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Gillian Scheibelein
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Seen in an Elsevier environmental publication Dec 2, 2005

The author was a German Professor at a Czech University. She kept refering to recycling of packaging materials collected in "city offals". duh?

I reckon she must have wanted to looked up something like "Innern" but used "Innerei" (= offal) instead.

This was published in an Elsevier journal. It looks like the editorial staff must have had their Christmas party that day!
 
Ricki Farn
Ricki Farn
Germany
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What's this blanket for? Jan 29, 2006

Some months ago my local supermarket featured smallish fleece blankets labeled "Kuscheldecken", with the Spanish text "manta para el placer a dos".

"Kuscheln" is German for (a) wrapping your blanket cozily around yourself (b) prolonged hugging (not necessarily sexualized). I bet the translator who only knew the second meaning, had a hard time trying to get it across without indecency)
 
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