tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post4582520393142935950..comments2024-02-25T20:07:56.114-06:00Comments on Mr. Verb: Verb on! "Ba-rock" the voteMr. Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-38978686342013005572008-05-08T06:43:00.000-05:002008-05-08T06:43:00.000-05:00Oh my. You're completely right. I got the joke for...Oh my. You're completely right. I got the joke forwarded a while back and recalled that the attached note (from a native speaker) had a gloss. But, yes, you're right.Mr. Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-73944331402349855012008-05-07T12:25:00.000-05:002008-05-07T12:25:00.000-05:00Are you sure "obama" means "bucket" in that joke, ...Are you sure "obama" means "bucket" in that joke, and not "ob er mir" (whether he me-DAT)? If that's right, then "an aama" would be "einen Eimer", a-ACC bucket. That reading seems to parse more like standard German.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com