LL-L: "Holidays" LOWLANDS-L, 10.JAN.2000 (02) [E]
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From: Ludger Kaczmarek <L.Kaczmarek at t-online.de>
Subject: Holidays
Ron F. Hahn wrote:
> It is tradition to invite to these functions VIPs (preferably political
> leaders, of course), to something that is rather like a type of
> "roast," where they receive the medal for "brutish seriousness" >
> (_Orden für den tierischen Ernst_),
Dear Ron Hahn,
this is of course the rhenish medal _against_ "brutish seriousness"
and is called _Orden wider den tierischen Ernst_.
Best regards,
Ludger Kaczmarek
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From: R. F. Hahn [sassisch at yahoo.com]
Subject: Holidays
Ludger wrote:
> this is of course the rhenish medal _against_ "brutish seriousness"
> and is called _Orden wider den tierischen Ernst_.
Yes, of course! Thanks for pointing that out. Though I'd find "for" funnier in
this instance.
Best regards,
Reinhard/Ron
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