Why won't people leave poor Michael Savage alone?

[Hanse]

It's the name he chose for himself, and that's how he deserves to be addressed. "Weiner" is a fine Germanic name, and it's a shame that immigrants like Michael Savage have to protect themselves from all you anti-teutonic bigots.

[BigBearJohn]

1. Whiner or weener.... either one works for me /nt

[NutmegYankee]

2. It sounds like winer. It means someone who makes wine.

Vs Wiener - which is someone from Wien (Vienna, Austria)

[EFerrari]

3. It's weird to go to Vienna and see the word spelled wrong all over the place.

[NutmegYankee]

4. How so?

[EFerrari]

5. (That's what it looks like to Americans who expect to read "Vienna".)

[NutmegYankee]

7. Ah. I took German for years in school, so I didn't even notice that.

Funny how you forget which language you're reading sometimes.

[EFerrari]

8. My mom and I spent about three weeks in Germany and in Austria

and we didn't know a word. All I could read on the menus was milk and cheese. One restaurant owner made animal sounds for us so we could decide if we wanted chicken, lamb or pork. The whole place died laughing.

Thank goodness the next stop was Italy because being so embarrassed was exhausting. lol

[NutmegYankee]

9. My German ability has really decayed over the years.

I can read it, but I can't keep up in conversation.


On edit: English too! ;-)

[Tom Kitten]

6. Shoulda named himself Michael Saxon

then he could claim to be a descendant of the Merry Men and thusly continuing the fight against our Norman overlords, who are, after all, from France!

[Vickers]

10. FTR, "Weiner" is pronounced VIE-nuhr and not WEE-ner.

Hope this helps.

:P

[NutmegYankee]

11. Granted English normally doesn't follow the V and F sounds of German.

Really want to screw with someone? Ask if they drive a Fau Vey!

[Vickers]

12. Ish farruh einuh fowvay kayfuh!

:crazy:

[NutmegYankee]

13. What year beetle?

[Vickers]

14. '71. Hey, for kicks, say my name out loud w/ a German pronunciation.

Yup, makes for interesting introductions over there, tee-hee!

I'll be back there at the end of March, btw (vacation).

[NutmegYankee]

15. I bet!

Have a nice vacation.

[Vickers]

16. Thank you my friend.

It is long overdue, and desperately needed.

P.S. Check your PM thingie in a minute.

[snake in the grass]

18. I think it's so funny...

...that the letters got transposed at some point making the name literally "whiner", which is really what he is.

[U4ikLefty]

17. Exactly, these people are just like fucking Klan memebers!

:sarcasm:

[cabluedem]

19. Savage isnt German. He is Russian. And he is crazy as a shithouse rat. nt

[NutmegYankee]

20. The surname is of German origin.

That happens a lot though. Someone marries someone else from another country and the name moves with them.

[LeftishBrit]

21. While I can understand his wanting to change his name from 'Weiner'...

why the HELL did he then choose 'Savage'?

[cabluedem]

22. Savage is his stage name, not his legal name. He is still a Whiner.

[guitar man]

23. that's right

Leave Michael alone!!



:rofl:

[havocmom]

24. Recommended!

:rofl:

You guys are killing me here today. But my sinuses are cleared... the world also smells like coffee.