On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, Phil Ethier wrote:
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> From: Bill Gunshannon <bill@cs.scranton.edu>
> To: Phil Ethier <pethier@isd.net>
> Cc: Triumphs@autox.team.net <Triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Monday, August 21, 2000 1:34 PM
> Subject: Re: German Female Undies?
The German word is "Fahrvergnuegen." In German the "ue" is
actually a "u" with an umlaut over it. Germans create compound words
while we in English frequently use two words. "Fahr" is from the German
word "fahren" which means, amoung others, to drive. The verb
"vergnuegen" means "to enjoy" something. Thus, "Fahrvergnuegen" means
"to enjoy driving" or, "the enjoyment of driving."
Cheers.
> > > >On Thu, 17
Aug 2000, Phil Ethier wrote: > > > >>
> >> >Lots of Triumph stuff
> >> >out there other than British sports cars.
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> >> Remember that the first recorded use of the word "Farfinnuegan" (sp?) was
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> >> a German magazine review of an MG.
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> >The word is "fahrvergngen" and surely you didn't really think this was
> >something just made up to sound funny, did you??
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> Of course not. I just did not remember how to spell it. I know it was
> first used in the 1930s.
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> Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA
> 1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Chev Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4
> LOON, MAC pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/
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James A. Ruffner
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