There is a town in Southern Germany called, Wank. JFK got gently laughed at for his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" line. (In German a Berliner is a doughnut.)
It's a pity (insert name of least favourite politician here) doesn't go to Wank and tell the world what they already know. Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 3:38 AM Subject: Re: OT - Decerebrate Turnip > Funny thing, that word "wanker". In England, it's an fight-provoking > insult. To a North American, the equivalent word would be "jerk-off". Over > here in Canada, the word "wanker" is an amusing British import used to mean > "twit", or something similar. It's not that offensive. > > A Toronto radio station with call letters CFNY, or NY for short, called > their baseball team the NY Wankees, and their playing field Wankee Stadium. > So there ya go. > > Pat White > >
