaftsförderung in Göttingen - one lead, plus tentative translation job :-)

Good news Carly, the first job is the first contact that can "spread the good news" that you're available for translations. Don't quite know how I'd react to being slapped, I've never been slapped nor have I ever slapped a women. I don't think I wan't to know how I'd react, but I do know I'm a firm believer in equlity

Bah, mykl! A real man never hits a woman!!

Oh, that's OK then, I'm disqulified from your statement

mykl, To tell the truth, I've never slapped a guy, either - though at times, my hand itched to do so :-))))

I have many contacts that "just" need re-activating.

I've never slapped so, too. Sometimes hubby gets a thump in the side..

If you need to resort to violence in a relationship, then it isn't a relationship.

Öhm....perhaps I'll have to look up the meaning of 'slap' again. You make that sound more violent than I imagined...

A slap is a thumping with an open hand *g*
*changes subject*
just found this...

Aus dem Innenleben Deines Computers

Bios an Windows: "Los jetzt! Hochfahren!"
Windows an Bios: "Immer langsam mit den jungen Platinen."
Gerätemanager an Betriebssystem: "Ich hab da was Komisches auf dem Schirm."
Antwort von Windows: "Erst mal ignorieren."
Hardwareassistent an Windows: "Der User macht Druck. Ich soll das Ding identifizieren. Könnte eine ISDN-Karte sein."
Windows: "Na so was."
Unbekannte ISDN-Karte an alle: "Würdet ihr mich bitte reinlassen?"
Netzwerkkarte an Eindringling: "Du kannst Dich hier nicht einfach breit machen!"
Windows: "Ruhe im Gehäuse! Sonst entziehe ich beiden die Unterstützung!"
Gerätemanager: "Biete Kompromiß an. Die Netzwerkkarte darf immer montags mitmachen, die ISDN-Karte ist am Dienstag dran."
Grafikkarte an Windows: "Mein Treiber ist gestern in Rente gegangen. Ich stürze jetzt ab."
Windows an Grafikkarte: "Wann kommst Du wieder?"
Grafikkarte: "Na, erst mal nich."
CD-Rom-Laufwerk an Windows: "Äh, ich hätte hier einen neuen Treiber."
Windows: "Was soll ich'n damit?!"
Installationssoftware an Windows: "Laß mal, ich mach' das schon."
Windows: "Das hört man gern."
USB-Anschluß an Interruptverwaltung: "Alarm! Wurde soeben von einem Scannerkabel penetriert. Erbitte Reaktion."
Interruptverwaltung: "Wo kommst Du auf einmal her?"
USB-Anschluß: "Ich war von Anfang an im Rechner. Neben mir sitzt übrigens noch ein Kollege."
Interruptverwaltung: "Ihr steht aber nicht auf meiner Liste." – an Windows: "Sag Du mal was."
Windows: "Hoffentlich taucht nicht noch ein Drucker auf."
Grafikkarte: "Der neue Treiber zuckt rum."
Windows: "Da müssen wir halt den alten aus dem Ruhestand holen."
Deinstallationsprogramm an neuen Treiber: "Scher dich fort."
Unerwünschter Treiber: "Du kannst mich mal."
Windows an Norton Utilities: "Killt ihn mitsamt seiner Brut!"
Utilities an Treiberreste: "Sorry, wir müssen euch löschen."
Wichtige Systemdatei: "Arrrrrrgghh!"
Windows an blauen Bildschirm: "Gib' durch, die Norton-Boys sind wieder mal übers Ziel hinaus geschossen."
Blauer Bildschirm an User: "So, für diese Woche ist Schluß."
:=)

Derfel..I thought so :) But if you need some back up against violent women.. You're at the wrong place, here *gg*
If I were your woman, I'd go out with my friend on some days and leave you to play with your new toy..and cope with the little one.. *fg*

Tsk tsk Wari

Artgerechte Haltung von Männern
Auszug aus dem Bundesgesetzblatt für Deutschland
ausgegeben am 19. Juni 1998 Teil 1. III. Verordnung 'Artgerechte Haltung von
Männern'

Auf Grund des § 32 n. Abs. 4 des Artenschutzgesetzes BGBI Nr. 584/1973, in
der Fassung des Bundesgesetzes BGBI Nr. 430/1985, wird im Einvernehmen mit der
Bundesministerin für Frauenangelegenheiten und Verbraucherschutz verordnet:

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Allgemeine Bestimmungen

Sich einen Mann zu halten ist bei weitem nicht mehr so problemlos wie zu
Großmutter's Zeiten, und es erhebt sich die Frage, ob sich die Haltung eines
Mannes überhaupt noch lohnt. Ein brauchbares Exemplar sollte mindestens zwei der
nachfolgend genannten Voraussetzungen erfüllen.

§ 1 Grundlegende Eigenschaften
(1) Er sollte nützlich sein (handwerkliche Fähigkeiten, fleißig im Haushalt
und im Bett gut zu gebrauchen)
(2) Er soll herzeigbar sein (d.h. sein Aussehen sollte kein Mitleid erregen)
(3) Obige Punkte können außer Acht gelassen werden wenn § 2 zutrifft.

§ 2 Er ist reich!

§ 3 Anschaffung
(1) Gehen Sie bei der Auswahl Ihres Männchens sorgfältig vor und lassen Sie
sich genügend Zeit, um sich von seinen tatsächlichen Fähigkeiten zu überzeugen.

