Declan Murphy schrieb:

> >>>>>But did you actually pop the question, which I thought was the whole
> >>>>>point of this exercise?
> >>>>
> >>>>Yes I did. Yes it was. Yes was the answer.
> >>>
> >>>Congratulations!
> >>
> >>Vielen Dank Herr Franke.
> >>
> >>>"Einen unverheirateten Mann nennt man ledig. Einen verheirateten Mann
> >>> nennt man erledigt!"
> >>>                                                Unknown German genius
> >>
> >>An unmarried man is single, a married man is settled ??? Or something
> >>like that?
> >
> > The first part is correct. The meaning of "erledigt" is in this case
> > is something like "knocked out".
> 
> I have a feeling that the English equivalent would be something along
> the lines of "under her thumb". Perhaps Foxy Emma Jane could enlighten us?
> 
> > So Declan, after you'll finished stage 1 (getting married) soon.
> > Prepare for stage 2. Reproduction.
> 
> Ich habe eine Migrane.

My Drill-Sergeant allways said: Klagt nicht. Kaempft!
So Mr. Murphy would you please stop lamenting and do your duty!
Oh, sorry, you're not married yet...


> > Yesterday I enjoyed one of the good sides of reproduction. Vatertag!
> > (=Father's day. Is there something like this in your cultural
> > background?I really have no clue.)
> 
> I think there is such a thing. My old man never went in for it much
> though. Same with mother's day

It has a bigger tradition here. The hospitals are preparing especially 
for this day some extra-shifts, because the number of injured drunken 
fathers is extraordinary high at this day. ;-)
 
> > My in-laws came and cared for our daughter and my wife invited me to
> > Gunther von Hagen's "Koerperwelten" (Body worlds).
> 
> Yuck. I think I'd be physically ill. How was it?

Interesting and fascinating. But I'm still asking myself, who really 
wanted to go there...my wife or me.  According to my wife it was me. 

>  And after I was
> > sent to some other guys in a Biergarten with the instruction not come
> > back to early and sober.
> 
> The one day of the year?

Especially at this day of the year...

Silvio
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Sometimes I feel the strong urge to march east...