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Steve Inman wrote:Schwartzwaelderkirschtorte
It's not so amazing that any discussion of any topic by tuba players ends up either with food (particularly the fat-laden kind) or beer.

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TubaTinker wrote: I forget exactly what the translation for 'mashed potatoes' was but it more-or-less confirmed that the German language belief is 'why say it with two words if six or seven words will do'. :)
Which is why Germany lost WWII. It took to long to give commands. Well, it's just a theory.
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Alex C wrote: Which is why Germany lost WWII. It took to long to give commands. Well, it's just a theory.
There is a certain downside to waiting until the end of your sentence to throw in the verb.
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