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Bruce Boardmeister

Joined: 06 Jun 2005 Posts: 7977 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:13 am Post subject: Things I learned today |
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That the Volkswagen Beetle is also known as the Käfer (Germany), Escarabajo (Spain), Coccinele (France and Italy), and Fusca (in Brazil), all of those names meaning the "beetle" bug. VW Brazil is bringing back their version of the car and I narrated a video for them this morning.
Käfer? Jeffrey?
Also learned that Glen Campbell has Alzheimer's. I missed the word a while back. Doing a commercial for his farewell concert tour shortly.
B _________________ VO-BB Member #31 Enlisted June, 2005
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Monk King's Row

Joined: 16 Dec 2008 Posts: 1152 Location: Nestled in the Taconic Hills
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:31 am Post subject: |
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They still make a version of the Kombi!
I WANT!
I miss my VW van.... sniff. _________________ Company, villainous company, hath been the spoil of me...
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Jeffrey Kafer Assistant Zookeeper

Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 4931 Location: Location, Location!
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:34 am Post subject: |
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yep, Kafer is German for "bug". And my middle name is Gaelic for "ruler of all". Put em together and you get.... "Ruler of all bugs".
go ahead. Yuck it up. _________________ Jeff
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Monk King's Row

Joined: 16 Dec 2008 Posts: 1152 Location: Nestled in the Taconic Hills
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:49 am Post subject: |
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Ooooooo if you were a computer programer...
that would be AWESOME! _________________ Company, villainous company, hath been the spoil of me...
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todd ellis A Zillion

Joined: 02 Jan 2007 Posts: 10529 Location: little egypt
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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uh - isn't that sort of what you used to do? rule all the bugs? _________________ "i know philip banks": todd ellis
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Yonie CM

Joined: 31 Aug 2011 Posts: 906
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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Swedes call the VW beetle "The Bubble". Not related to bugs at all. |
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Deirdre Czarina Emeritus

Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 13023 Location: Camp Cooper
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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The new VW Beetles look pretty badass.
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Jen Gosnell A Hundred Dozen

Joined: 14 Jan 2010 Posts: 1290 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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You got to admit Jeff - that is pretty funny. Especially having been a tester, like Todd said.
Or should I just have said - Yuk Yuk Yuk!!
Oh, and - I didn't know that about Glen Campbell either, Bruce. It's too bad. Boy did I love that "Rhinestone Cowboy" song back when I was a kid! _________________ jen@jengosnell.com
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Pam The Thirteenth Floor

Joined: 21 Jul 2006 Posts: 1311 Location: Chicago, Il
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Moe Egan 4 Large

Joined: 11 Sep 2006 Posts: 4339 Location: Live Free or Die
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:57 am Post subject: |
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JeffreyKafer wrote: | "Ruler of all bugs". |
I totally have a picture of you with a ermine cape, a crown and dragonfly wings now. he he he _________________ Moe Egan
i want to be the voice in your head.
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DougVox The Gates of Troy

Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 1706 Location: Miami
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:50 pm Post subject: |
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Methinks Moe's imagination needs some valium...  _________________ Doug Turkel (tur-KELL)
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