(2) Bedenken Sie, dass das Männchen stets versucht, sich von seiner besten
Seite zu zeigen, danach aber häufig in sein altes Rollenverhalten zurückfällt.
Oft offenbaren sich versteckte und offensichtliche Mängel erst
später.
(3) In der letzten Zeit steigt die Zahl der ausgesetzten Männchen rapide an.
Viele Exemplare streunen orientierungslos herum oder suchen Zuflucht bei
anderen Frauen. Das Vorliegen der Vorraussetzungen gem. § 3 sollte daher sorgfältig
geprüft werden.
(4) Empfehlenswert ist die Anschaffung eines bereits ausgebildeten Mannes
(siehe § 5). So sind zum Beispiel auf dem Second-Hand-Markt oftmals brauchbare
Exemplare zu finden. Sie zeichnen sich meist durch eine ausgezeichnete
Ausbildung und eine genügsame Lebensweise aus.
(5) Aber Vorsicht vor mehrfach gebrauchten Exemplaren. Aufgrund der vielen
Pflegestellen neigen sie zu zeitweiligem Gedächtnisverlust und können sich dann
weder an Ihr Heim noch an ihr Frauchen erinnern.

§ 4 Ernährung

(1) Der Mann ist ein Allesfresser. Um Mangelerscheinungen vorzubeugen, sollte
man ihm neben dem Dosenfutter ab und zu frisches Gemüse oder Salat vorsetzen.
Alkohol sollte nicht grundsätzlich verboten werden, da er ihn sich sonst
zusammen mit anderen Artgenossen anderweitig beschafft.
(2) Für Süßigkeiten gilt im wesentlichen das Gleiche. Vorsicht vor
Überfütterung. Bedenken Sie, daß ein fetter Mann schnell unbeweglich wird und damit im
Bett und im Haushalt nicht mehr so leistungsfähig ist.

§ 5 Artgerechte Haltung

(1) Was die Unterbringung angeht, so ist der Mann relativ anspruchslos. Im
allgemeinen genügen ein Bett und ein Fernseher.
(2) Bei Vorhandensein eines Computers kann eventuell auf den Fernseher
verzichtet werden.
(3) Man sollte ihn nicht den ganzen Tag einsperren, da er sonst depressiv
wird, das Essen verweigert und bald eingeht.
(4) Für die allgemeine Beweglichkeit und eine regelmäßige Sauerstoffzufuhr
hat sich Gartenarbeit bestens bewährt. Außerdem sollte man ihn möglichst einmal
täglich ins Freie führen, damit er etwas Auslauf hat. Denken Sie daran, ihn
immer an der langen Leine zu lassen.

§ 6 Pflege

(1) Sorgen Sie dafür, daß er sich einmal am Tag wäscht.
(2) Um Verletzungen vorzubeugen sollten die Nägel regelmäßig nachgeschnitten
werden.
(3) Ein gelegentlicher Haarschnitt ist ebenfalls zu empfehlen.
(4) Tauschen Sie getragene Kleidung regelmäßig gegen neue aus.

§ 7 Männerkrankheiten

(1) Der Mann im allgemeinen neigt zu Übertreibungen. Eine Veranlagung zum
Hypochonder ist quasi angeboren. Bei Erkältung ist leichte Bettruhe vollkommen
ausreichend. Aufrichtiges Bedauern des Erkrankten kann den Heilungsverlauf
positiv beeinflussen. Sollte tatsächlich eine ernste Erkrankung vorliegen,
empfiehlt es sich, einen Arzt hinzuzuziehen.
(2) Manche Männchen neigen zu übermäßigem Haarausfall. Dies beeinträchtigt
ihre Leistungsfähigkeit meist nicht und ist daher unbedenklich.

§ 8 Ausbildung

(1) Männer werden schnell handzahm, wenn man sie richtig behandelt. Das
Befolgen der wichtigsten Regeln wie " Fuß, Platz, kusch und hol's" beherrschen die
meisten bei regelmäßigem Training und einer Belohnung
durch Süßigkeiten oder ein paar Streicheleinheiten bereits nach wenigen
Tagen.
(2) Bei der Ausbildung ist es unerlässlich die Schwiegermutter
miteinzubeziehen und klare Regeln für die Erziehung aufzustellen.

§ 9 Fortpflanzung

(1) Männer sind das ganze Jahr über läufig und verhalten sich auch
dementsprechend. Ein in diesem Zusammenhang geäußerter Kinderwunsch ist mit Vorsicht zu
genießen, da er oft nur als Mittel zum Zweck dient. Leihen sie sich bei
Verwandten oder Bekannten ein paar Kinder aus. So können Sie seine
Fähigkeiten als Vater in Ruhe testen.

Tja mykl..So isses halt im Leben..

And so long as I've got time to play with google - one for Isi.

Kalorienregeln


1.) Wenn du etwas isst und keiner sieht es, dann hat es keine Kalorien.

2.) Wenn du eine Light-Limonade trinkst und dazu eine Tafel Schokolade isst, dann werden die Kalorien in der Schokolade von der Light-Limonade vernichtet.

3.) Wenn du mit anderen zusammen isst, zählen nur die Kalorien, die du mehr isst als die andern.

4.) Essen, das zu medizinischen Zwecken eingenommen wird, z.B. heiße Schokolade, Rotwein, Cognac) zählt NIE.

5.) Je mehr du diejenigen mästest, die täglich rund um dich sind, desto schlanker wirkst du selbst.

6.) Essen, das als ein Teil von Unterhaltung verzehrt wird (Popcorn, Erdnüsse, Limonade, Schokolade oder Bonbons), beim Videoschauen oder beim Musikhören, enthält keine Kalorien, da es ja nicht als Nahrung aufgenommen wird, sondern nur als Teil der Unterhaltung.

