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Old 12-11-2007, 09:20 PM
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Have you ever heard a "sexy"-sounding German word...?
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Originally Posted by Butzi (chef_jmr)
Have you ever heard a "sexy"-sounding German word...?

Heidi?

Klum?
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Names of beautiful women are exceptions...

Does the woman make the name; or the name the woman?
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Every word that my hot ex neighbor from Berlin, Anja, said sounded sexy to me.

Now I am nostalgic for trips to the Wannsee.
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Originally Posted by Butzi (chef_jmr)
Have you ever heard a "sexy"-sounding German word...?
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IIRC, Porsche is a Spanish name, as is Mercedes.
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Carrera sounds so much better than Rennen. Also, named for the famous La Carrera Panamericana road race of the 50's.
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Sexy german word - ausfart. (may have spelled incorrectly)

Maybe i am too childish but i laugh at every exit while driving in germany.
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Carrera sounds so much better than Rennen. Also, named for the famous La Carrera Panamericana road race of the 50's.

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"Ausfahrt" (is the correct sp)
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Originally Posted by TD in DC
IIRC, Porsche is a Spanish name, as is Mercedes.

Wow...Please, please tell me you're kidding. Porsche is a Spanish name...WTF ???


Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, often shortened to Porsche AG, or just Porsche, is a German manufacturer of automobiles. It was founded in 1931 by Ferdinand Porsche, an Austro-Hungarian engineer, born in Maffersdorf (Vratislavice), Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic) who also created the first Volkswagen. The company is headquartered in Zuffenhausen, a city district of Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. They currently produce sports cars, super cars and sport utility vehicles.
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I think its that weird Mexico-South American-German aesthetic thing. They tried to ally with Mexico in WWII, a bunch of Germans migrated to SA after the war, Mexico's beers were started by German immigrants and throw a bunch of Mariachis in a beer hall and no one would really notice. . .
I think Mexico is Germanys alter ego
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Originally Posted by Butzi (chef_jmr)
Have you ever heard a "sexy"-sounding German word...?
Miata (Miyata in German)
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