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→The Question evolution! campaign booklet Saga: More chatting with AugustO and Cons
:We have been sparring about creation/evolution and wiki matters for awhile. I thought my recent post which featured a post from blog which focuses on German culture/Germany was funny and so did my friend who is of German descent. You did not find it humorous. Given your recent bout of ill humor and my recent schedule demands, I think it is best if I largely take a break from sparring with you on talk pages. No hard feelings on my part. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 21:43, 20 January 2015 (EST)
:We have been sparring about creation/evolution and wiki matters for awhile. I thought my recent post which featured a post from blog which focuses on German culture/Germany was funny and so did my friend who is of German descent. You did not find it humorous. Given your recent bout of ill humor and my recent schedule demands, I think it is best if I largely take a break from sparring with you on talk pages. No hard feelings on my part. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 21:43, 20 January 2015 (EST)
First, let me say what a pleasure it is to visit once agin with my favorite two people, this time in August's house. The view from your front window is specactular, and your music collection is most impressive. (I'd like to meet in Cons's house next time, but he keeps it locked. He has a front entryway, but he keeps burning it down.)
Now Cons, I'd like to talk to you about offensive national stereotypes. This is serious, and I'd like you to pay attention. Really. I apologize if this comes across as mindless "political correctness", but I'm serious.
I spent a fair amount of time this morning reading a number of web pages and other sources about what "wohl" and "Ja wohl" really mean. It's a very complicated and nuanced word. Google translate says "well", in the health sense, along with "probably", "perhaps", "possibly", etc. The Harper-Collins ''German Concise Dictionary'' (it's anything but concise!) lists it as a "Schlüsselwort" (key word, important word) and gives many meanings, including "comfortable" and "at ease", along with a great number of idioms, such as "er weiß das sehr wohl" -- "he knows that perfectly well". (But they've gotten rid of the "ß", haven't they?) The combination "Ja wohl" means "yes emphatically" or "yes certainly". As a response to a request it begins to take on the meaning that you seem to ascribe to it, from watching ''Hogan's Heros'' and various other silly World War II things: "Yes, sir!" or "I'll do it right away!"
There are web pages that go into detail about its "Yes, sir!" meaning in the military, and the fact that many Americans associate that with the Nazi era.
I've read the "Schnitzelrepublic" web page. It was well-written, light-hearted, and affectionate. But I don't think you have used the term in a light-hearted way with AugustO. Please remember that people can easily be offended by thoughtless national stereotypes, especially when those stereotypes are informed by a ''Hogan's Heros'' mentality. And please remember that the Nazi era was not a pleasant time, for Germany or anyone else, and try to make more erudite (love that word!) and well-thought-out comments.
That said, I'm sure AugustO is very efficient. :-)
Now you two can go back to fighting over what "soon" means, especially in the context of saying just when a booklet will be coming out. Three years is a long time to wait, but I'm sure it will be worth the wait. Idea: Cons, why don't you promise not to block either of us until the booklet comes out?
One more thing: August: can you send me a usable email address? I will not divulge it to anyone else without your permission. My email is at the top of my user page.
[[User:SamHB|SamHB]] 00:52, 21 January 2015 (EST)
::I think we're all glad to hear that the RMS ''Creationist'' is plowing full-steam ahead into the iceberg of Darwinism.--[[User:DonnyC|DonnyC]] 22:44, 20 January 2015 (EST)
::I think we're all glad to hear that the RMS ''Creationist'' is plowing full-steam ahead into the iceberg of Darwinism.--[[User:DonnyC|DonnyC]] 22:44, 20 January 2015 (EST)
:::That literally made me laugh out loud, something which the internet rarely accomplishes. [[User:SamHB|SamHB]] 00:52, 21 January 2015 (EST)
== User talk:OGSMEDIA ==
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