The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #70134   Message #1195336
Posted By: mike the knife
27-May-04 - 04:32 PM
Thread Name: BS: I dare you not to laugh at these!
Subject: RE: BS: I dare you not to laugh at these!
ooohhh.... good ones.
When I was living in Heidelberg Germany, I used to get tourists im my shop asking me how to get to the "Schlob" (Schloss=Castle). The "Scharfes S" (which meas two 's') looks like a weird capitol 'B'.
I once (briefly) worked for Barnes & Noble (financial distress & needed a job immediately) and the wonderful retired teacher who ran the fiction section was almost in tears- either from laughter or dismay, as he related a story: He was stocking the section that morning with a very young woman who noted the abundance of titles by Dickens. She mused that he must be a really popular author, given the amount of shelf space he commanded. The Teacher, pleased that the youngster was taking interest said, yes, he is indeed rather well thought of. To which she replied: "When is his next book coming out?"