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From: martinl@molihp.UUCP (Martin M Lacey)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: what's a "pantoffel-computer"
Message-ID: <124@molihp.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 23-Dec-85 17:10:41 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 23 17:10:41 1985
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Organization: Moli Energy, Vancouver, B.C., CANADA
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In article <4300001@konech.UUCP> thomas@konech.UUCP writes:
>What's a "pantoffel-computer" ?
>
>
>I'm looking for an english (or american) phrase for the german
>word "pantoffel-computer".
>('pantoffel' literally means slipper, mule).
>
>In german there is a phrase "pantoffel-kino" which means home-made
>movies or TV. In general "pantoffel-..." is a devaluating phrase in the
>sense of worthy, home-made, not very professional, for everybody's use, ...
>
>How do you english or american guys call such things ?
>

Sound kinda - like "Radio Shack"; could I be right or is there some
form of quality implied in the prefix 'pantoffel' :-)  :->  :-|  :-<


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