7.) Kuchenstücke oder Gebäck enthalten keine Kalorien, wenn sie gebrochen und Stück für Stück verzehrt werden, weil das Fett verdampft, wenn es aufgebrochen wird.

8.) Alles was von Messern, aus Töpfen oder von Löffeln geleckt wird, während man Essen zubereitet, enthält keine Kalorien weil es ja ein Teil der Essenszubereitung ist.

9.) Essen mit der gleichen Farbe hat auch den gleichen Kalorieninhalt (z.B. Tomaten und Erdbeermarmelade, Pilze und weiße Schokolade).

10.) Speisen die eingefroren sind, enthalten keine Kalorien, da Kalorien eine Wärmeeinheit sind.

Well, I'm pretty much done for today..Desk is tidy, work done so far, data saved..
For those I won't see any more, I leave some wishes:

Have a wonderful Christmas time without stress and annoying relatives, with time to enjoy the presents or just some time to sleep late and spend with friends..
Easy: I imagine it will be hard for you this Christmas, but whatever else there might be to say..They are better of now..
I hope the new year will bring all of us the success, happiness and healthiness we need.
I think there were definitely better years in (my) life than 2008, so I hope the 2009 will be better in most cases..

Don't know if I'll find the time to "pop in" again, so I'm leaving a huge pile of hugs and kisses next to the wishes (mykl, yes, you will have to share!!)..

And last but not least..some lyrics from one of my favorite country bands:

Rascall Flats: My Wish

I hope the days come easy and the moments pass slow,
and each road leads you where you want to go,
and if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose,
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.
and if one door opens to another door closed,
I hope you keep on walkin' 'til you find the window,
if it's cold outside,
show the world the warmth of your smile,
but more than anything, more than anything,
[...]

Bye, Wari. May all of your wishes for us come true for yourself! Have a nice christmas with Hubby ;-)and see you in 2009!

Bye Wari, I hope your christmas holiday is all that you would wish, see you later/next year.
:)

Hihi! Mein neues Spielzeug ist schon da. *auf die Uhr guck* Menno, noch sooooo lang!

Derfel, anybody would think that it was your first computer.
:)

Nah, but my last buy was 5 years ago, and back then it really hurt to spend the money (was a student then), however it was a necessity. Now, it's still a bunch of money, but it doesn't hurt so much anymore as I have a regular income PLUS the notebook isn't so much a necessity anymore, but about 50% for fun. :o)

*chuckle* Hope you don't feel that you need a new wife after 5 years *gg*

Time for me to go home, wish everybody who shows up a pleasant evening.
Byyeeee

Hi alls,

thanks, Wari =)
I'll wait and see how Christmas decides to come along this year...

Good night everybody

Nah, mykl, wifes don't age quite that fast as computers do...but maybe after 15 years? Nah, just kidding.

Good mornin' folks!

Good morning people, a very happy friday to one and all.

Hallo ihr!

Bevor ich gleich in den Weihnachtsurlaub verschwinde (von zu Hause gucke ich so selten in Leo rein...) wollte ich euch noch schöne Weihnachtsfeiertage und einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr wünschen!
Und Carly drücke ich die Daumen für einen reibungslosen Start in die Selbständigkeit im Januar.
Man liest sich sicher wieder dann und wann, ich verfolge euren Thread ja meistens :-)

*verschwink*

Hi Mafi, nice of you to drop in. Have yourself a very happy christmas and a peaceful start into the new year.
:)

Hallo, ist noch jemand da?
Allen ein schönes Wochenende und einen geruhsamen 4. Advent.
mykl, hattest Du nicht mal gesagt, dass Walter Trout vor Weinachten in Unna sein würde?
Oder habe ich da etwas durcheinander gebracht?

Hi Emil, yup, he was here in november, super concert
:)

So Emil, nice to have said hello, but I've got to go now, it's been an'orrible day, but thankfully the christmas season is nearly behind us. I wish you a pleasant evening/weekend and if I don't see you again have a super christmas and a peaceful New year.
:)

Ach, so lange ist das schon her.
Na, wenigstens scheine ich noch nicht völlig verblödet zu sein.

Bye, mykl.
I will be here on Monday.

late again
Hi and bye :)))

Huhu, easy!

Well, looks like I got here just in time (AGAIN) to miss everybody!! Wishing you all a very Merry and Blessed Christmas! Special hugs and kisses for Wari and easy, and hugs and kisses for everyone else.

Nein, hier ist noch einer, der zurückhuggen kann, Carly.
Aber ich gehe auch in den nächsten paar Minuten.

einen wunderschönen vierten Advent, allesamtse! :)

Same to you, easy, and everybody else!

Hi All, wunderschönes 4. Advent! I had a typical "easy" start to my day - pouring rain, which was bad enough, as I HAD to go to town - but major disaster struck - my coffee machine broke, and I can blame NO ONE but myself - could hear that it needed "entkalken" and didn't do it :-((

Arme Carly! Sowas Blödes aber auch!
Hoffentlich schmeckt wenigstens der Kaffee aus der neuen Maschine
besser als der aus der alten.
Bis demnächst.

Thanks for your sympathy, Emil! Haven't gotten a new one, yet - thought I'd "make do" by buying a "Filteraufsatz" and making it the old-fashioned way (had TOO many last-minute things to get done before Christmas)...sooooo bought filter thingy, got home and the dang thing is of much smaller diameter than is pot. So, selbst ist die Frau, placed a noodle sieve over pot, placed filter thingy into noodle sieve, brewed coffee, and then poured into thermos - silly me, could have placed filter onto thermos :-) Guess my brain is running on overload with unexpected unemployment and all the Amtswegen added to my agenda right before Christmas.

