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As I recall, this phonetic deutsch
was parodied during the 40s & 50s when German rocket
scientists were being imported to the USA.
A few of the "definitions" I
remember:
Rocket - das feurschpritzen
schnellgehenmachin
Atom bomb - das gros laudenboomer
H bomb - das sehr gros laudenboomer und alles
kaput
Spy - der peepenschnooper
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Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 1:59
PM
Subject: Fwd: Re: Looking for an old,
humorous warning sign
This is the one that I remember:
ACHTUNG!
Das
machine is nicht fur gerfingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist easy
schnappen der Sprinngwerk, blowenfusen und
poppencorken mit spitzensparken. Ist nicht fur gewerken by das
Dummkopfen. Das rubbernecken sightseeren keepen hands in das Pockets,
relaxen und watch das blinkenlights...
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Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 15:49:53 EDT
Subject: Re:
Looking for an old, humorous warning sign
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Hi all:
I remember seeing a sign with a mock-German warning, like that asked
about by Tosh Ushino, from touring Brookhaven National Lab as a high
school student back in the 1960s. All I could recollect was the phrase
"nicht finger-poken" so a google search on those words turned up:
Diese
Machine ist for Science-Experimenten und nicht for
Finger-Poken und Button-
Button-Pushen und Knobben-Turnen. Venn diese Rubber-Necken-
Dummkopf-Sight-Zeers gepoken und gepushen und geturnen, zenn geht die
Machine KAPUTT. Just relaxen und gelooken zu die Blinken-Lights.
Stewart Farber
email: SAFarberMSPH@cs.com
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In a
message dated 4/16/02 11:10:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time, writes:
RADSAFERS,
When I was a
student (a long time ago but seems like
only last year), I used to see
a humorous warning sign
in labs written in fake German telling
visitors to not
touch any equipment. I think it was titled, "Achtung
Der Lookenspeepers" or something like that. I find
that humor is
often more effective than stern
impersonal warnings.
Does
anyone still have a copy of that warning sign? If
so, can you send me
the text of it?
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