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English Nazi Slogans Are Legal, German Court Rules Posted: 3 months ago by Bingo
Is a Nazi slogan still a Nazi slogan if it is uttered in English instead of German? Not necessarily -- at least according to Germany's Federal Court of Justice.
Using Nazi symbols and slogans is a punishable crime in Germany. But now neo-Nazis may have more leeway after a federal German court ruled that slogans are not illegal if they are translated into another language.
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Drunken German joyrider kills 300 chickens Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Three hundred chickens died in panic early on Sunday when a drunken German teenager on a joyride crashed a van into their shed.
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German finds valuable painting in couch Posted: 2 years ago by Proverb
A German student who bought a pullout couch for $215 at a Berlin flea market found a painting worth 128 times that amount hidden inside when she unfolded the sofa at home.
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German police excuse angry computer user for outburst Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A German man who startled his neighbours when he hurled his computer out of the window in the middle of the night, was let off for disturbing the peace by police who sympathised with his technical frustrations.
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German Sleepwalker Steps Out of 4th-Floor Window Posted: 2 years ago by muppet
A German teenager accidentally climbed out of a fourth-floor window and fell 10 meters to the ground where he kept on sleeping, albeit with a broken arm and leg.
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German blows hands off trying 'molecular gastronomy' Posted: 5 months ago by kakana
AN experimental German cook accidentally blew off both his hands attempting to concoct a "molecular gastronomy" dish with liquid nitrogen.
The 24-year-old man from Stahnsdorf near Berlin somehow obtained some of the dangerous chemical and was poised to try out a new recipe from the school of molecular cooking, which aims to apply scientific processes to gastronomy.
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German reality TV show under fire for entrusting babies to teens Posted: 6 months ago by bingo
In a new German TV series, teenage couples are given the task of parenting - very real babies - for a few days. The series was aimed at discouraging teen pregnancy, but it's gotten slammed by children's rights groups.
"Normally, babies wouldn't voluntarily go to strangers," Munich child psychiatrist Karl-Heinz Brisch said. "It causes stress and fear for children of this age to be held by strangers."
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Neglected German Shepherd is nursed back to life from brink of death Posted: 11 months ago by AutumnLotus
Covered in mange, suffering from severe malnutrition and with claws so long he couldn't walk Hobo was given just three days to live. Weighing 40lb, the neglected German Shepherd was in such a bad condition vets could only guess what breed he was.
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Three-year-old German girl travels to Netherlands by bicycle Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A three-year-old German girl traveled to the Netherlands on her bicycle at the weekend, national media said on Monday.
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Swiss Seek to Evict German Hermit Living in Woods Posted: 10 months ago by suebe
A German woman missing for 12 years and recently discovered in a Swiss forest was asked Tuesday by authorities to leave the umbrella-and-tarpaulin shelter she has made her home for the last year.
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Mysterious Blonde Appears Nude In German Shop Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A mysterious blonde paid a visit to a petrol station shop in the small eastern German town of Doemitz on Sunday -- wearing nothing but a pair of golden stilettos and a thin gold bracelet.
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Gorilla Baby Treated at German Hospital Posted: 2 years ago by DrNothing
A baby gorilla from a German zoo was treated at a children's clinic after her mother's neglect left her dangerously dehydrated, zoo officials said.
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German spyware plans trigger row Posted: 2 years ago by bunmaster
German government plans to spy on terror suspects by deploying malicious e-mails.
I can't believe they even considered this!
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Gammelfleischparty is German youth word of year Posted: 11 months ago by Bornbad
German is famous for its long words—and today's youth are just as adept at creating new ones as their predecessors, to judge by a poll released Wednesday by the publishers of Langenscheidt dictionaries.
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German beer lover goes down the drain Posted: 5 months ago by Bornbad
A German beer drinker ended up in an awkward situation after he failed to spot an open drain and fell inside.
*klub?*
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Exeter University Beginners' German Posted: 2 years ago by mahler87
A great free resource for learning German! Includes grammar exercises and an audio German pronunciation guide.
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Jewish forced workers due pensions says German court Posted: 6 months ago by bingo
A German federal court ruled that two Jews who were forced by the Nazis to work in ghettos have a right to a pension for their labor, setting the stage for thousands of others to receive payments.
The Federal Social Affairs Court ruled that the two qualified for pensions because, although they did not receive financial compensation for their work, they received food and other items - meaning the German government was responsible for them.
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Funny German Commercial Posted: 2 years ago by mahler87
You don't really need to understand German to get it. I dunno, it made me laugh.
Themepic has absolutely nothing to do with this.
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German dentist extracts payment from patient Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A German dentist overpowered a female patient in her home and yanked out two dental bridges from her mouth because she had failed to pay her bill.
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Money falls from sky in German town Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A German motorist surprised by euro notes swirling in the air around her car hit the brakes and collected a "substantial amount of money" before turning it over to police.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 86 [+].
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