Good mornin' folks!

Yeah not exactly the right time for stuff like that (well, I figure there never is a 'right' time for that, but some times are even more wrong than others).

Oh dear, coffee machine...I got a Vollautomat for my 30th birthday, and as we have pretty hard water (close to level 4, only just not), I take entkalken rather seriously.

Good morning people, a very monday to one and all. Hope everybody had as super a weekend as I had.

Hello everybody!
Endlich ist der Adventskranz komplett, und der Vorweihnachtsstress ist auch bald vorbei.

Hi Emil, well, it will be tomorrow afternoon about 5pm, but until then I'm up to my back teeth in stress and work. Have you got holiday then until next year or do you have to work next week (as I do) ?

Hi All, Officially, I was going to be on vacation from today until January 5th - now I had to go to the AA today to drop of an "Info-Paket" (even though my data is still stored), AND have to go for my first "Beratungsgespräch" tomorrow at 14:15. Tree still hasn't been delivered, I don't know HOW I'm going to get all 3.50m of it up the stairs, sun came out long enough to light up some dust I had missed :-)) OH WELL, went to pick up my Woodstock tickets at the Kulturinitiativ and am "hired" to do free-lance interpreting when our French partner delegation shows up (plus do correspondence)...so, first step on my way to being independently employed. I did have to explain that AE is NOT a foreign language, nor do I have any trouble understanding BE :-)
Merry Christmas!!

Hi Carly *waves* AE is as about as foreign as you can get to my cloth ears *ggg*

Yeah, mykl - Now that I think about it, we did have an awful time understanding each other, when we met in Unna - and I DO hope you all don't need constant access to a dictionary when reading something I post :-)))

It was George Bernard Shaw who said, 'England and America are two countries separated by the same language
You Say Tomayto. I Say Tomhato *giggle* Let's call the whole thing off

http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/47/m...

That's what I told the woman - same language, different accents, and that the U.K. had a wide variety of them, too :-)) She had to laugh, because she then remembered that she could not understand one word a visitor from the U.K. was speaking :-))

Things are looking up - tree just arrived!!

You've got room for a 3.5 meter tree ?! WOW

Yeah, it's HUGE!! But, I have him cut that "mile long Spitze" off, because I want to start trimming at the 4-prong tippy top - hope it fits upright :-) And it's a good thing that whoever provided the step ladder when I moved, still hasn't gotten around to picking it up - though, I can't get up on one without getting dizzy, anyhow - I use a chair :-)

Ah, the 4-pronged tippy top thingy, you see, you can speak BE *gg*

LOL! May I offer you as a reference to my bi-lingual qualifications (as in AE/BE) :-) I really had to grab hold of my patience when she started off with "Ach, dann sprechen Sie ein Slang, und NICHT the Queen's English, kein Oxford English"

Dontcha just love people like that *harrumph*, even the people in Oxford don't speak the Queens English, they may teach it there at the many universities, but that isn't how the language is spoken.

mykl, I forced a hopefully natural smile onto my face, and informaed her that this was an exclusively German belief, one that was "eingeimpft" at school - the rest of the world didn't make the distinction (apart from accents), and let drop that though I didn't usually brag, I had passed a German exam, with a ONE!!! :-))

THe Germans have some very strange thoughts when it comes to qulifications, they seem to believe that they've got the best training system in the world - for everything. I've been down that road and I finished up banging my head against the wall 'cause it was less painful.
:(

RIGHT! I could only quit banging my head, when I finally got a German "Stempel" :-)) And shame on me, I DID do a bit of name-dropping, which I actually detest - smile still plastered on my face, I forget what triggered this: Nun, ich habe bereits mehrere Übersetzungen für Heinrich Prinz von Hannover, 9. in der Thronfolge getätigt, wohnhaft in Göttingen :-))

I spent 3 years of my life trying to get my qualifications as a technician/Meister recognised by thhe German Government. It started off with we need the lesson plans (from 18 years before), so I got them. Then they wanted all my individual exam results, so I got them and politly pointed out that my lesson plan was more detailed and in more depth than the German qualification plus a basic pass (note 4 ) was 65% and not the laughable 40 % here (I had straight ones [90%+]- apart from magnetism (4) *hangs head in shame* In fact my training was at an equivalent level to Ingeneur here, but in the end they just said no and refused to give any reasons, 'cause as their letter said "they didn't have to". I couldn't work at my trade anymore anyhow, I've been out of it now for far too long.
:(

What a lively thread this has become in the last two hours!
I'm just back from my final shopping bout.
Tomorrow, I'm going to drive to Hameln, and I am planning to be back next Monday.

*chuckle* Once in a while...
Have fun Emil and a super christmas.

So, I'm going to call it a day for today, have fun and may your Gods go with you.
:)

*reinwackel*

Huhu!

Carly, versuch doch mal, den Filter von deiner alten Kaffeemaschine auf eine Kanne zu setzen.

*wiederrauswackel*

Bye, mykl, Carly, Igelin and all the rest,
a Merry Christmas to all of you.

