Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn Ger
From: Jeri
Date: 18 Jun 07 - 10:09 PM

Cookie, Joe is the first moderator here. This thread wasn't non-music until you started a chat here. Kid or adult, it would be a good idea to seek a clue before jumping in and pissing people off. I'm sure if you make an effort to understand what Mudcat's about, you'll be welcome here.

And regarding your e-mail address deletion: you're welcome.

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: GUEST,cookie
Date: 18 Jun 07 - 10:22 PM

I am sorry about the genius remark I did not mean it.I found a friend on your sight and wanted to talk to him.

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: GUEST,cookie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 08:44 AM

Hey Peace, are you online yet?

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: Peace
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 09:55 AM

Hi, Cookie. Listen up, buddy. You have to be nice to folks here, OK? Most of them are my friends. They're good people, so be cool.

I have a full day ahead of me, so I won't be here much until after supper. Maybe we could shoot the breeze then, OK? And you make sure you than Jeri for deleting your e-mail address. She's one of the assistant clones who took care of that for you. She is also a very nice lady. And Mr Offer wrote me when he got to Mudcat and said that the deletion of your e-mail address had already been handled. You have some really good people looking out for you, so ya gotta be nice. Capiche?

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: Peace
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 09:56 AM

That should read, ". . . make sure you thank Jeri . . .".

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: GUEST,cookie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 11:21 AM

Thanks Mr.Offer for deleting that message. P.S.I am sorry about that remark I made. Will you accept my apology?

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: Ebbie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 12:52 PM

Thanks for the link, alanabit. I'm glad to have the tune.

Have to say, though, that if the video is a distillation of men's fantasies, no wonder it is said that men are from Mars. lol

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: Ebbie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 12:54 PM

Oh, I wanted to add: Joe, I too have never seen numbers given that way in German. We always used 'und'. But just to cover the bases - since my family spoke a dialect - I looked it up in Babelfish and the alternative is what they gave.

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn Ger
From: MudGuard
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 03:49 PM

Joe, "siebzig neun" is not used in any part of Germany for 79. "neunundsiebzig" is the normal (and only - apart from pronunciation variations) form - I do not like it, but there it is.

179 is (ein)hundertneunundsiebzig - which shows why I do not like it - the spoken "digits" are in a different order than the written digits, as the "siebzig" is at the end while the corresponding 7 is in the middle.

(similar to US dates which have the small unit days in the middle, the medium unit month at the beginning and the big unit years at the end)

MudGuard, native German speaker

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: GUEST,cookie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 04:22 PM

by the way thank you jeri.

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: GUEST,cookie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 06:49 PM

Hey Peace are you married?

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: Peace
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 07:01 PM

No, Cookie, I'm not. I lived with a mountain lion for three years but she never did get used to me.

Thanks for thanking the people you thanked. And how has your day been?

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: alanabit
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 07:20 PM

Die Ärtzte are pretty odd - even for most people here. I think the video was more poking fun at themselves. It starts with the smug, macho sentiments and then has them running for their lives when it turns out that the woman is the sharpshooter and cool dude etc... They are pretty weird though, I'll give you that!

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: GUEST,cookie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 09:28 PM

my day has been pretty good. I went fishing and caught four fish. I caught two small large mouth bass. my dad caught a small catfish,and a bluegill

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: Peace
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 09:39 PM

WOW. Did you eat them for supper? I used to fish a bit when I was your age. Caught a pike once, and some perch and sun fish. I've never caught a bass. I don't fish anymore, but I enjoy eating fish.

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: Peace
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 09:41 PM

By the way, were you using lures or bait?

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: GUEST,cookie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 09:47 PM

we didn't use lures we used CANADIAN nightcrawlers,and we didn't eat them they were too small.

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: Peace
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 09:49 PM

I only ever caught one fish that was big enough to eat and I let it go. It was a pike. From a lake in Quebec.

Canadian nightcrawlers, huh? LOL.

It sure sounds like you had a good time. Were you in a boat?

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: GUEST,cookie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 09:51 PM

no we don't have a boat.

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: GUEST,cookie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 09:53 PM

Canadian nightcrawlers work well for bait.

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: Peace
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 09:55 PM

Yes, they do. Tell me, Cookie, do you ever write stories about your adventures?

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: GUEST,cookie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 09:59 PM

No I don't write much.

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: Peace
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:02 PM

WHAT?

Man oh man. Look. Writing is one way to free up your soul, buddy. It's a great way to get in touch with what you're really thinking about. Tell ya what, why not describe one of the fish you caught? Let's call him Honker just for the fun of it.

