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And I suppose you found that latin name right there, at Jack's bottom 
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Not really, it came to me this morning before work, just needed to find an appropriate place to say it 
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witm55 wrote: (But I don't think there's any "Jack Daniels, single" out there - IMHO "single"
only applies to real whisk(e)y, not to bourbon.)
I was gonna post just that.
Buzz-Kill-Joy
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Which speaks alot for your good taste, indeed.
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Thank you. I am a big single-malt lover!
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I once visited the Glenmorangie distillery in Tain - that was a fun trip, especially sticking my head in one of the tanks and taking a deep breath...
To my defense, I heard a voice in my head that made me do it. Actually, that voice belonged to Moira, our guide on the tour. Since I were the only one crazy enough to really do that, I earned myself a special bonus: At the end of the tour, when we were all getting a free dram, I were the only one who did not get the standard 8 yrs, but instead I was given a dram of the good stuff (18 yrs).
Ahhhh, 'twas a pleasure. Those were the times, my friends...
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witm55 wrote: I once visited the Glenmorangie distillery in Tain - that was a fun trip,
especially sticking my head in one of the tanks and taking a deep breath...
Ah, that must have been fun
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Well, just imagine someone hitting you on the forehead...
... with a wooden plank...
... and a starting run before that
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Where's Jim Beam in all this?
There is no failure only feedback
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Sums is hard. I count 5 children[^] and it's 27 years[^] since 99 red balloons was released. 
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Is it 5 children now?
And 1983 to 2011 makes 28 in my book.
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Dalek Dave wrote: Is it 5 children now?
Her first died at 11 months, the other four all grew up. That's 5. Oh and two grandchildren.
Dalek Dave wrote: And 1983 to 2011 makes 28 in my book.
Correct for "99 Luftballons", but "99 Red Balloons" was released in 1984.
You want the pedantry? You can't handle the pedantry! 
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Bevor sie vergessen, ich im Deutschland war leben!
Für mich est war immer 99 Luftballoon.
So go stick that in your stack, Mr Picky.
(I hope my German is still up for it).
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Dalek Dave wrote: (I hope my German is still up for it).
If nothing else, it makes for a fun reading. 
But you will probably think the same about my english, so we're in balance here.
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Was it that bad?
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The first sentence was quite funny, because you used the past form of "to be", "war". Of course you could say: "Ich war in Deutschland", but you've been adding another verb to the sentence, "living". Most german verbs don't mix with "to be" like they do in english. You probably wanted to say:
"Bevor Sie es vergessen, ich habe mal in Deutschland gelebt."
In that case, "living" does correspond with "to have" - "ich habe gelebt", "i have (been) living". There is a form of "to be" in the english sentence, but not in the german version. Of course, you could always use another version of the past, like "Ich lebte in Deutschland." (I lived in Germany).
But your german is really cool, because it only does sound a little bit funny (in a totally cool way), and one could still get the meaning. So - great job! 
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What of 'Ich Bleibst auf Dortmund', would that work?
(To be fair I haven't lived in Germany for over 20 years, so I am a bit rusty).
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Hmm... that depends on what you really meant. "Bleibst" is the wrong declaration; that one is for "you", not "i" (Du bleibst). If you wanted to say that you will stay in Dortmund, then it would be "Ich bleibe in Dortmund".
But hey, that's the Ruhrpott we're talking 'bout - they _do_ have a really funny grammar up there, so every grammar mistake you might made could be easily blamed on the guys in the Ruhrpott.
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Yeah... "Ich bleib' auf Schalke..."
(yes|no|maybe)*
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I am aware of the madness of the Lünenvolk.
And Aplerbeck isn't much better.
But I got told that when I speak German, it sounds very aristocratic.
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Ohhh, aristocratic - yeah, that may be. That really depends on how you pronounce the words 
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Nope... it's more like what you're sayin'... ok... and a little bit how
(yes|no|maybe)*
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No... "Ich bleibe in Dortmund."... if you've got "I'm staying in Dortmund." in your mind... but who want's to stay on Dortmund???
Dalek Dave wrote: (To be fair I haven't lived in Germany for over 20 years, so I am a bit rusty).
It's ok 
(yes|no|maybe)*
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Very clever, but you referenced "Red Balloons" [the English version from '84] and not "Luftballons" [the German version, lit Air Balloons].
And I believe the correct phrase is "Go stick your head in a pig"
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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