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Zeitungs-Schnurren

English translation: funny newspaper articles

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German term or phrase:Zeitungs-Schnurren
English translation:funny newspaper articles
Entered by: Rachel Ward

10:15 May 25, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Journalism / Kafka
German term or phrase: Zeitungs-Schnurren
This is from a section on the "Prager Tagblatt" newspaper:

"Ein Heer berühmter Namen,
Käuze und Originale wirkte mit, von Egon Erwin
Kisch, der hier als Volontär erste Journalistenluft
atmete, über Friedrich Torberg, der einige der komischsten
**Zeitungs-Schnurren** in seiner "Tante Jolesch"
für die Zukunft bewahrte, bis zu Kafkas Freund Max
Brod, der als langjähriger Theater- und Musikkritiker
seine Zeitung gar in dem Roman "Rebellische Herzen"
verewigte."

TIA for any suggestions - I can't quite get my head around the idea. I presume it means the "Käuze und Originale", but I'm not sure.
Rachel Ward
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:37
Schnurre = funny tale
Explanation:
most comical/the funniest/hilarious news tales

http://www.dict.cc/?s=Schnurre



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Note added at 36 mins (2006-05-25 10:52:07 GMT)
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hilarious news items

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Note added at 53 mins (2006-05-25 11:09:13 GMT)
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Käuze = oddballs/wackos

Käuze/Originale
oddballs and original/genuine characters
Selected response from:

Norbert Hermann
Local time: 03:37
Grading comment
Thanks, Hermann - these things frequently crop up in dict.cc when I forget to check it!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3Schnurre = funny tale
Norbert Hermann


  

Answers


24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Schnurre = funny tale


Explanation:
most comical/the funniest/hilarious news tales

http://www.dict.cc/?s=Schnurre



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Note added at 36 mins (2006-05-25 10:52:07 GMT)
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hilarious news items

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Note added at 53 mins (2006-05-25 11:09:13 GMT)
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Käuze = oddballs/wackos

Käuze/Originale
oddballs and original/genuine characters

Norbert Hermann
Local time: 03:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks, Hermann - these things frequently crop up in dict.cc when I forget to check it!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nicole Schnell
30 mins
  -> thank you, Nicole :-)
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): funny tidbits
1 hr
agree  Rebecca Garber: sounds like the German equivalent of news of the weird
2 hrs
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