[Info-vax] VAXstation 4000s available on ebay

[Paul Sture]

In article <51642e37$0$6335$e4fe514c at dreader35.news.xs4all.nl>,
 MG <marcogbNO at SPAMxs4all.nl> wrote:

> On 9-apr-2013 8:29, Hans Vlems wrote:
> > On 8 apr, 22:59, Michael Kraemer <M.Krae... at gsi.de> wrote:
> >> MG schrieb:
> >>
> >>> (By the way, Windoof, is that a common pun there?)
> >>
> >> It is. At least among us Windoof haters.
> >> And about as old as Windoof itself.
> >
> > Doof is also a word in Dutch, with an altogether different meaning
> > (as MG surely knows).
> 
> Yes, I indeed do, although my German skills are probably nowhere as
> good as yours (with the proximity at the border possibly helping at
> that).

I used to live and work close to the German border when I was in Holland 
(I could see the German flag at the border post if I took the scenic 
route to work).  Not only did the local primary schools get kids 
starting there only speaking German, but in the local shops when 
counting out change it went something like veerzehn, vijfzehn, zeszehn,
siebentien, achttien., neuntien (maybe the other way around). 

> In Dutch there aren't too many good puns, I can only recall the
> rather 'tame' "Windhoos" ('Windgust').  I can think of another
> one in Dutch, but it would probably be a bit vulgar...

I rather like the German Microschrott.

-- 
Paul Sture