Ich bin ein Berliner == "I am a jelly donut"
Ich bin Berliner == "I am from Berlin"

Yeah, he added the "ein".  :-)

Haven't you ever heard that before?

--Ben

Larry C. Lyons wrote:

> So in his famous speech before the Berlin Wall, Kennedy was actually
> calling himself a Jelly Donut?

>>Berliners are jelly donuts, sometimes iced but more often glazed.  It is
>>acceptable to call them "jelly donuts".  :-)
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