Should be a great afternoon!
Should be a great afternoon!
Upstairs, there is a "baby adoption" shower going on. I have been sent to the basement with the grandkids....My grandson, Kelsay, has a wooden airplane kit he got somewhere and insisted on bringing it so we could build it! I am a lucky Paw Paw to be sure.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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Thomas_M
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Re: Should be a great afternoon!
Help a German buddy: what on earth is a baby adoption shower??? 
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BlackSheep214
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I'm guessing a family member had adopted a child/baby and celebrating it like a baby shower per say.
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“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Re: Should be a great afternoon!
You are a lucky man indeed with that.
"Surely I have made my meaning plain? I intend to avenge myself upon you, Admiral. I have deprived your ship of power, and when I swing 'round, I intend to deprive you of your life."
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Re: Should be a great afternoon!
A "shower" can be an other word for a party, usually where you get/give gifts. There are baby showers and bridal showers.Thomas_M wrote:Help a German buddy: what on earth is a baby adoption shower???
There is even a Wiki entry on it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_shower
Anyway, have fun Lyle! It is always nice to build something together. I have very fond memories building aircraft together with my late grandfather.
The model will crash during a mock dog fight but the memories will stay for ever.
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Borg, thanks for making me smarter! A great community here, whatever you may ask there is someone to help you! 
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Well, we both use English as a second language, so I can understand why you could be confused by the word "shower". We only learn the word "shower" for the one you use to wash with...Thomas_M wrote:Borg, thanks for making me smarter! A great community here, whatever you may ask there is someone to help you!
Over here in the Netherlands we call the shower a "douche", much like the german "dusche". One advice, never use that word in the US!
"I really need a douche." could lead to al sorts of hillarity and miscommunication.
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BlackSheep214
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Ain't that the truth Borg. LOL!
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Re: Should be a great afternoon!
whaaa! thats what you say?! 
hahahahaaa!
hahahahaaa!
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Stikpusher
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Well in US English, that term has two meanings: 1) a feminine hygiene product, and 2) a derogatory term for an individual referencing them as part of that product. So it can be used in conversation... but carefully... 
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