Zeitgeist wants to say "hello" :-)

Zeitgeist · Post by **Zeitgeist** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:35 pm

Hello everybody,

after reading the posts here for some time, I decided to register.

LadyV2000 · Post by **LadyV2000** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:52 pm

Welcome to the boards! Glad you registered and I hope you enjoy it here.

FuzzieDice · Post by **FuzzieDice** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 4:45 pm

Welcome aboard!

Do enjoy your stay here. Every day there's plenty to talk about.

knightshade · Post by **knightshade** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:07 pm

Hello.

Cool screen name.

Lyn · Post by **Lyn** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:17 pm

Guten tag! I think I said that right, didn't I?
Anyway, welcome aboard and have a good time!;)

FuzzieDice · Post by **FuzzieDice** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:22 pm

I think (not sure) it's one word: guttentag? I'm 1/3 German but never learned the language, just heard this and that here and there.

Anyhow, zeitgeist that IS a cool name! What does it mean, if I may ask?

I think doesn't 'geist' mean spirit or something? I'm thinking this because 'poltergeist' is a mischievous spirit, supposedly.

Zeitgeist · Post by **Zeitgeist** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:11 am

Firts of all, thank you very much for the warm welcoming!

@knightshade

knightshade wrote:Hello. Cool screen name.

Thanks!

But yours is also very cool.

@Lyn

Lyn wrote:Guten tag! I think I said that right, didn't I?

Yes, that´s absolutely correct. Guten Tag, Lyn (or "Guten Morgen" to be precise, it´s 10:09 in the morning right now :wink:

).

@FuzzyDice

FuzzyDice wrote:I think (not sure) it's one word: guttentag? I'm 1/3 German but never learned the language, just heard this and that here and there.

Anyhow, zeitgeist that IS a cool name! What does it mean, if I may ask?

I think doesn't 'geist' mean spirit or something? I'm thinking this because 'poltergeist' is a mischievous spirit, supposedly.

Nope, two seperate words, "Guten" and "Tag", which translates to "good day". Hey, I could post some german words and phrases here, so that in case you guys come here (or to Switzerland or Austria) for vacation, you´ll get around with no problems... :wink:

Well, "Zeitgeist" consists of the words "Zeit" (time) and "Geist" (a spirit, ghost or ones mind). "Zeitgeist" means the mindset of humanity at a certain time in history, for example "Zeitgeist of the 50s, 60s, 70s" etc.
I hope this helps.

citizen_x · Post by **citizen_x** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:43 am

WELCOME!
I see that you are a transformers fan as well.WAY cool

BTW: the he-man collection is out. I received it yesterday and it's just wonderful. Highly recommended!

Zeitgeist · Post by **Zeitgeist** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 7:44 am

citizen_x wrote:WELCOME!
I see that you are a transformers fan as well.WAY cool
BTW: the he-man collection is out. I received it yesterday and it's just wonderful. Highly recommended!

Thank you.

Yes, the Tranformers are one of my loved childhood memories. Besides the dozens of other cult cartoons and tv series (like Knight Rider, The A-Team, Airwolf, Riptide, Magnum P.I. etc.). Lucky for us grown up kids, that most of the shows we liked when we were younger, are now available on DVD.

What He-Man collection are you talking about? I thought the classic series was already available on DVD?

So, as Optimus would say: "Transform and roll out!"

citizen_x · Post by **citizen_x** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:15 pm

Zeitgeist wrote:
What He-Man collection are you talking about? I thought the classic series was already available on DVD?

So, as Optimus would say: "Transform and roll out!"

No no - The collection i'm talking about is the classic one (1983) and it just came out yesterday! here is the link from amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0009HBPHQ/qid=1121270903/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_ur_1/103-0986968-0468656?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846

Read more information about this 10 episode set in here:

http://www.he-man.org/forums/boards/showthread.php?t=122366
And here:
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3672

:wink:

FuzzieDice · Post by **FuzzieDice** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 3:04 pm

zeitgeist: Cool! Thanks.

Now I understand and hopefully will write it correctly next time. I grew up with "gazoontheit" (er... correct my spelling as I KNOW I got that wrong! :lol:

) being "God Bless You" or something which you say when someone sneezes. I used to watch the US show "My Three Sons" with my mom and when I heard "Uncle Charlie" say that, I had laughed and laughed and had to repeat it. (I was just a kid

) My mother (who was full Lithuanian) told me what it meant. So it was said all the time after that.

I wish I had the time to learn German. I'm also eyeing the park nearby to find out when the German Festival will be. I know it's sometime in August each year. I went the year before last, but not last year. I hope maybe I can make it this year. They make a GREAT vegetarian saurkraut, and believe me, I could eat saurkraut (even the stuff I make myself) for breakfast - cold!

I just have to be careful as acidy stuff does a job on my stomach. But a little bit now and then I enjoy.

I don't eat meat or dairy (again, stomach trouble) so I don't eat most of the other stuff. But when I got to the fest, it sure smells good!

I'm always glad to meet those from my great grandparents' home countries.

Zeitgeist · Post by **Zeitgeist** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 5:09 pm

@citizen_x

Thank you very much for the info.

