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Post by fdbuster on Dec 30, 2005 17:16:06 GMT -5
"Schlager"
Schlager (German Schlager, literally "a hit") is a style of popular music that is prevalent in northern Europe, in particular Germany, Austria and Scandinavia, but also to a lesser extent in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. It is characterised by sweet, overly sentimental ballads with a simple and memorable melody.
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Post by fdbuster on Dec 30, 2005 17:18:54 GMT -5
Flying Dutchman (Der fliegende Holländer)
According to folklore, the Flying Dutchman is a ghost ship that can never go home, but must wander the ocean forever. The Flying Dutchman is usually spotted from afar, sometimes glowing with ghostly light. If she is hailed by another ship, her crew will often try to send messages to land, to people long since dead.
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Post by fdbuster on Dec 30, 2005 17:36:35 GMT -5
"Minutemen"
Although the terms militia and minutemen are sometimes used interchangeably today, in the 18th century there was a decided difference between the two. Militia were men in arms formed to protect their towns from foreign invasion and ravages of war. Minutemen were a small hand-picked elite force which were required to be highly mobile and able to assemble quickly. Minutemen were selected from militia muster rolls by their commanding officers. Typically 25 years of age or younger, they were chosen for their enthusiasm, reliability, and physical strength. Usually about one quarter of the militia served as Minutemen, performing additional duties as such. The Minutemen were the first armed militia to arrive or await a battle.
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Post by limphose on Dec 31, 2005 10:55:22 GMT -5
"Schlager" Schlager (German Schlager, literally "a hit") is a style of popular music that is prevalent in northern Europe, in particular Germany, Austria and Scandinavia, but also to a lesser extent in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. It is characterised by sweet, overly sentimental ballads with a simple and memorable melody. While I like your description much better, the actual spelling has been lost over the years, look it up again and put an "umlau", (two dots), over the "a". The actual phrase in one use is "Angeheuerter Schlager" . There are alot of connotations in modern German slang but, basically a guy you hope your daughter never brings home! Thought you would like to know! |
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Post by fdbuster on Jan 3, 2006 1:49:35 GMT -5
"Coolie"
An unskilled Asian laborer.
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Post by fdbuster on Jan 3, 2006 1:53:12 GMT -5
"Rinky Dink"
One that is regarded as old-fashioned, worn-out, insignificant, or cheap in quality.
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Post by F-Man on Jan 3, 2006 17:24:56 GMT -5
Thank you for clearing that up.....
I always thought Rinky Dink was a venerial disease that you got from a dirty outhouse! ;D
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Post by twabster on Jan 3, 2006 20:43:13 GMT -5
No, no... you are thinking of "wrinkly wang", which occurs prematurely as a result of excessive Genny Cream Ale consumption.  |
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Post by Petard28 on Jan 4, 2006 11:01:00 GMT -5
Believe me, of all the many side effects from drinking genny cream ale on a regular basis (and I of all people should know) wrinkly wang is NOT one of them.
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Post by redmanracer on Jan 4, 2006 13:01:04 GMT -5
Petard That is not what that hooker said
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Post by Petard28 on Jan 4, 2006 13:10:21 GMT -5
redmanracer: IF she was a hooker, news to me. and that was WISKEY wang. completely different terms.....(then again, if it was wiskey wang, it would explain the hooker....)
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Post by F-Man on Jan 4, 2006 17:19:36 GMT -5
She was a Hooker only because she was as big as a tow truck!
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Post by redmanracer on Jan 5, 2006 13:20:21 GMT -5
F-Man now that you mention it she did have a set of chains, and a set of duels!!!
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Post by Historian on Jan 5, 2006 14:50:12 GMT -5
How about how the Red Onions and the Pea Pickers came to be called that???
There has got to be a story behind those names~!
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Post by smagin03 on Jan 5, 2006 19:36:59 GMT -5
The Spencerport Fire Dept. began in in 1890. One of the members of the department, John Leonard, owned a bar in the village called the Cottage Hotel; known for its wild Saturday nights and rarely had vacancies in its rooms. Leonard would urge the firefighters to stop in with promises that they would get free drinks, after the fire was put out.
By the time the Volstead Act, creating Prohibition, was passed in 1918, both the town of Ogden and the village of Spencerport were already "dry" by virtue of a public referendum. John Leonard then moved his business and opened a saloon called the "Red Onion" across the town line in Greece.
In the 1940’s/50’s, when the Spencerport tournament team began to form, and Ogden/Spencerport were still "dry," it was decided to name the team after the establishment that members visited occasionally. Therefore, the SPENCERPORT RED ONIONS name was created.
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