*Vitser Spritzers*
Norsk-Engelsk Wordplays-
1. While it may look like I made a haplographic error, I will just remind you of the title of this website:
John thought the railroad trusels looked quite menacing, threatening even,
like hippos sleeping in a row
with just the faintest patch of their backs poking above the waterline.
like hippos sleeping in a row
with just the faintest patch of their backs poking above the waterline.
("trusel" means "threat". But why are the hippos "sleep-ing"?)
2. Sola scriptur... The foundation of the Lutheran religion and particularly relevant here.
"What did Martin Luther say to the Catholic vikar?
'You're just a substitute for the real thing.'"
'You're just a substitute for the real thing.'"
("vikar" means substitute. This can be used for teachers, clergymen
and even doctors,
but here it has been extended to refer to God)
and even doctors,
but here it has been extended to refer to God)
3. There is a reason why he is spending all his time with his Evo and not with you, Eve...
Why are guys who like cars gay?
Because kars ARE guys.
Because kars ARE guys.
("kar" means "guy". A purely logical entailment.)
4. Go Captalism.
As mammals,
humans tend to be big spendyrs.
humans tend to be big spendyrs.
(spendyr means mammal.
Curious to know if Andre the Giant ever shopped at Armani.)
Curious to know if Andre the Giant ever shopped at Armani.)
5. His namesake deprived him of all.
Orpheus was denied
the sweet nekter of the Gods.
the sweet nekter of the Gods.
("nekte" means "deny".
Etymologically, there is a likely theory that Orpheus
comes from the Proto-Indoeuropean verb
orbhao meaning "to be deprived/denied".
This can also be seen as the poetic death of Orpheus
as one myth suggests that he was struck down by Zeus
after angering him.)
Etymologically, there is a likely theory that Orpheus
comes from the Proto-Indoeuropean verb
orbhao meaning "to be deprived/denied".
This can also be seen as the poetic death of Orpheus
as one myth suggests that he was struck down by Zeus
after angering him.)
6. The best use for any fruit or grain.
We should make the most
of the apples
and make cider.
of the apples
and make cider.
("most" means "alcoholic cider"
Thus, there is a rhetorical tautology across languages:
we should make [...] cider, [...] and make cider.)
Thus, there is a rhetorical tautology across languages:
we should make [...] cider, [...] and make cider.)
7. Le Pere Noel est une ordure.
When I was elleve
I met Santa and his elven
helper, Skip- boss to the other elf.
I met Santa and his elven
helper, Skip- boss to the other elf.
(Note the language in the title:
First: elleve, elven, elf.
"elleve" means 11 in Norwegian.
But also very close to "eleve" which means school boy in French.
So, an eleven year old schoolboy.
"elven" is a poetic tie between the morphologies.
"elf" in English implies just 1 other; in German, it is 11.
So, 11 comes full circle. Or is it just 1?
Second: Skip, boss.
"skip" is British English for a dumpster.
"boss" is Norwegian for rubbish/garbage
as well as "boss"- it is after all a socialist state:
Power to the workers!)
First: elleve, elven, elf.
"elleve" means 11 in Norwegian.
But also very close to "eleve" which means school boy in French.
So, an eleven year old schoolboy.
"elven" is a poetic tie between the morphologies.
"elf" in English implies just 1 other; in German, it is 11.
So, 11 comes full circle. Or is it just 1?
Second: Skip, boss.
"skip" is British English for a dumpster.
"boss" is Norwegian for rubbish/garbage
as well as "boss"- it is after all a socialist state:
Power to the workers!)
*_* A "vits" is the singular for "joke".
Plural is vitsER.
Compare: a "spritzER" is the singular for "white wine and seltzer mix"; a real light-hearted drink
Plural is SpritzerS.
Remember, I often wrap additional meaning into everything I write.
It's all Greek to me-
1. Clearly a member of the P.I.G.S countries.
"Old McDonald had a farm
'e-i-e-i-o'...
Unless it was a magical farm,
then it was
'a-e-a-e-a'."
'e-i-e-i-o'...
Unless it was a magical farm,
then it was
'a-e-a-e-a'."
("aeaea" means "magic")