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Re: Re: Looking for an old, humorous warning sign



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
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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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