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Oak, pine and handful of Norsemen

September 9th, 2011 · Comments Off

Today I went back to Ikea, this time for some dressers and a desk. This was my fourth furniture purchase from the Munich Ikea since we got here. The good news is that two more visits and my rewards card will be full, and I get a free Billy! It’s tricky to refurnish an entire [...]

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Tags: Funny · Shopping

If it only paid interest the same way

September 6th, 2011 · Comments Off

One thing I always look for in my bank is infinite recursion. It’s happy bank web customers all the way down.

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Tags: Advertising · Funny

Rear action

August 26th, 2011 · Comments Off

I haven’t been living here in Munich very long, but I do feel qualified to give out a little bit of advice to some of the local businesses. When naming a company, if there’s any chance of using an acronym later on, make the choice with this in mind. Otherwise, there could be issues. These [...]

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Tags: Advertising · Funny · Germany

Sign of trouble

August 24th, 2011 · Comments Off

There’s a lot to like about living in Munich. For one thing, it’s a very dog-friendly city. Our dog Leo gets to go with us on the bus, the tram, the subway, to the zoo, and even inside restaurants. He’s loving it here. But not everything is perfect, as this sign made clear. It was [...]

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Tags: Dogs · Funny · Germany

Lost in Translation

August 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off

I’m progressing through my German lessons with Rosetta Stone slowly but steadily. When we’re out and about here in Munich, I always have my eyes and ears open to see how much I can understand. It’s clear I have a long way to go. When we were in the video store, I saw the DVD [...]

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Tags: Funny · Germany · Learning German · Movies