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MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on August 28, 2008, 06:59:45 pm ---Leslie, I just heard on the NBC news that Portland my lose its hometown daily newspaper!
:'( :'( :'(
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Yikes! The paper is up for sale...that's not new news. Apparently what has changed is the exclusive negotiating agreement with a group of potential buyers that includes former Senator Cohen.
Something needs to happen. The paper is going down the tubes, IMHO.
LHN
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on August 28, 2008, 09:03:12 pm ---Yikes! The paper is up for sale...that's not new news. Apparently what has changed is the exclusive negotiating agreement with a group of potential buyers that includes former Senator Cohen.
Something needs to happen. The paper is going down the tubes, IMHO.
LHN
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NBC made it sound as though the paper is in danger of shutting down. :-\
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on August 28, 2008, 06:57:13 pm ---How close was I on "Schnuffler"? I just took a guess.
It reminded me of "snuffle" or "sniffle," which you do with your nose, thus it made me think of a snoopy, nosey person--someone who comes around and puts his nose in other people's business where it doesn't belong. ;D
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You had it completely right! :D
The verb belonging to Schnüffler is "schnüffeln", which is both, to sniffle and to snoop around. It's a colloquial word for a private detective (it can also mean a person who sniffs adhesives). And in this case it means exactly what you said: other nosey people, who behave like a private detective (snooping around in other people's private business) but aren't.
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: Penthesilea on August 29, 2008, 02:15:10 am ---
You had it completely right! :D
The verb belonging to Schnüffler is "schnüffeln", which is both, to sniffle and to snoop around. It's a colloquial word for a private detective (it can also mean a person who sniffs adhesives). And in this case it means exactly what you said: other nosey people, who behave like a private detective (snooping around in other people's private business) but aren't.
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Sniffs adhesives? Like airplane glue?
I used to assemble model airplanes in my youth. I remember getting "high" sometimes from the glue fumes. I'd have to open up windows, fan myself and everything just to keep from getting a buzz. I didn't like the feeling. But maybe I was a schnüffeln in my former youth! Do you think? :laugh: :laugh: ;D ;D ;)
MaineWriter:
Morning all,
Watch out for that glue, David! LOL
61 degrees and a little bit foggy here this morning...
Today's Friday and then we have the 3 day Labor Day weekend. LABOR DAY! Um....what happened to summer???
L
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