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[–] [email protected] 163 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 104 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This is straight comedic gold. I like to imagine some elderly stenographer refused to retire and this is a common occurrence... or it's some 3rd rock from the sun aliens first day.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Clearly someone who used to make custom cakes

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago

Definitely the latter. I have a pet theory that 3rd rock is based on true events. Only an alien would be named, and physically manifested as, French Stewart.

[–] [email protected] 98 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 weeks ago

had this happen to me at a conference. I didn't realize they were going to put where I worked at on my nametag so I spent three days walking around as the guy who worked at "some dumbass company".

it went over surprising well though and was a great icebreaker that landed me an interview for another job.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Sandi Mann sounds like a fun woman

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

In German this literally translates to something like "cute sand man". Because in German you can just add an " I" at the end of any noun to make it sound cute and small. So "Sandi" can be thought of as a kind of diminutive of the noun "Sand", similar to "Bauchi" from "Bauch" which is stomach. The correct dimunitve of "Bauch" would be "Bäuchlein" but this refers more to the perceived size of the object.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That sounds really wrong. Is that a southern thing?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Yea it's definitely a dialect thing but a rather common one. I don't know where it is spoken most tho...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I mean it only works with nouns that are not ending on vowels and also not every noun works good. But I heard this from people all over Germany. Mostly in a mocking way, like someone was eating too much and complaining about stomach pain:
"Oh, tut dir der Bauchi weh?"

Other commonly used examples I can think of:

  • Lurch - Lurchi (amphibian)
  • Frisch - Froschi (frog)
  • Hund - Hundi (dog)
  • Mutter/Vater/Oma/Opa - Mutti/Vati/Omi/Opi (mom, dad, grandma, grandpa)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've only ever really heard it for a handful of very specific nouns, like Maus -> Mausi as an affectionate nickname

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I just updated my answer with more examples but I think you are right with the nickname thing

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Like 'y' in English. Dog, doggy. Sam, Sammy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Cat, catty would like a word ;)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

There are no innocent cats, that is the reason why there are no catties

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

By this reasoning the Saudi roysl family are chibi Sauds?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

What about handi?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

At first I thought that was part of the transcription too and my brain was trying to make some sense of it. And for some reason threw at me:

San..Di…Ma…s High School football rules!

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 weeks ago

Peanut Butter is one word.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's what you get for being indecisive!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

Should be a sleep therapist.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

This is so on form for UCLAN.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

You can't fool me Sandi! This is an experiment! Oh god this is probably a result category isn't it? My second father figure always said don't become a statistic!

runs off and falls into the flower arrangement

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Almost went there myself

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

And I thought this was going to be a joke about her putting the audience to sleep.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Itches and scratches and gets everywhere

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Nice try Flint Marko

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"Probably" isn't supposed to be on the card

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

Oh right I missed that lol

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

They're affiliated with two universities. Their card can only list one affiliation. When the organizer asked which university to list, they said "probably University X". Most people would have simply put "University X", but since the person said "probably" the organizer decided to be literal and also put "probably".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

sandi maaaan badu Du du du duuuu, sandi maaaaaan
https://youtu.be/2ySxSSzJKd0