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Off topic: How would you translate "gack" into English?
Thread poster: Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
Aniello Scognamiglio (X)  Identity Verified
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Apr 2, 2004

Have a good laugh!

http://www.jobpilot.de/content/service/promotion/easter/easter.html?NOFRAME=1
 
Gayle Wallimann
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Have a good "cluck" Apr 3, 2004

That was cute, even if I don't understand the rest of the text. I think that "gack" would be "cluck", if it's the German for what a chicken "says".
 
Henk Peelen
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"cackle" or "cluck" Apr 3, 2004

according to:

http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ballc/animals/hen.html

And other animals:
http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ballc/animals/animals.html


(Click on "full screen" right above tot see and use the "Kl... See more
according to:

http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ballc/animals/hen.html

And other animals:
http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ballc/animals/animals.html


(Click on "full screen" right above tot see and use the "Klick" button), the funny text is something like

Don't swim with the tide (litterally don't go down with the crowd)
plan you career together with us
jobpilot wishes you a happy easter

[Edited at 2004-04-03 08:16] ▲ Collapse
 
Gayle Wallimann
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cluck cluck, cackle... Apr 3, 2004

Henk Peelen wrote:
the funny text is something like

Don\'t swim with the tide (litterally don\'t go down with the crowd)
plan you career together with us
jobpilot wishes you a happy easter
[Edited at 2004-04-03 08:16]


Thanks for the translation, Henk!
 
Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
Aniello Scognamiglio (X)  Identity Verified
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(-: Smile :-) Apr 3, 2004

thanks everyone, and a particular 'grazie' for the translation I did not ask for;-) This is what I call "added value":-):-)

Aniello

[Edited at 2004-04-03 12:09]
 


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