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RE: Nickname for U-boat recruits?
Posted by: Frank ()
Date: April 01, 2001 07:08PM

<HTML>Hi again -

Just browsing idly through a Bundeswehr Dictionary on the web, and the following appeared -

(I quote)

Muschi

alternativ für Maus
Muschi wird übrigens abgeleitet von Muschkote (=Rekrut). Habt ihr etwa an was anderes gedacht? Schämt euch. (\"Muschi = alternative for `Mouse`. Also derived from `Muschkote` = `recruit`. Were you thinking of something else ? Shame on you !\")

Does it then appear that `Muschkote` might politely be translated as `mouse-droppings` - perhaps with reference to the way in which a recruit was treated ?

Even if that`s the case, it still doesn`t answer Jeff`s - and my - question .......!

Thanks in anticipation -

Frank</HTML>

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Nickname for U-boat recruits? Jeff 04/01/2001 04:47AM
RE: Nickname for U-boat recruits? Frank 04/01/2001 06:42PM
RE: Nickname for U-boat recruits? Frank 04/01/2001 07:08PM
RE: Nickname for U-boat recruits? JohnV 04/02/2001 03:52PM


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