For some reason, my Internet provider lost the server and I just now got reconnected - Merry Christmas to all!

mykl, I hear you!! "They" are soooo regulated on the one hand, and on the other you need NO qualifications to open a driver's ed or Heilpratiker apart from being German, 21, and a 6-week to 6-month "schooling." A Dipl. Psychologe canNOT get a KV-Zugang - or only under extreme conditions, whereas any Dr. Med can take a few months psychology, get KV-Zugang - you have to then tell him/her your troubles, and he/she refers you to a real psychologist - nutty :.-))

Hi Igelin, das habe ich natürlich zu aller erst versucht, ging nicht, weil der Filteraufsatz nur in Zusammenhang mit der "Freilassungsmechanismus" der Kaffemaschine funktioniert - also, ich Wasser in der Filter kippen - Kanne plus Filter unter Mechanismus stellen, durchlaufen lassen, repeat process, um dann festzustellen, daß der Heizplatte auch hinüber ist, und Kaffee kalt LOL ! I can only blame myself!! Habe heute eine neue Maschine gekauft. Hat noch leichter Plastik-Nachgeschmack, obwohl schon 2x Leerlauf und 2x Kaffeelauf.

Bye mykl, Emil, Igelin & Co. !!

Hi all
Am going home tomorrow.
Enjoy your Christmas, in case I won't have a chance to get back to you all before then (which I doubt *g*)
heaps of hugs and kisses :)

Mornin' everybody - last day of work for this year for me.

So, easy & Emil, a very happy christmas and all the best wishes for a good start into 2009. Shouldn't anybody else appear here today, I expand these wishes to all of you *g*

Good morning people, a very happy tuesday morning to one and all. *sigh* I've got to work 3 days next week Derfel, but as my job robs me of every christmassy feeling I ever had I'm not sorry that the "season" is nearly over.*takes hug and kiss from Isi* Have a super christmas with your family and should we not see each other a peaceful new year.

I'm packing up for the year. Cleaning out the desk and such. See you all in 2009, hopefully in good health and at least a bit relaxed. Have a wonderful Christmas and a great Sylvester celebration. :o)

Same to you Derfel, keep the eating/drinking within reason and don't do anything I wouldn't do (that's a very short list).
:)

And this is me in Krefeld again :)
*fillinguphugsandkissesagain*
Enjoy Christmas, everyone. I'm happy to be with my family again. And sad at the same time.
*lightscandlesandstartssinginatthetopoflungs*
Good King Wences last logged out
;o)
*takesahugesipGlühweinandgigglesfa(t)talistically*
Starr und still ruht das Reh

BBFN
:-*

G'day people, a very happy christmas to one and all.
:)

Same to you and all the other eating outers, myklchen.
I'm off to church now :)

Ka na da?

*suchendumblick*
*StaubvondenBänkenpust*
*huste*
*leiseTürwiederschließe*

Moin!
Hoffe, Ihr habt die Feiertage bis jetzt gut überstanden? Hier ein paar neue Baby-fotos von Wodan (u.a. mit Hubby und meiner Hand ;)
http://picasaweb.google.com/LordWaringham/Hunde#

Weiterhin alles Liebe!
*raushusch*

ooooooooooooooh
*quietsch*
wie süüüüüüüüüüüß! (V.a. das Hundebaby, natürlich *g*)
Hattest Du schon den Namen verraten?
*grübel*

*lach*
Ja, der Name steht u.a. in Posting Nr 184..
Offiziell kriegt er was mit C.. Und heißt dann wahrscheinlich auch einfach "Dicker" wie sein Vorgänger..

Ach JAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!
*vorStirnhau*
:)

Good morning people, a very happy monday to one and all.

Hi myklchen, are you WORKING?!
;oP
Wari, I dreamt I saw your puppy as a fully grown dog tonight. He was VERY beautiful :) Like the dogs in Barbour-adverts :)))

Hi Isi *bussi* 'fraid so and it's even worse than that - I've got the flu (or sth.). THere are already the max allowed number on holiday so I'll just have to put up with it, besides which I refuse to go to the doctor in the last week of a quarter and pay 10 Euros theft tax.

Awwwwwwwwwwwww, poor myklchen!
*bussigeb*
*kopfstreichel*
*SpitzwegerichteemitLindenblütenkoch*
Just pretend to work, then, and go home as soon as possible!
I'm off now (god-child is waiting), take care of yourself and get well soon!

Don't worry Isi, I am (pretending to work) and I will (go home as soon as no one is watching), but when I go home no one else can work as I'm the one who turns off the Betrieb. Thanks for the tea
*sluuuuurrrrrp*
:)

*waving all outer eaters*

Wari(#184), süüüüüüüüüüüüüßß! :-)

Hallo allerseits!
Ich hoffe, alle hatten schöne Weihnachtstage.
Halt' die Ohren steif, mykl.
Das Büro ist doch etwas ausgekühlt - ich glaube, ich werde hier heute nicht alt.

Good morning people, my last "a very happy tuesday morning" - for this year - to one and all. Katieoclare22089 always nice to see visitors here, don't remain a stranger. My christmas was ok Emil, pretty much the same as each year, I ate too much *gg*

*wavingbackatCatieandallthrest*
Morning, myklchen, how are you this morning? Did you sleep well?
My brother is getting married today (nur standesamtlich, curuch wedding is in August), which basically means food and more food. I'm getting desperate to go back to Munich and start my diet again *g*

Mornin' Isi, just as bad as yesterday I'm afraid, but I can go home at 12 o-clock today. It's a shame that it had to come at new year, but I'm not going out tomorrow - that's a certainty. Diets, PAH ! Never believed in them *chuckle* which probably says a lot about my "shape"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-110...

