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German term or phrase:
Wurzelbacher
English translation:
person from Wurzelbach
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BrettMN
Oct 17, 2008 04:00
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German term
Wurzelbacher
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Everyone today in the USA is talking about Joe Wurzelbacher, better known as "Joe the Plumber," who was mentioned more than 20 times last night in the presidential debate.
I got the sense from skimming the German media that his last name is a bit funny to some. What, if anything, does it mean or signify in German? "Root of a wild sow"? Something like that? Or does it not really have a meaning beyond being a surname. Thank you.
I got the sense from skimming the German media that his last name is a bit funny to some. What, if anything, does it mean or signify in German? "Root of a wild sow"? Something like that? Or does it not really have a meaning beyond being a surname. Thank you.
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Wurzelbach (from Wurzel = root and Bach = creek) is a town in Germany. Wurzelbacher just means person from Wurzelbach.
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it could be funny to some, thinking of the German word Wurzelsepp - (Sepp being the short form of Joseph) and because of "Wurzel" (root) referring to something forest-like or "urig/urtümlich/rustic" but it's the man's real name and he's a cool guy - once you see/hear him, any possible funny connotations of his name will/should be unimportant:
http://cbs13.com/watercooler/joe.plumber.wurzelbacher.2.8417...
PS: anything is funny to some people.
http://cbs13.com/watercooler/joe.plumber.wurzelbacher.2.8417...
PS: anything is funny to some people.
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: I enjoyed this website, yes, we hear more abou it here on "the other side of the ocean"; the fact that Canada hadan election on Oct. 14, is barely noticed by Americans (no insult intended) :)
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thank you, Ingeborg!.:)
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