Right, I think you mean "Gift". This word is German for poison.
----- Original Message -----
From: N197TR4@cs.com
To: triumph_marx@freenet.de ; fot@autox.team.net
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 2:15 AM
Subject: Re: [FOT] Sway Bars
In a message dated 10/25/2006 6:46:49 PM Central Standard Time,
triumph_marx@freenet.de writes:
And I always thought they are called swinger bars....
I have to be careful with non native languages I write in...
Uncle Jack told me today that he used a word on a box he shipped to Germany,
that meant POISON.
Customs gave the recipient a call to come for a visit and open the box for
them. Of course, I thought this was hugely funny.
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