Looks like our ancestors were miles ahead of us even when it came to swearing. One could hit his thumb with a hammer and scream a hearty "Donnerwetter" or "Verdammt" and still not sound uncouth. A lot more than I can say for some of the language you hear nowadays. Klaus Dieter Cook, Houston, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: Dieter Taube <Dieter.Taube@t-online.de> To: <GERMAN-KINGDOMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 2:38 PM Subject: Re: [GERMANKING] Swearing > Roger Stange schrieb: > > > > I'd hate to tell you what my grandfather used to say!!! :-) > > :) > > > HI, and my grandfather...Thuringian Forest would say a long sentence > > when exasperated or surprized " Christus der im Himmel steht, Donnerwetter > > noch'n mal"..maybe this is a regionalism..has anyone heard this? > > "Donnerwetter nochmal!" is a rather accustomed modification everywhere, > it' s not regional. The first part with Christus (Christ) seems to be > a personal ornamentation. It is to strengthen the Donnerwetter sentence. > > * Dieter > > > > ==== GERMAN-KINGDOMS Mailing List ==== > Subscribers: > Can you spare $10 dollars to support Rootsweb? > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >