Re: OT - milk carton

On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 10:13:35 +0000 (UTC), A.Clews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
wrote:

Thus spake Martin (me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) unto the assembled multitudes:

How come tipple is a drink in English and a prostitute in Dutch? and didn't
this cause confusion for those who fancied a pint sized tipple?

For the same reason "mist" in English is fine, wispy water vapour hanging
in the morning or evening air (prompting those of a poetic bent to wax all
lyrical), and a German word for ***.

Did Play Misty For Me ever get released in Germany?
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