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: GUEST,cookie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:04 PM

Do you write stories about your adventures?

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: Peace
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:05 PM

Sometimes I do. Now, tell me about the fish (Honker).

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: GUEST,cookie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:07 PM

Ok one of the bass I caught was about 6in long.

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: Peace
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:08 PM

OK. Let's start with him or her. Did you let the fish go?

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: GUEST,cookie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:09 PM

A real honker huh?

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: GUEST,cookie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:10 PM

Yes I let it go.

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: GUEST,cookie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:13 PM

Are you still there?

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: Peace
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:13 PM

Hey, man, from little acorns big oak trees grow. You know how big the fish was, but that doesn't HAVE to be the size of the fish. I mean to say, when you write the story, the fish could have pulled you into the lake, right?

Farley Mowat, a good Canadian author, said that all writers have a bit of the 'liar' in them. And who's the fish gonna tell? It's really between you and the pen. StoSome stories contain enough truth to be real and enough fantasy to be interesting.

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: Peace
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:15 PM

What went through your mind when the fish bit? What went through the worms mind when it saw the fish? What was the fish thinking when it took the bait?

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: Peace
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:18 PM

Here's a link to Farley Mowat.

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: GUEST,cookie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:21 PM

what went through my mind was,"PULL PULL PULL!" What went through the worm's mind was,"OH SHIT, PULL PULL PULL!!!!"

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: Peace
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:25 PM

Cookie: That may have been what went through the worms mind, but maybe the reader won't want to see the word, ya know? Some folks get real sensitive about that stuff. Especially from an eleven-year-old. Besides, if worms had mouths, his ma or pa might want to wash it out with soap.

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: Peace
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:26 PM

OK, you are on a roll. And I have to admit you got me laughing out loud.

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: GUEST,cookie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:26 PM

The fish was thinking,"ooooh free food I'll never get a chance like this again."

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: GUEST,cookie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:28 PM

do you want me to keep going?

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: Peace
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:30 PM

YES!

Write first, edit second. Ya gt nothin' to edit if ya got nothin' on 'paper'.

Get your ideas down and get them down quick(ly). Maybe it'll be another American classic. Stories have to start somewhere, and so do writers.

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: GUEST,cookie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:32 PM

I almost fell in the water twice once at the river next at the sand pit.P.S. I was wearing sandals and it was muddy.

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: GUEST,cookie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:34 PM

Yeah maybe it'll be a comedy.

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: Peace
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:39 PM

It could be. OK, little buddy. I have to get. I'm getting tired and have to hie myself on home. Would you please write the story or at least plan how you'd want the story to go? I'd be really interested in reading it. I think you have a great sense of humour, and with a little work on a few expressions with which you may be too familiar, you could become a humourist much like Mark Twain. I should tell you now that I will be away for ten days or so from Thursday until Sunday (about), so I'll be outta touch. If I can get to an internet cafe I'll try to look in a few times.

Have you read any Mark Twain?

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: GUEST,cookie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:39 PM

are you there?

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: Peace
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:39 PM

Yep. I'll be here for another ten minutes or so.

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: GUEST,cookie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:43 PM

no I haven't. do you really think I should write a book? and Where are are you going?

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: Peace
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:50 PM

I think a book would be great, but it's kinda like eating a wahle, ya know? One bite at a time. Try out writing a short story first.

I am going to another city to do some work. But I don't want to discuss it on a public forum. I hope you're not offended.

As to the story, why not start on it? Some stories I wrote took me a long time--but I'm a slow writer. You may be, also. But you'll never know unless you give it a shot.

"I was looking at the dried mud on my sandals and wondering what Honker was doing with the rest of his day . . .".

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: GUEST,cookie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:57 PM

Imight give it a shot. So are you leaving Thursday?

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: GUEST,cookie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:59 PM

So are we friends now?

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: Peace
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 11:04 PM

Yes, I am. What are you doing on your vacation? OH, yeah. Here is a link to one of the great American writers. The book is called "Tom Sawyer". It is a great story. Try reading a bit. I'm pretty sure you could borrow one from your public library..

And remember, "Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more."

Mark Twain


AND

"Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest."

Mark Twain

I have to go, Cookie. I will write again tomorrow, and I will be hoping tonight that you write some of that 'fish' story, because I am really looking forward to reading it.

Subject: RE: Req: If You Want People to Like You, Learn German
From: Peace
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 11:05 PM

I hope so.