If given a few days I think I can remember the song that had Schizel Bank in it or something similar. It also has kurz und lang in the words. It was a song with opposites, like short and long. I don't know, but it might jog someone's memory. It was even fairly popular, my best friend knew the song, and she was Irish. When I was in Kindergarten, we learned some German songs like Du, Du, Du bist in Herzen, Du, Du, Du bist in Sinn. .. I guess you can tell it was kind of a German area. I think the above means you, you , you are in my heart, you, you, you are in my thoughts. I tried to carry on the tradition, but the most my kids would learn is the first verse of Stille Nacht. Susan (This is different from the Schnickle Fritz question)

All this discussion about childhood names brings another word to mind. I have no idea where it originated or even if it's German. My mother said it and her ancestry was mostly English and Norwegian but she married 100% German! She would say this in place of a stronger four-lettered curse word. Phonetically and said as one word, it's: fah-scam-in-oh-lee-us. Does that sound familiar to anyone? Forgive me if I have said something nasty! Jean No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.9.1/857 - Release Date: 6/20/2007 2:18 PM

My parents used to say "Du bis en kleinen deibel"....you are a little devil. Or "Du bis fericht in den kopf"....you are crazy in the head. John

My grandmother who came from Austria and grandpa from Germany use to sing a song about a schnickel fritz? It asked If you were a schnitzel fritz? to which you would respond ,"ya I am a schnickel fritz..." I can hear the melody in my mind .

I remember my parents/grandparents using the term. Never though anything of it until you now mentioned it. Jo-an -----Original Message----- From: prussia-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prussia-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of SV Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 12:57 AM To: prussia-roots@rootsweb.com Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] schnickel fritz Hi, The other day a term from my childhood came to mind, the term "schnickel fritz". It was a term of endearment really, sometimes used for a rascal. Little kids and dogs were sometimes called that, I guess it's why it came to mind. We have a puppy with a different name, but it just came to me to say "come here you little schnickel fritz" to play with him. I was wondering if anyone else has heard it used or had a different meaning for it. Another kind of funny twist with it was that I saw it used online for the name of a flower or something, and the person selling the flowers had the last name Kirchhoff, which was my grandmother's maiden name. Thanks, susan ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Frieda Loewen wrote: >Yes, it brings back memories for me, too. I was called that. In my mind it >has always referred to a child who was of the curious type, or even more as >a teasy one, perhaps somewhat likely to get into minor mischief. I have >called our children that even though they did not speak German, and I have >tried it on my grandkids. We have Low German and German in our background >and our pronunciation is "snigglefritz". >Frieda > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "SV" <davesusanv@hotmail.com> >To: <prussia-roots@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 12:56 AM >Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] schnickel fritz > > > > >>Hi, >> >>The other day a term from my childhood came to mind, the term "schnickel >>fritz". It was a term of endearment really, sometimes used for a rascal. >>Little kids and dogs were sometimes called that, I guess it's why it came >>to >>mind. We have a puppy with a different name, but it just came to me to say >>"come here you little schnickel fritz" to play with him. >> >>I was wondering if anyone else has heard it used or had a different >>meaning >>for it. >> >> >> >>Another kind of funny twist with it was that I saw it used online for the >>name of a flower or something, and the person selling the flowers had the >>last name Kirchhoff, which was my grandmother's maiden name. >> >> >> >>Thanks, >> >>susan >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > My dad used to call us "schnickel fritz", too, but he had another term that he sometimes used: "schnickel gruber." Has anybody else ever heard that one? Ellie

Yes, it brings back memories for me, too. I was called that. In my mind it has always referred to a child who was of the curious type, or even more as a teasy one, perhaps somewhat likely to get into minor mischief. I have called our children that even though they did not speak German, and I have tried it on my grandkids. We have Low German and German in our background and our pronunciation is "snigglefritz". Frieda ----- Original Message ----- From: "SV" <davesusanv@hotmail.com> To: <prussia-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 12:56 AM Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] schnickel fritz > Hi, > > The other day a term from my childhood came to mind, the term "schnickel > fritz". It was a term of endearment really, sometimes used for a rascal. > Little kids and dogs were sometimes called that, I guess it's why it came > to > mind. We have a puppy with a different name, but it just came to me to say > "come here you little schnickel fritz" to play with him. > > I was wondering if anyone else has heard it used or had a different > meaning > for it. > > > > Another kind of funny twist with it was that I saw it used online for the > name of a flower or something, and the person selling the flowers had the > last name Kirchhoff, which was my grandmother's maiden name. > > > > Thanks, > > susan > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

