Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The proper American Response is to stare back at them and yell back > in English, but louder: "What Are You Trying To Say?"
I've found that Hungarian is much more universal (as in universally incrompehensible) for this purpose. Works with beggars, bullies, policemen, parking wardens and nutters of all kinds. I don't speak a word of the language myself, but the casual "Ötvenegy nullahat negyven!"* will make it immediately clear to your opponent that any further attempt at communicating with you will just be a waste of time. :-) Saved me from various two-legged nuiscances on a number of occasions. Ralf *) (pronounced "ut-van-egg new-low-hot nag-van"), fifty-one o-six forty, the P.O. Box number of the Hungarian programme formerly broadcast by radio Deutsche Welle where I used to work as an audio engineer. -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany private homepage: http://www.fotoralf.de manual cameras and photo galleries - updated Jan. 10, 2005 Contarex - Kiev 60 - Horizon 202 - P6 mount lenses -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
