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And of course, das Fester means "that creepy uncle", but that's a different thread. On 1/2/05 12:39 PM, "Elvis Budimlic" <ebudimlic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > As always, interesting stuff Vern! > To add my bit to this interesting piece of trivia, das Fenster literally > means the Window in German (pulling this from elementary school classes). > So, literally de-window-ation :) > > Happy new years and wish you all the best! > > Elvis > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: RE: [WDSCI-L] Happy New Year! > > i wondered about that, too. Maybe he means, get it OUT of Windows? > > BTW, the 30 years War was touched off by what is called the Defenestration > of Prague (1618). A couple vice-regents of the Austrian emperor were thrown > out a window in the castle in Prague, over an issue of religious freedom. > Britannica says they were not severely injured (the first such action in > the 1400s had a number of people thrown onto some sharp spikes). That is a > nice way of saying it - one source says they were thrown into a ditch, > another that they were thrown into a pile of garbage, mostly straw, that > had collected in the moat. But where did used straw come from, eh? > > So this looks like a Czech tradition - what's your heritage, Joe? > > ;-) > > At 07:05 AM 1/2/2005, you wrote: >>> And to usher in the new year, I have a new tagline... >>> >>> Joe >>> >>> -- Defenestrate WDSC! >> >> Throw it out the window? >> >> -- >> Jeff Crosby >> jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Opinions expressed are mine only and not necessarily the views of my >> company. Unless I say so. >> >> >> > > >
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