My Mother also called me Snickle-fritz as a playful nikname here in S. Texas. Peggy Neill, Pleasanton, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garey Brown" <GBROWN9012@austin.rr.com> To: <prussia-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 8:29 AM Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] schnickel fritz >I don't know what it means, either -- but it was used in S. Texas > when I was a child -- as a term of affection. The Germans in S. TX > were not of Amish/Memmonite descent, so I don't think it was limited > to those groups. > > Jane Brown > Fredericksburg, TX > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

One of the benefits of gene. is that sometimes veering off the pure genealogy subject is that the smallest memory can trigger a new line of thought for our research. Of course, I got tagged with that nickname too and it reminded me that my Gmother always mentioned Low German. While this doesn't help my research at the moment, it does remind me of language dialects. Thanks for the memories! Jacquie The other day a term from my childhood came to mind, the term "schnickel fritz". It was a term of endearment really, sometimes used for a rascal. Little kids and dogs were sometimes called that, I guess it's why it came to. I was wondering if anyone else has heard it used or had a different meaning for it. Thanks,susan

Hi Susan: I had neighbors named Kirchhoff in North Bergen, NJ.  We also used the term "schniggle fritz".  But, it was so long ago, I can't remember the context.  Hopefully others will reply with better answers. Ann   -----Original Message----- From: SV <davesusanv@hotmail.com> To: prussia-roots@rootsweb.com Sent: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 1:56 am Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] schnickel fritz Hi, The other day a term from my childhood came to mind, the term "schnickel ritz". It was a term of endearment really, sometimes used for a rascal. ittle kids and dogs were sometimes called that, I guess it's why it came to ind. We have a puppy with a different name, but it just came to me to say come here you little schnickel fritz" to play with him. I was wondering if anyone else has heard it used or had a different meaning or it. Another kind of funny twist with it was that I saw it used online for the ame of a flower or something, and the person selling the flowers had the ast name Kirchhoff, which was my grandmother's maiden name. Thanks, susan ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

Susan I have herd schnikel fritz before. Growing up my mother and grandmother would call my cousins and I this a times. Those were the good old days. I I sometimes call my grandkids that too. It is funny how words repeat themselves from one generation to another. D,.M ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Yes, I got that when I was small, and so did a number of other children. And it came from some people who weren't even German. But when I used it on our first daughter, the children took it to be a nickname for her (and her alone). When I called our next daughter Schnickelfritz, both girls objected. Anne was Schnickelfritz! I had to come up with something else for Katie (Katchen sometimes; often Ekaterina Elzvieta, though we're not Russian). Since moving to Pennsylvania, I've discovered that a lot of people think Schnickelfritz is an Amish/Mennonite "thing." It appears in singing games, on paper placemats in restaurants, etc. along with other words and phrases from Pennsylvania Dutch (Low German). Does anybody know what it _means_? I've never found it in a dictionary. Bob Copeland >>> birdsanct@optonline.net 6/21/2007 8:47 AM >>> I haven't heard that in many years, my "Nana" always called me schnickel fritz, so what a trip for me, I'm a senior citizen and my "Nana" has been gone almost 50 years.....Thank you, thank you, thank you Arden > Thank you Susan for my trip down memory lane...Like the other responses...my > Uncle Nick called me that... > Ann > > > >Hi, > > > >The other day a term from my childhood came to mind, the term "schnickel > >fritz". It was a term of endearment really, sometimes used for a rascal. > >Little kids and dogs were sometimes called that, I guess it's why it came > >to > >mind. We have a puppy with a different name, but it just came to me to say > >"come here you little schnickel fritz" to play with him. > > > >I was wondering if anyone else has heard it used or had a different meaning > >for it. > > > > > > > >Another kind of funny twist with it was that I saw it used online for the > >name of a flower or something, and the person selling the flowers had the > >last name Kirchhoff, which was my grandmother's maiden name. > > > > > > > >Thanks, > > > >susan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Schnickel fritz was a term I heard often as a young girl growing up.  I had not thought of that term for many, many years.  It brings a lot of memories to me.  I had no idea where it came from but felt it an endearing term. Marilyn -----Original Message----- From: Arden Regnier <birdsanct@optonline.net> To: prussia-roots@rootsweb.com Sent: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 7:47 am Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] schnickel fritz haven't heard that in many years, my "Nana" always called me schnickel ritz, so what a trip for me, I'm a senior citizen and my "Nana" has been one almost 50 years.....Thank you, thank you, thank you Arden Thank you Susan for my trip down memory lane...Like the other esponses...my Uncle Nick called me that... Ann > >Hi, > >The other day a term from my childhood came to mind, the term "schnickel >fritz". It was a term of endearment really, sometimes used for a rascal. >Little kids and dogs were sometimes called that, I guess it's why it came >to >mind. We have a puppy with a different name, but it just came to me to ay >"come here you little schnickel fritz" to play with him. > >I was wondering if anyone else has heard it used or had a different eaning >for it. > > > >Another kind of funny twist with it was that I saw it used online for the >name of a flower or something, and the person selling the flowers had the >last name Kirchhoff, which was my grandmother's maiden name. > > > >Thanks, > >susan > > > > > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without he >quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to RUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the uotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

