LL-L 'Lexicon' 2006.08.07 (01) [E]

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L O W L A N D S - L * 07 August 2006 * Volume 01
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From: 'Global Moose Translations' <globalmoose at t-online.de>
Subject: LL-L 'Language proficiency' 2006.08.06 (05) [E]

Ron wrote:
>Well, Gabriele, then we used to be those _Tweeschen_ in our former
>lifetimes, probably conjoined wandering minstrels cum _Gecken_. And, yes,
I
>could do with a bit of honest humoring these days. I hope your health is
>improving these days, by the way.

Well, I still don't know about the conjoined bit... after all, in former
lifetimes, there would probably have been no such thing as a Caesarean
section, and no chance for conjoined twins to be born the normal way. Or
maybe our parents tied us together as a punishment for constant squabbling,
to teach us to get along?

As to my health, I have been cancer-free for well over four months now and
fully intend to stay that way. But I am currently dealing with a nasty case
of lumbago, shuffling about like Frankenstein's Igor.

Lumbago is called "Hexenschuss" in German - a shot from a witch, probably
because of the way it hits you quite suddenly. Are there any other colourful
Lowlands names for this unwelcome condition?

Gabriele Kahn

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