Thursday, September 4, 2014

Autre temps, autres mœurs


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  1. Oh! That is funny! I teach American Colonial history, and often talk about how much the English language has changed - words don't mean what they used to. "Sore let and hindered" is my favorite "What does that mean"? expression, but this is even better.

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  3. I am going to have to write a bodice ripper and name the villain "Baron von Schlicht."

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  4. Wow. I knew the world-wide drug epidemic was terrible, but I didn't know it had such deep roots in German history. ;)

    VERY funny!

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