So, my time is just about done for this year. I wish everybody a peaceful new year and we'll see each other next year.
:>)

So, this is my last "drop-in" for this year!
I wish all off you a wonderful new year, may your wishes and dreams come true! And may we see each other healthy again next year!
*leaves a pile of hugs and kisses*

Amen to that fair prayer say I ;o)

Auch von mir nur die besten Wünsche für 2009 an all meine lieben Eater outers
*takesacoupleofhugsandkissesfromWarispile*
*leavesahugenumberofhugsandkissesforeveryone*

Well, seems like I got here just in time to miss everybody (AGAIN) :-)) Gute Rutsch, und ein frohes neues Jahr an alle!! Ich rutsche heute Abend schon wieder ein Jahr älter - 54, that sounds SO ancient :-) Got an unexpected bite from the flu bug, but hope to beat him off by tomorrow. Had been looking forward to New Year's Eve party at my son's home, but can't make it - which on the other hand is not at all a bad thing, as my children decided it's time Mommy had a new cat in her life, and gave me the sweeetesssst little kitty cat for Christmas, including all the trimmings (cat box, bed, ect.)!!! Pitch black, except for a white ruff on her breast, an estimated 4-months old, somebody just tossed her out I guess, and she'd been in the Tierheim since mid-November.

Hope to see you all again on Friday, at the latest :-)

grabbingupsomehugsandkisses - leaving my own, minus kisses, so no one can blame me for catching flu...

Now that most eater outers have left their good wishes for the New Year, hugs and kisses too, I am collecting a generous helping from every pile. Lovely!
Have a very pleasant evening, and best wishes for the New Year!

Mensch, das fängt ja gut an *g*
Happy new year

*michtiiiiiedsoifzendaufdieCouchfallenlasse*
Endlich wieder zurück in meinem heissgeliebten Faden ...
*michtiefbewegtumschaue*
... und noch alles da: der Holztisch, die Yaccuzi ...
*ErinnerungenanWariundEasylassenmeineHoseengerwerden*
*meinenBlickaufsSofauntermirfallenlasse*
... hehehe, auch die Flecken auf dem Polster sind noch da ...

HAPPY NEW YEAR ...

Happy New Year, All! And welcome back, OWL! Are you now on the other side of the ocean??? Who's nosy?? Me?? NOOOOO :-)

*reinlug*
*wieerstarrtstehenbleib*
*tiefglücklichaufseufz*
Mein OIIIIIIIIIIILCHEN :)))))
*umHalsfallundabschmatz*
[zumir] verdient hat ers ja nicht, aber ich war bei sowas schon immer inkonsequent [/zumir]
Hi Carly *g*

Yeah, easy - that's men for you - can't live with or without them :-))))

tee-hee, too right, Carly.
Well, I'm off to watch Shrek2 now :)
BBFN, tomorrow I'm going back to Munich.
OWL, hat was that about coming to Munich in January? *g*
I at least haven't forgotten ;o)

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

*singsontopoflungs*
Die Carly hat Geburtstag, trallallallallaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh
:))))

Dear Carly, a very happy birthday, all my best wishes, loads and heaps of blessings, luck and positive energy and may all your more reasonable wishes come true ;o)

Good morning people, a very happy 2009 to one and all. Belated birthday wishes for Carly from me too.

Moin!

Belated birthday greetings from me, too, Carly!
Last day of holiday for me today, back to work on Monday..*grumble* Could really easy get used to staying at home ;)
Watched Hogfather the other day! It is really amazing.. HO HO HO!

Mornin' Wari, who couldn't get used to it.It's just the small problem of finding someone or sth. to finance it that the most of us have. I think I've lost my sense of humour somewhere 'cause I've just finished reading Making Money from Pratchet and I didn't laugh out loud once - most unusual.

A happy NEW YEAR to all outer-eaters!

May 2009 bring you only good, better and best things - and lots of them.

You didn't lose your humour, Mykl. But Pratchett did. In my opinion the newer books (starting with The 5th Elephant) are all less funny than they used to be.

*goesoncountingnextdoor* ;-)

A happy NEW YEAR to all outer-eaters!

May 2009 bring you only good, better and best things - and lots of them.

You didn't lose your humour, Mykl. But Pratchett did. In my opinion the newer books (starting with The 5th Elephant) are all less funny than they used to be.

*goesoncountingnextdoor* ;-)

Good Afternoon. All! Birthday went by me as if I were in a daze, but unfortunately, I "woke up" this morning to the realization that I am in fact, 54 years old :-)) OMG! Oh well, as the old saying goes, you're only as old as you feel - yesterday I felt about 90 and today in my late 30s early 40s :-) I'd be happy to have a job to go back to on Monday, but am now bound and determined to make it on my own....

Had to slide down "my mountain" today - Streudienst only hit the main road - how's things snow-wise in your areas??

Hi Carly, I would imagine it's a little bit frightening at the moment, like the first solo piloting an aircraft or your first tight rope walk without a safety net. I cant really imagine it myself as I've always been too much of a coward to want to be self employed. Bound you may feel, but in Germany no one starves or is homeless unless they want to be, there is always a safety net should it be required at some level or other. No snow here, it's far too wet for that due to the rain *gg* So, I'm off, had I not forgotten to turn off Leo from one of the other computers I would have "missed you". Have a super weekend Carly and I'll see you next week (probably)
:>)

Well mykl, Glad you forgot to turn off LEO :-)) Nothing brave about me in view of self-employment - I just have no other option, right now, unless you call HarzIV an option - yeah, I'd be entitled to about 30 square meters living space, could be sent off to work for 30 hours a week at 1 euro per hour, or sent off to work at amazon's factory, or or or...I've shied away from it for years, because I like the security of a monthly pay check and free-lancing as a side line...now there's no pay check to be found within the next 4 months, given the current economic situation.

