Random Raves VI: Put on a Happy Face

[Nordstream]

I had the most awesome historical dream.

The year 1916 Berlin Germany and I was a German soldier fighting on the front lines. For some reason the front line was in Berlin clearly the war had not gone well. The trenches were a road over from the Reichstag and suddenly I discovered a breakthrough that would win the war for us gloriously poison gas. Mustard and chlorine specifically. So I went to Reichstag and met with Hindenburg inside and I told him we should the gas on the allies to crush them and win the war. He told me no that the rules of war did not allow it. I told him this was a new technology had no rules governing its usage yet. He told me regardless the rules of war must be followed. So I went back to the front line and shouted "Hindenburg has betrayed us! He has betrayed Germany!" and gathered a group of soldiers and we went to the Reichstag and overthrew Hindenburg.

Then my dream ended. I wonder if Germany won the war.

 

[eastsidebagel]

@Nordstream: Wow, that was eye-opening!
From where on the world are you from, BTW?

 

[Huayna Capac357]

I think he's German.

 

[eastsidebagel]

Hey Nordstream, sprichste Deutsch, Alter?
If he passes my test, I'll give him my approval.

 

[Shekwan]

I had the most awesome historical dream.

The year 1916 Berlin Germany and I was a German soldier fighting on the front lines. For some reason the front line was in Berlin clearly the war had not gone well. The trenches were a road over from the Reichstag and suddenly I discovered a breakthrough that would win the war for us gloriously poison gas. Mustard and chlorine specifically. So I went to Reichstag and met with Hindenburg inside and I told him we should the gas on the allies to crush them and win the war. He told me no that the rules of war did not allow it. I told him this was a new technology had no rules governing its usage yet. He told me regardless the rules of war must be followed. So I went back to the front line and shouted "Hindenburg has betrayed us! He has betrayed Germany!" and gathered a group of soldiers and we went to the Reichstag and overthrew Hindenburg.

Then my dream ended. I wonder if Germany won the war.

Damnit. If young Germans are still dreaming like this, we obviously didn't get it right the first two times...

 

[Mirc]

How do you know he's German?

 

[Shekwan]

Because thats the general consensus.

 

[Nordstream]

@Nordstream: Wow, that was eye-opening!
From where on the world are you from, BTW?

That is a complicated question. Let me say European. Technically I am German by birth but I only lived there for the first 2-3 years of my life. I've spent most of my time in other European countries and US, Canada, UK, Australia because of my parents work.

I think he's German.

sort of but I rarely feel it.

Hey Nordstream, sprichste Deutsch, Alter?
If he passes my test, I'll give him my approval.

I think you asked me if speak German and my age. But to be honest I haven't spoken the language since I was like 3. I have a rather odd situation where I can't read or write in German but I can understand spoken German perfectly but if someone talks to me in German I respond in English. I could respond in German if I really tried I suppose but I would have to think of each word I want to use. It's odd I know.

But on a positive note I'm totally awesome at English, pretty proficient in Spanish in speaking, reading and writing, and can do broken French.

Damnit. If young Germans are still dreaming like this, we obviously didn't get it right the first two times...

The lost land will be returned!

 

[Godwynn]

Damnit. If young Germans are still dreaming like this, we obviously didn't get it right the first two times...

I think very few people got anything right in the time period of 1914-1945.

 

[eastsidebagel]

I think you asked me if speak German and my age.

Ehmm...quite close. But "Alter" can mean both "age" and "dude", even though I don't think there is a perfectly fitting equivalent of "dude" in German at all.

 

[Annex]

Ehmm...quite close. But "Alter" can mean both "age" and "dude", even though I don't think there is a perfectly fitting equivalent of "dude" in German at all.

It can also be used as an adjective too, right?

 

[eastsidebagel]

It can also be used as an adjective too, right?

To illuminate all of you with the beautiful magnificence of the German language, once and for all:

Alter = age; dude; dad (slightly deregatory)

alt = old; to be in an advanced age

Freund = friend; ally; comrade

 

[Synobun]

I think you asked me if speak German and my age. But to be honest I haven't spoken the language since I was like 3. I have a rather odd situation where I can't read or write in German but I can understand spoken German perfectly but if someone talks to me in German I respond in English. I could respond in German if I really tried I suppose but I would have to think of each word I want to use. It's odd I know.

Same here, except for Flemish, same situation too, I lived there for my first 2 years and then moved to Canada...

 

[choxorn]

I'm not a man of many words, but...

My 2000th post!!!

Sorry that it took so long!

And, 24 hours later, you had made 100 more.

 

[Catharsis]

I had the most awesome historical dream.

The year 1916 Berlin Germany and I was a German soldier fighting on the front lines. For some reason the front line was in Berlin clearly the war had not gone well. The trenches were a road over from the Reichstag and suddenly I discovered a breakthrough that would win the war for us gloriously poison gas. Mustard and chlorine specifically. So I went to Reichstag and met with Hindenburg inside and I told him we should the gas on the allies to crush them and win the war. He told me no that the rules of war did not allow it. I told him this was a new technology had no rules governing its usage yet. He told me regardless the rules of war must be followed. So I went back to the front line and shouted "Hindenburg has betrayed us! He has betrayed Germany!" and gathered a group of soldiers and we went to the Reichstag and overthrew Hindenburg.

Then my dream ended. I wonder if Germany won the war.

That's a pretty epic dream.

I had a dream recently that I went to the shops to buy some Brie cheese and then the shopkeeper sang a song about cheese.

I can't even remember the song.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

How do you know he's German?

Because he looks like one!

 

[Godwynn]

Because he looks like one!

... and what do we do with Germans?

 

[Ulyaoth]

From just one week of working out everyday I've already tripled how many pushups and doubled how many sets of curls I can do and my arm already seems pretty much all firmed up. Only problem is my triceps are still way too small in comparison to my biceps.

 

[Nordstream]

... and what do we do with Germans?

Build a bridge out of them!

 

[Firestorm94]

That's a pretty epic dream.

I had a dream recently that I went to the shops to buy some Brie cheese and then the shopkeeper sang a song about cheese.

I can't even remember the song.

wow!