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[MaineWriter]

Guten Rutsch to you too, Chrissi!

Wow, it is 2008 in Australia already. Amazing. I am still eating my cheerios and reading the morning paper!

Chrissi, will you be watching "Dinner for One" sometime today?

L

[Penthesilea]

Guten Rutsch to you too, Chrissi!

Wow, it is 2008 in Australia already. Amazing. I am still eating my cheerios and reading the morning paper!

Thanks and yes, it's amazing. When they mentioned it in the 2pm news, I said to Jens someone should give those Aussies a call and tell 'em they're wrong 

Chrissi, will you be watching "Dinner for One" sometime today?

L

YOU BET!

[Jeff Wrangler]

Guten Rutsch!



to all Brokies! 

The origins of the saying are unclear, but in Germany, we wish each other "Guten Rutsch" the days and hours before the turn of the year. Guten Rutsch literally means "slide well" or "Have a good slide (into the new year)"  It's actually a bit silly, but I think it's funny.


And the first Happy New Year goes to Kerry, Underdown, Sue and all other Aussie Brokies, because in Sydney they already started the New Year 43 minutes ago.

Amongst the Pennsylvania Germans Rutsch has taken on the connotations of squirm. Using it as a verb, for example, you tell a child who won't sit still, "Quit your rutschin'!" 

[Penthesilea]

Amongst the Pennsylvania Germans Rutsch has taken on the connotations of squirm. Using it as a verb, for example, you tell a child who won't sit still, "Quit your rutschin'!" 

That's cool  . The Pennsylvania Germans are pretty correct with their use of the word. "rutschen" is the verb to "the Rutsch". And it is also used when kids won't sit still on their chairs: "Hör auf, (auf dem Stuhl) herum zu rutschen!" means exactly the same as "Quit your rutschin".


Here's an aerial photo of Zweibrücken. I wanted one with snow, but couldn't fine one. Well, since we barely ever have snow in the Palatinate, it's more realistic this way 

[louisev]

morning all!  It is sunny and 40 degrees in northern California, but it looks like later in the week we could get that winter rain the area is supposedly known for that we have seen so little of.

And congratulations Jack! seems like the 1,000 posts club just gets bigger and bigger!

[Meryl]

WELCOME TO THE CLUB, JACK! 

[Front-Ranger]

Hey Jack,

Congratulations! Step over here and let me teach you the secret handshake!

L

I thot it was the sekrit handshake? Anyhow, congratulations Jack! I'm looking forward to your next 1,000!!

[Brown Eyes]

Congrats Jack!

 

[MaineWriter]

Morning all,

15 degrees this morning and chilly. Sunny now, but the snow is supposed to start late in the day today and go all night. The reports say 6 to 12 inches but depending on how it tracks, we could get as much as 18 inches.

Yesterday's storm ended around noon, with a total of 8 inches. For the month of December we received 38.3 inches, making this the 3rd snowiest December on record. Average snowfall is 13.6 inches. The record is 1970, with 54.8 inches. If today had been yesterday (or if December had 32 days) we might have broken the record.

L

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[MaineWriter]

Happy New Year Brokies!   

Yes, Happy New Year everyone!

L