I haven't heard that in many years, my "Nana" always called me schnickel fritz, so what a trip for me, I'm a senior citizen and my "Nana" has been gone almost 50 years.....Thank you, thank you, thank you Arden > Thank you Susan for my trip down memory lane...Like the other responses...my > Uncle Nick called me that... > Ann > > > >Hi, > > > >The other day a term from my childhood came to mind, the term "schnickel > >fritz". It was a term of endearment really, sometimes used for a rascal. > >Little kids and dogs were sometimes called that, I guess it's why it came > >to > >mind. We have a puppy with a different name, but it just came to me to say > >"come here you little schnickel fritz" to play with him. > > > >I was wondering if anyone else has heard it used or had a different meaning > >for it. > > > > > > > >Another kind of funny twist with it was that I saw it used online for the > >name of a flower or something, and the person selling the flowers had the > >last name Kirchhoff, which was my grandmother's maiden name. > > > > > > > >Thanks, > > > >susan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I don't know what it means, either -- but it was used in S. Texas when I was a child -- as a term of affection. The Germans in S. TX were not of Amish/Memmonite descent, so I don't think it was limited to those groups. Jane Brown Fredericksburg, TX

Thank you Susan for my trip down memory lane...Like the other responses...my Uncle Nick called me that... Ann From: "SV" <davesusanv@hotmail.com> Reply-To: prussia-roots@rootsweb.com To: <prussia-roots@rootsweb.com> Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] schnickel fritz Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:56:32 -0700 >Hi, > >The other day a term from my childhood came to mind, the term "schnickel >fritz". It was a term of endearment really, sometimes used for a rascal. >Little kids and dogs were sometimes called that, I guess it's why it came >to >mind. We have a puppy with a different name, but it just came to me to say >"come here you little schnickel fritz" to play with him. > >I was wondering if anyone else has heard it used or had a different meaning >for it. > > > >Another kind of funny twist with it was that I saw it used online for the >name of a flower or something, and the person selling the flowers had the >last name Kirchhoff, which was my grandmother's maiden name. > > > >Thanks, > >susan > > > > > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Oh my gosh, you just sent me down memory lane. Although at our house it was pronounced "snickel fritz." Although the meaning as you say was always understood, I never thought to ask where the saying comes from. Robin -----Original Message----- From: prussia-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prussia-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of SV Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 1:57 AM To: prussia-roots@rootsweb.com Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] schnickel fritz Hi, The other day a term from my childhood came to mind, the term "schnickel fritz". It was a term of endearment really, sometimes used for a rascal. Little kids and dogs were sometimes called that, I guess it's why it came to mind. We have a puppy with a different name, but it just came to me to say "come here you little schnickel fritz" to play with him. I was wondering if anyone else has heard it used or had a different meaning for it. Another kind of funny twist with it was that I saw it used online for the name of a flower or something, and the person selling the flowers had the last name Kirchhoff, which was my grandmother's maiden name. Thanks, susan ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.9.1/857 - Release Date: 6/20/2007 2:18 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.9.1/857 - Release Date: 6/20/2007 2:18 PM

Well...that brought back memories! I had forgotten all about schnickelfritz. Since I really wasn't sure about a definition, I googled the word and stumbled across the following page which discusses the term. http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=20010122 I would guess you could safely say that it means a little rascal. Read the article to see what you think. Lianne Muhl Houston SV <davesusanv@hotmail.com> wrote: Hi, The other day a term from my childhood came to mind, the term "schnickel fritz". It was a term of endearment really, sometimes used for a rascal. Little kids and dogs were sometimes called that, I guess it's why it came to mind. We have a puppy with a different name, but it just came to me to say "come here you little schnickel fritz" to play with him. I was wondering if anyone else has heard it used or had a different meaning for it. Another kind of funny twist with it was that I saw it used online for the name of a flower or something, and the person selling the flowers had the last name Kirchhoff, which was my grandmother's maiden name. Thanks, susan ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, The other day a term from my childhood came to mind, the term "schnickel fritz". It was a term of endearment really, sometimes used for a rascal. Little kids and dogs were sometimes called that, I guess it's why it came to mind. We have a puppy with a different name, but it just came to me to say "come here you little schnickel fritz" to play with him. I was wondering if anyone else has heard it used or had a different meaning for it. Another kind of funny twist with it was that I saw it used online for the name of a flower or something, and the person selling the flowers had the last name Kirchhoff, which was my grandmother's maiden name. Thanks, susan