JFK

in article , C J Campbell at
wrote on 11/14/03 6:01 PM:

He did claim to be a jelly donut (literal translation of "Ich bin ein
Berliner")

The editors of several Berlin newspapers would be surprised to hear that
(Berliner Morgenpost, Berliner Zeitung, etc.). Berliner refers to a resident
of Berlin, just as a Hamburger is a denizen of Hamburg and a Frankfurter
resides in Frankfurt. Generally, these words are only funny to non-Germans
who haven't the slightest idea what they're talking about.

Philip Sondericker wrote:

The editors of several Berlin newspapers would be surprised to hear that
(Berliner Morgenpost, Berliner Zeitung, etc.). Berliner refers to a resident
of Berlin, just as a Hamburger is a denizen of Hamburg and a Frankfurter
resides in Frankfurt.

"Ich bin Berliner" translates as "I am a Berliner". "Ich bin EIN Berliner"
translates as "I am a jelly doughnut".

George Patterson
They say nothing's certain except death and taxes. The thing is, death
doesn't get worse every time Congress goes into session.

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
...

"Ich bin Berliner" translates as "I am a Berliner". "Ich bin EIN Berliner"
translates as "I am a jelly doughnut".


Wouldn't jelly doughnut be gelee krapfen?

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:

Wouldn't jelly doughnut be gelee krapfen?

There's a particular type of jelly doughnut that's called a Berliner.

George Patterson
They say nothing's certain except death and taxes. The thing is, death
doesn't get worse every time Congress goes into session.

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
...

There's a particular type of jelly doughnut that's called a Berliner.


I believe Pizza Hut offered a particular pizza they called a New Yorker a
few years ago, perhaps they still do. So does "I'm a New Yorker" mean "I'm
a pizza"?

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:

I believe Pizza Hut offered a particular pizza they called a New Yorker a
few years ago, perhaps they still do. So does "I'm a New Yorker" mean "I'm
a pizza"?

Not in English.

George Patterson
They say nothing's certain except death and taxes. The thing is, death
doesn't get worse every time Congress goes into session.

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
...

Not in English.


Nor in German.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
ink.net...

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
...

There's a particular type of jelly doughnut that's called a Berliner.


I believe Pizza Hut offered a particular pizza they called a New Yorker a
few years ago, perhaps they still do. So does "I'm a New Yorker" mean
"I'm
a pizza"?

For all practical intents and purposes, yes.

("Steven P. McNicoll" wrote)
I believe Pizza Hut offered a particular pizza they called a New Yorker a
few years ago, perhaps they still do. So does "I'm a New Yorker" mean
"I'm
a pizza"?


These posts are starting to make me hungry.

I'll take a Subway, washed down with a Manhattan

....and a big apple for dessert.

--
Montblack

Montblack wrote:

("Steven P. McNicoll" wrote)
I believe Pizza Hut offered a particular pizza they called a New Yorker a
few years ago, perhaps they still do. So does "I'm a New Yorker" mean
"I'm
a pizza"?


These posts are starting to make me hungry.

I'll take a Subway, washed down with a Manhattan

...and a big apple for dessert.


Have an "American" for dessert: it was my favorite cookie (?) as a kid,
although we called them "black & whites". My Dad's the one that really
made out, though: we all cut them in half and gave him the white sides.

- Andrew