tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post1390244564976514120..comments2024-03-26T00:00:27.596+05:30Comments on A few drops of ink: Erklärungsnot and ExtrawunschCynthia Rodrigues Manchekarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582482381203565646noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post-83917172309151298902017-04-07T12:02:29.391+05:302017-04-07T12:02:29.391+05:30If she did, then it could mean two things. Either,...If she did, then it could mean two things. Either, as they say, the Universe is getting her to amend her ways, or the second, she must be reading my blog. :)Cynthia Rodrigues Manchekarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582482381203565646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post-75356861197180994892017-04-07T12:00:14.941+05:302017-04-07T12:00:14.941+05:30Oh, no, Tamara, our own offspring are exempt from ...Oh, no, Tamara, our own offspring are exempt from being Extrawunsch, at least while they are young. Maybe when they are older, we could revisit this thought.<br />My in-laws are turning my son into an Extrawunsch too. I fight it every chance I get.Cynthia Rodrigues Manchekarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582482381203565646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post-29260068823498131092017-04-07T11:58:06.891+05:302017-04-07T11:58:06.891+05:30Thank you, Zalka. I shall make a note of the phras...Thank you, Zalka. I shall make a note of the phrase you've taught me. There is a delicate hint of sarcasm in it that is perfect for when you meet an Extrawunsch.Cynthia Rodrigues Manchekarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582482381203565646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post-33965670287489076192017-04-07T11:56:39.328+05:302017-04-07T11:56:39.328+05:30Thank you, Suzy. Ha, ha, you've used it in a s...Thank you, Suzy. Ha, ha, you've used it in a sentence; it'll be a part of your vocabulary before long.Cynthia Rodrigues Manchekarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582482381203565646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post-88519051821898982112017-04-07T11:55:52.692+05:302017-04-07T11:55:52.692+05:30Hilary, only die-hard liars never ever experience ...Hilary, only die-hard liars never ever experience Erklarungsnot; the rest of us face it now and then, and it is good to know there is a word for it.<br />As for Extrawunsch, I lose my patience around them soon enough.Cynthia Rodrigues Manchekarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582482381203565646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post-28588215259163109432017-04-06T22:48:42.742+05:302017-04-06T22:48:42.742+05:30I think there's an example of the second in my...I think there's an example of the second in my house, maybe two of them. I blame their mother. She spoils them rotten. ;)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tamaranarayan.com/2017/04/e-is-for-experiment-turning-uss.html" rel="nofollow">E is for Experiment: Turning the USS Eldridge Invisible</a>Tamara Narayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725262301091012950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post-2779091676993773482017-04-06T21:27:44.120+05:302017-04-06T21:27:44.120+05:30Oooh, I have definitely encountered the second... ...Oooh, I have definitely encountered the second... :D In Hungarian we say "De sok baja van magának" which about means "You have a whole lot of problems, don't you..." :D Usually said when someone fusses over small things and slows progress down.<br /><br /><a href="http://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Multicolored Diary: WTF - Weird Things in Folktales<A Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post-61974612229139231982017-04-06T18:59:58.883+05:302017-04-06T18:59:58.883+05:30I had not heard from the friend I mentioned since ...I had not heard from the friend I mentioned since November. And then yesterday she called me. Do you think she knew I was talking about her?Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post-18502229478264926912017-04-06T17:52:59.963+05:302017-04-06T17:52:59.963+05:30Cynthia your posts are so entertaining. I'm su...Cynthia your posts are so entertaining. I'm sure I've had many Erklärungsnot moments but one doesn't come to mind right now - there you go an Erklärungsnot moment right here.Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337531041006701719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post-89896147611525602072017-04-06T14:50:18.718+05:302017-04-06T14:50:18.718+05:30Hi Cynthia - I definitely get explanation poverty ...Hi Cynthia - I definitely get explanation poverty quite often - ah well ... and then extrawunsch - those are not my favourite people ... fun words though ... I'm enjoying these ... cheers Hilary<br /><br />http://positiveletters.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/e-is-for-extinct-animals-and-endangered.htmlHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post-87266944152590433832017-04-06T14:27:21.364+05:302017-04-06T14:27:21.364+05:30Yes, Namy, there is something about family functio...Yes, Namy, there is something about family functions that brings them out crawling from the woodwork. All Extrawunsch people have a huge sense of entitlement.Cynthia Rodrigues Manchekarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582482381203565646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post-54991315457625020142017-04-06T14:09:00.108+05:302017-04-06T14:09:00.108+05:30I have encountered many a extrawunsch mainly in fa...I have encountered many a extrawunsch mainly in family functions! That pesky old uncle who can never be satisfied by the quality of food or the grandma who knows too much tradition and cannot be appeased.<br />And the incident with the school teacher is a sad one. Thankfully, think our schools do not allow physical punishment anymore<br /><a href="http://namysaysso.com/blog/an-education-for-all/"Namrathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459190888629470886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post-27132029082823849962017-04-06T11:01:05.069+05:302017-04-06T11:01:05.069+05:30I know some too. The trouble is most extrawunsches...I know some too. The trouble is most extrawunsches don't seem to understand that their behaviour isn't right. Or maybe they don't care, and behave like that to annoy us.Cynthia Rodrigues Manchekarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582482381203565646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post-58806615286214990152017-04-06T00:07:06.535+05:302017-04-06T00:07:06.535+05:30I have a friend who is an extrawunsch. Of course,...I have a friend who is an extrawunsch. Of course, I have another name for her, lol.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.com