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wolf · 02-05-2004, 10:05 AM

Regular, everyday German word order is wacky.

Poetic German, more so.

And to understand the sig, you need to know a small amount of german mythology.

Elves are not nice, happy, helpful people in German Mythology.

EDIT TO ADD: The translation you were groping for is "Father, Don't YOU see the Erl-King?"

02-05-2004, 10:05 AM	#8
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Regular, everyday German word order is wacky. Poetic German, more so. And to understand the sig, you need to know a small amount of german mythology. Elves are not nice, happy, helpful people in German Mythology. EDIT TO ADD: The translation you were groping for is "Father, Don't YOU see the Erl-King?" __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis Last edited by wolf; 02-05-2004 at 10:11 AM.