LL-L "Horticulture" 2010.11.04 (02) [EN]

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From: Hellinckx Luc <luc.hellinckx at gmail.com>
Subject: LL-L "Horticulture"


Beste Marlou and Markus,



You wrote:

From: Hellinckx Luc <luc.hellinckx at gmail.com>

Funny site this:

http://www.apfelfront.de/

Leipzig Apple Front against the invasion of foreign "Südfrüchte". You can
even buy their T-shirts ;=)


Which is a satire on Neo-Nazis and a pun on NPD politician and member of the
parliament of Saxony Holger Apfel (
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holger_Apfel><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holger_Apfel>
).

Marcus Buck



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From: M.-L. Lessing <marless at gmx.de>

Subject: LL-L "Horticulture" 2010.11.02 (03) [DE-EN-NDS]



Dear Luc, the web site you recommend is in fact an anti-Nazi web site, not a
horticultural one. One leading german neonazi is a certain Holger Apfel, a
name which prompted the joke. The FDÄ have resolved to fight (Neo-)Nazis by
ridicule rather than by rage. The absurdity of fruit-xenophobia is to mirror
the absurdity of Nazi-Quatschkram. They also make fun demos when nazis make
one of their sinister-solemnity-demos. They are terrific :-) Cf. here
http://www.storchheinar.de/.



Thought so already that the "Apfelfront"-site was meant to make fun of
Neo-Nazi's, but I had no clue it was precisely one certain Holger Apfel who
is to blame. Good initiative...always better to mock than to fight. Thanks
for pointing this out.



Besides, I love pears way more than apples. They also originate from the
same part of the world as apples (Western China) but are much juicier and
sweeter. Just like apples, they're also used in placenames (Perry in the UK
is an interesting example) and familynames (many Jewish Birnbaums). Besides,
they seem to have one very interesting property...placed next to a banana
they're said to ripen much faster than usual. Anybody know what triggers
this? Banana perfume? Pear hypnosis? ;=)



Kind greetings,



Luc Hellinckx, Halle, Belgium



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