Richeee Posted June 16 Report Share Posted June 16 Fine cap i recieved today from the Club Shop via my son in law. Excellent. Will be proudly worn. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted June 16 Report Share Posted June 16 Lucky you. I got a Terry's Chocolate Orange and had to pay for my lunch out as her card didn't work...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted June 16 Report Share Posted June 16 I got a video call and chat with grandsons Nos. 1 and 3, who have grown a whole bucketful of new potatoes! Yum! But their carrots are tiny, less than your (or their!) little fingers. Any advice for these young gardeners? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve P Posted June 17 Report Share Posted June 17 19 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said: Lucky you. I got a Terry's Chocolate Orange and had to pay for my lunch out as her card didn't work...! This always happens to me, we go out to eat and I get the bill, Happy Fathers Day. This year I refused to go out and ordered Spaghetti Mare E Monti, Spaghetti with Mussels, spinach , clams, king prawns, squid, tomatoes, mushrooms and garlic in White wine. My favourite. Paid for by my oldest daughter because I replaced the glow plugs in her Merc 2 weeks ago. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVD3500 Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 In Germany Fathers' Day is always on "Ascension" (when Jesus gets a lift to go to Heaven) so it is always a day off and often on my birthday. In the former East Germany it was call "Männertag" (Men' Day) so anyone with a Y chromosome or identifying as one could "celebrate" it. How is it celebrated? Traditionally they take a get a toy wagon, the larger the better and fill it with beer and walk around often listening to "Schlager" (German-language hit music) until they all collapse from exhaustion, inebriation, disorderly conduct or all of the above. No real family involvement except maybe picking up the male person from a hospital or police station... My family doesn't do this and I am told in Northern Germany it isn't common either. I try to get to kids to buy my gifts but they are selective as to when they celebrate a holiday the German or American way.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 2 hours ago, DVD3500 said: In Germany Fathers' Day is always on "Ascension" (when Jesus gets a lift to go to Heaven) so it is always a day off and often on my birthday. In the former East Germany it was call "Männertag" (Men' Day) so anyone with a Y chromosome or identifying as one could "celebrate" it. How is it celebrated? Traditionally they take a get a toy wagon, the larger the better and fill it with beer and walk around often listening to "Schlager" (German-language hit music) until they all collapse from exhaustion, inebriation, disorderly conduct or all of the above. Sounds almost worth having kids🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 (edited) DVD, I thought, surely the word 'schlager' comes from what's on the trolley? But, no! The Wiki informs ne that it comes from 'schlagen', to hit, in terms of a musical success rather than fighting. All rather low key, I'm glad to say, especially after the renewed excesses during the European Cup. Any other national Father's Day celebrations? John Edited June 18 by JohnD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 8 minutes ago, JohnD said: Any other national Father's Day celebrations? John Many a man has celebrated NOT being a Father... One recent FB post I read concerned a girl who had taken THREE pregnancy tests, all positive, and was now crying that she couldn't afford to look after three kids... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 db 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 43 minutes ago, dougbgt6 said: db My elderly and recently deceased mother always referred to that as the 'Famous Turkey" so that's how it will always be known in our house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagger Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 6 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said: Many a man has celebrated NOT being a Father... One recent FB post I read concerned a girl who had taken THREE pregnancy tests, all positive, and was now crying that she couldn't afford to look after three kids... I have two adopted sons and one stepson. The stepson sent me a text and the other two called me at opposite ends of the day. I have been rewarded far more than some biological fathers. Must have done something right then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 1 hour ago, Wagger said: I have two adopted sons and one stepson. The stepson sent me a text and the other two called me at opposite ends of the day. I have been rewarded far more than some biological fathers. Must have done something right then. That's the greatest reward of all. You certainly seem to have done it right! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVD3500 Posted June 19 Report Share Posted June 19 20 hours ago, JohnD said: DVD, I thought, surely the word 'schlager' comes from what's on the trolley? But, no! The Wiki informs ne that it comes from 'schlagen', to hit, in terms of a musical success rather than fighting. All rather low key, I'm glad to say, especially after the renewed excesses during the European Cup. Any other national Father's Day celebrations? John Indeed the German word for "hit" is indeed... well... hit... the French call them "tubes" I can only imagine because your ears have tubes?!?!? As with most things here they use English words to sound "cool" though they slightly missed the mark by calling mobile phones "Handys"... And don't get me started on the plural form of some words... "partys", "storys",. etc. Mind you my cousin in upper state New York who actually studied English makes more mistakes in her grammar than bonobo on meth with a typewriter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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