#207 ... verdient hat ers ja nicht ... ???? Bitte? Im allgemeinen sind die Vertreter meines Geschlechts und speziell Schützen doch IMMER völlig unschuldig :-)) es sind die unglücklichen Umstände ... und die Verknüpfung derselben ... ich war 3 Monate in Brasilien ... und mein Rechner ist verreckt ... mit dem Leo Passwort ... und dem e-mail Password ... und im Kopf wars auch schon gelöscht ...

Aber auch Easy ordendlich abknutsche, obwohl ... verdient hat sies ja nicht ... mich so zu beschuldigen :-)) ... aber bei sowas war ich immer inkonsequent ...

und yep ... ab dem 7.1. bin ich in Bavaria ... *gaaaaanzliebguck*

und very happy bithday to Carly

OWL, Deiner "Schütze-Masche" zieht zumindest nicht bei mir - mein Ex ist Schütze und er war alles anders als unschuldig :-)) But then, there's always exceptions to the rule, and I know what I'm talking about, because I'm far from being a Capricorn as you can get - except for perhaps wanting at least a tiny bit of financial security :-)

Allen die allerbesten Wünsche zum Neuen Jahr und Carly
nachträglich meinen herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag!
Ich hatte irgendwie mitbekommen, dass Du ziemlich früh im Jahr Geburtstag hast,
aber dass es so früh ist dann doch nicht. Eigentlich kein schlechtes Datum,
insbesondere, wenn man reinfeiert und die ganze Welt ein Feuerwerk veranstaltet.
Ich hoffe, Du kommst mit der Selbständigkeit gut klar.

Ob Schütze oder unschuldig - in Bayern wird's jetzt interessant, scheint mir.

Danke, Emil! Reinfeiern war mal, als wir noch Jung und mehr oder weniger Ungebunden waren...aber seit Jahrzehnten klappt das nicht mehr. On the other hand, I have two sisters and one of them has her birthday on July 4th...during our childhood years, my youngest sister never could understand why we got fireworks on our birthdays and she didn't :-))

Forgot to agree with you about things getting interesting in Bavaria :-)

*reinschnei*

Carly, Emil ... hope things will be very interesting in Bavaria :-)

Easy ... prepared?? noch 4 Tage ... dann ist das Wasser zwischen den Königskindern nicht mehr so tief ...

*einletztesmaldieMelodiesumme*

oops ... noch 3 Tage natürlich ...

/zu mir/ ... OWL, gaanz cool bleiben ... /zu mir aus/

Good morning peope, a very happy monday to one and all.

Hey there - good mornin' folks, and a very happy new year for you all, with a great start for Carly's business, finally some success in man-hunting for easy, many great concerts for mykl, a beautiful and nice little pup for Wari, joy, happiness and health for all of you and and and...

Finally we have snow! And I've been waiting to hanbrake slide into our company's driveway since I have started the new job, and today, it became real - yay!

*sing* Oh what fun it is to ride in a 90 horse closed Diesel slay...

Mornin' Derfel, thank you for your kind wishes. PAH ! I was doing "hand brake" turns every few meters this morning. At one point my rear wheel tried to overtake my front wheel, but I still managed to get here in one piece.
:)

LOL

Usually, snow doesn't last more than a couple of minutes on the streets over here, plus my way to work is mostly straight big crossroads - so, not many chances to slide around casually. But the company driveway was the ideal spot to do so. (Fortunately, no bosses present at that time ;-) )

straight roads or big crossroads

Guten Morgen!

Wollte nur schnell euch allen noch ein frohes neues Jahr wünschen!
Und Carly natürlich einen ebenso verspäteten herzlichen Glückwunsch nachträglich!

Mornin' Mafi (long time no see), a very happy new year to you too. May your wishes for 2009 become true.
:)

Moin.
Back at work=depressed.

Hi, Mafi, good to see you again..

Derfel..to ride a Diesel really is fun at the moment..paid only 98cents last Friday..

OWL..good to have you back..noch 2 Tage ;)

Thanks for all the good wishes. Hope they'll come true for all of us..

Moin Wari, don't be depressed - you've got us *LOL*
I'm confused (again) I thought OWL was returning to his beloved 2nd home in December, that was the main reason that we organised a meeting - before his departure date. Was he already there ? or is that now at a later date ?

You are my only sunshine, mykl..

If I understood it right, OWl has been to and returned from Brasil yet..And now he's going to visit(?) easy in Munich..

Should read OWL.. Owi is the child of Mary and Joseph..

Ahhhh, he's going to visit her *snigger* Well, that's alright then *giggle*, I may hve used another word, but we don't want a "with parental guidance" label on the thread again (do we ?). A good visiting will probably do her the world of good *guffaws*. Good job I'm not being suggestive or ambiguous, nobody would understand me. *fg*

Hm.. what does the English Bible say for "und Adam erkannte Eva"?
Time for Lunch..

There wasn't much chance of mistaken identity was there ? And Eve could hardly start a slanging match with "You've been seeing another woman" *gg*

Depends on definition of 'woman'...

Well..*rofl* Did you once again misunderstand me deliberately, mykl?

Derfel..right..there were sheep..weren't there?

Exactly what I thought, Wari *fg*

*looks innocently over rims of glasses*
Me ! Misunderstand - naw I wouldn't dream of it. *smiles*
I'm going to say bye bye now, I'm not quite finished, but I'm 4th man in a 3 man internet environment and I don't know if I'll get another chance. Have fun and may your Gods go with you.
:)

Bye, mykl.. See you tomorrow..

Hi All! Thanks for the birthday wishes Mafi and Derfel - wishing all of you a Happy New Year!
Snow here, too, but not yet as bad as forecasted.