Seems christmas will get quite expensive this year. Again. :wink:

@FuzzieDice

zeitgeist: Cool! Thanks. Now I understand and hopefully will write it correctly next time. I grew up with "gazoontheit" (er... correct my spelling as I KNOW I got that wrong! ) being "God Bless You" or something which you say when someone sneezes. I used to watch the US show "My Three Sons" with my mom and when I heard "Uncle Charlie" say that, I had laughed and laughed and had to repeat it. (I was just a kid ) My mother (who was full Lithuanian) told me what it meant. So it was said all the time after that.

Always glad to help.

"Gesundheit" means "health", but when someone sneezes, that´s what people say. Maybe because sneezing is associated with all sorts of sicknesses people started saying it to wish the person to get well. Well, just my guess. :wink:

But yes, it´s the equivalent of "God bless you" in german. Another german word that you´ll most likely know is "Kindergarten".

I wish I had the time to learn German. I'm also eyeing the park nearby to find out when the German Festival will be. I know it's sometime in August each year. I went the year before last, but not last year. I hope maybe I can make it this year. They make a GREAT vegetarian saurkraut, and believe me, I could eat saurkraut (even the stuff I make myself) for breakfast - cold! I just have to be careful as acidy stuff does a job on my stomach. But a little bit now and then I enjoy.

I don't eat meat or dairy (again, stomach trouble) so I don't eat most of the other stuff. But when I got to the fest, it sure smells good!

I'm always glad to meet those from my great grandparents' home countries.

Sauerkraut is quite tasty, but I only eat it "pure", so no meat in it for me.

You could eat it cold? For breakfast? You´re tougher than me... :wink:

And to close with a little bit of german: Gute Nacht (good night).

Skav · Post by **Skav** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 6:33 pm

Hey Zeitgeist, I love the german language and the country in general. We here in England, have 3x more crime than you and are much smaller in comparison of a country than you, also...kinda embarassing.

I'm seeing a german band at a concert on Friday, Rammstein...ever heard of em?

Sorry, going off topic here.

knightshade · Post by **knightshade** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 6:50 pm

Zeitgeist, thank you. :-)

Citizen_X, you had to go and post a picture of the He-Man DVD cover, didn't you? Now I want it. :wink:

Fantine · Post by **Fantine** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 7:09 pm

Cool! Germany!

My ancestors came to America from Germany in 1828. One of the kids on the boat gave the chickens salt water. *sigh* I'm guessing they had to restock before they came to Ohio.

I'm also guessing there are some smarter distant cousins lurking in Germany still!

hot knight · Post by **hot knight** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 11:25 pm

Glade you're here Zeitgeist, and I hope you enjoy it.

TheKnightFox · Post by **TheKnightFox** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 11:31 pm

yes yes, same here, welcome indeed!

FuzzieDice · Post by **FuzzieDice** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:23 am

ZeitGeist: I bet there's a lot of words we use that are German but many never realize it.

I mix up my own saurkraut with brown sugar and caraway seed. It can taste pretty good even cold!

Skav: I love Rammstein too! When you get a chance, check out some of the old K.M.F.D.M. tunes. My favorite is their "Attack" CD.

Zeitgeist · Post by **Zeitgeist** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:53 am

@Skav

Wow, three times more crime? I didn´t know that. How come? :shock:

And yes, I remember listening to some songs from Rammstein (the name comes from the city of Rammstein, where a horrible accident happened during a flight show in the 80s) in 1997, I think. Sounded pretty good, so enjoy the concert!

@Fantine

A lot of Germans emigrated to the USA in the 19th century, because of the terrible economic situation here at that time. So a lot of Americans will most likely have german roots and (more or less) distant relatives living here; there was once even a german part of New York City, where even today the priest talks german. Pretty cool.

Salt water? The poor chickens...

@hot knight & TheKnightFox

Thank you very much.

@FuzzieDice

Sauerkraut and brown sugar? I guess I´ll stick to just plain old Sauerkraut... :wink:

Skav · Post by **Skav** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:45 am

FuzzieDice, thanks for the recommendation, that's another band I can get my hands into.

Zeitgeist: I'm not sure of the reason but my guess is, it's because of the high rate of crime due to alcohol binging which goes on here and there's a lot of crime also to do with drugs.

It's not totally bad but you still have to watch yourself.

TheKnightFox · Post by **TheKnightFox** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 10:31 pm

Zeitgiest, Fuzzie Dice and Skav mentioned rammstein. I know several of their songs and Rammstein is definitely a cool group (though i'm not german lol). And Skav, have fun at the concert. I'm sure it will be interesting.

TurbomanKnight · Post by **TurbomanKnight** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 12:32 am

Rammstein is my favorite foriegn language band!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Du Hast, Buch Dich, are my favorite songs by them!!!!

FuzzieDice · Post by **FuzzieDice** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 1:20 am

Zeitgeist: Actaully, when I was at the German fest, I asked them how they made the saurkraut and they mentioned those were in the ingredients.

I of course altered stuff a bit. If you get the right amount of brown sugar it's not bad. Sugar does cut down on the acid of the vinegar in the saurkraut and that helps as I can't have too much acid-based foods. If it weren't for that, I'd probably eat the stuff right out of the can.

TheKnightFox · Post by **TheKnightFox** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 1:28 am

lol. never been to a German fest before, but the rest of my family has.

I have to say though, the songs Engel, Laichzeit, and Asche zu Asche are my favorite songs by Rammstein *shrugs*.

TurbomanKnight · Post by **TurbomanKnight** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 3:29 am

Yeah, Engel was good too. I cant find my damned Rammstein CD!! So I definantly forgot some good ones.