Not quite sure what the Bible says about Adam and Eve, but "And Joseph knew her not..." is stated in view of Mary.

My brain is ODing on red tape - and it's NOT a nice sensation - but I gotta get back to it sometime prior to Wednesday, 9 am, when I have my first meeting with the Wirtschaftsförderung about my "Geschäftsidee," which has to be "aussagekräftg" - and then try to forecast income on unknown number of "Aufträge" you haven't yet secured.

Derfel, Did you happen to watch CSI Navy last night?? Somehow I had missed that episode...but it was Gibbs and Co. at their best :-))

Hi, Carly!

I forgot to mention I watched Hogfather "between the years".. Great film, though it took me about 20 minutes to get used to the British accent (no offense given, but most films I watch are from the US of A and I'm much more used to what they call English).. Hm..well, I did mention it..

Gut'n Tach allerseits!
Allen ein glückliches Jahr 2009.
Wenn es so sonnig bleibt wie es jetzt draußen ist,
wäre der erste positive Aspekt ja schon gegeben.

No, Carly, I missed it, and I'm trying to remember for about half an hour now why I did. *gah*

Perhaps it is time to get me a Dr. Kawasakis Gehirnjogging or something... *sigh*

Hah! I got the Nintendo DS with Dr Kawashima for X-Mas.. I'm not sure if my brain is younger yet (though he says so) but I improved my very very very poor mental arithmetic a lot since I started practicing.. *freu*

Hmm..didn't mean to frighten you by mentioning mental arithmetics.. It really is fun.. And by now I don't have to think that much about 7x8 or alike..

Is there anybody out there?

16x21=?

16+320...336.. Aber das ist ohne Nachdenken wohl nicht mehr zu lösen..

Ich war eben in einem anderen Forum tätig - nicht, dass ich 45 Minuten an der Aufgabe herumprobiert hätte! Vieles ist ja nicht nur eine Frage der Intelligenz, sondern mehr eine Frage der Technik, und ob man sich die merken will:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Friedrich_G...

Hm..ich stelle aber immer wieder fest, daß ich das kleine 1x1 halt nie vernünftig gelernt habe.. Und für den Dreisatz mußte ich erst zur Berufsschule (wohlgemerkt nach dem Abi!!) Naja..jedenfalls tut mir das Üben gut und Spaß macht es auch..
Wünsche Dir dann schon mal einen schönen Abend.. und allen anderen, die noch reinschneien (easy?!) natürlich auch. Bis morgen! Und heute nacht schön dick einmummeln, es soll echt kalt werden!

Hah - soll ich 'mal anfangen über mein Latein zu klagen!
Auch Dir einen schönen Abend, Waringham.
Gibt es da oben nicht so etwas wie Küstennebel?

Good morning people, a very happy tuesday to one and all. A pox and curse on all snow lovers, it's no fun at all on a pushbike and I'm not going to push the bike. It was a gentle -12 as I left the warmth of my flat this morning and it's going to take another 2 cups of tea before I feel warm again.

Moin!
Mykl..thank you for the pox and curse..*scratch*

Küstennebel gibt's hier schon, Emil..Ist auch echt lecker.. Noch besser finde ich allerdings den Friesengeist..Der wird angezündet und dann (nach dem Auspusten) schnell getrunken..ist dann oben schön heiß und unten noch kühl.. Hm-ja.. mein Latein läßt auch zu wünschen übrig..aber dass ich nicht vernünftig Kopfrechnen kann, stört mich da schon eher.. Und ich würde gerne noch eine weitere Fremdsprache richtig gut können..

So..let's start looking busy.

Moin Wari, serves you right for being a snow lover. The stuff should stay on mountains and picture postcards of mountains, not where normal people live and try to function. This isn't Siberia or the Alps and we just ain't kitted out for this sort of thing. I can't use the cycle paths 'cause they havent been creared and even the main roads aren't really suitable for two traffic flows and poor lottle me and other bike users are risking life and limb just trying to get from A to B *heul*

Poor lottle you.. *patshead*
It's not my (or other snowlovers) fault that most parts of Germany fall into chaos when there's more than 5cm of snow.. I guess my friends in Alaska would laugh out loud if they heard that the A2 was closed due to snowfall.. Same goes for Northern Europeans.. But here, everybody panics and no one is kitted adequately.. What's the problem with clearing main roads and cycle paths? It's not like there's half a meter of new snow each morning.. *grumble* *startsscratchingagain*

Agree with Wari 100% - apart from the amount of snow needed to plunge some German cities into chaos. Usually, it's 0.005 centimeters of snow that do the trick. *rolleyes*

Anyway - good mornin' folks. Looked up the prizes for the Nintendo and Doc Kawasaki yesterday and I must say it thoroughly repelled me from the thought of getting one. For that amount of money, I get tons of books and magazines that help with training your mental abilities.

*lays on hand and cures Wari*
Yep, poor lottle me (can't spell either) as a northern European I don't like it too warm and too cold is a no-no as well. I like a warm temperate climate between abot 8 and 28 degrees in which I function best. Got to go Brasseln now. CU later.
:)

"T-Shirt-only-temperature" (as I in the meantime have come to know the eater-outers a bit: of course there IS supposed to be other clothing below waistline along with the t-shirt) starts at 21-23°C. Every degree above that is an unnecessary waste and leads to unalluring transpiration.

Thanks for curing me, mykl.. WTF is Brasseln?
Aha!


Moin, Derfel.. I wouldn't have bought it myself, sure.. But as hubby got it for me as a present..who am I to complain? 150€ are about 15-25 books, sure..
*sneaks off to the Amazon*