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[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 159 points 10 months ago
[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 104 points 10 months ago (2 children)

This is straight comedic gold. I like to imagine some elderly stenographer refused to retire and this is a common occurrence... or it's some 3rd rock from the sun aliens first day.

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 24 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Clearly someone who used to make custom cakes

[–] degen@midwest.social 15 points 10 months ago

Definitely the latter. I have a pet theory that 3rd rock is based on true events. Only an alien would be named, and physically manifested as, French Stewart.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 98 points 10 months ago
[–] essell@lemmy.world 34 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Sandi Mann sounds like a fun woman

[–] LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 10 months ago (4 children)

In German this literally translates to something like "cute sand man". Because in German you can just add an " I" at the end of any noun to make it sound cute and small. So "Sandi" can be thought of as a kind of diminutive of the noun "Sand", similar to "Bauchi" from "Bauch" which is stomach. The correct dimunitve of "Bauch" would be "Bäuchlein" but this refers more to the perceived size of the object.

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

That sounds really wrong. Is that a southern thing?

[–] weker01@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago

Yea it's definitely a dialect thing but a rather common one. I don't know where it is spoken most tho...

[–] LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I mean it only works with nouns that are not ending on vowels and also not every noun works good. But I heard this from people all over Germany. Mostly in a mocking way, like someone was eating too much and complaining about stomach pain:
"Oh, tut dir der Bauchi weh?"

Other commonly used examples I can think of:

  • Lurch - Lurchi (amphibian)
  • Frisch - Froschi (frog)
  • Hund - Hundi (dog)
  • Mutter/Vater/Oma/Opa - Mutti/Vati/Omi/Opi (mom, dad, grandma, grandpa)
[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've only ever really heard it for a handful of very specific nouns, like Maus -> Mausi as an affectionate nickname

[–] LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 10 months ago

I just updated my answer with more examples but I think you are right with the nickname thing

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Like 'y' in English. Dog, doggy. Sam, Sammy.

[–] SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Cat, catty would like a word ;)

[–] LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 10 months ago

There are no innocent cats, that is the reason why there are no catties

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago

By this reasoning the Saudi roysl family are chibi Sauds?

[–] Spider2013@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

What about handi?

[–] b3an@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

At first I thought that was part of the transcription too and my brain was trying to make some sense of it. And for some reason threw at me:

San..Di…Ma…s High School football rules!

[–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 27 points 10 months ago

Peanut Butter is one word.

[–] tiramichu@lemm.ee 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's what you get for being indecisive!

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 13 points 10 months ago
[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

Should be a sleep therapist.

[–] adam_y@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

This is so on form for UCLAN.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

You can't fool me Sandi! This is an experiment! Oh god this is probably a result category isn't it? My second father figure always said don't become a statistic!

runs off and falls into the flower arrangement

[–] 10_0@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Almost went there myself

[–] ChowJeeBai@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Itches and scratches and gets everywhere

[–] Grabthar@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

And I thought this was going to be a joke about her putting the audience to sleep.

[–] RIPandTERROR@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

Nice try Flint Marko

[–] alehc@slrpnk.net 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] qaz@lemmy.world 30 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"Probably" isn't supposed to be on the card

[–] alehc@slrpnk.net 9 points 10 months ago

Oh right I missed that lol

[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 7 points 10 months ago

They're affiliated with two universities. Their card can only list one affiliation. When the organizer asked which university to list, they said "probably University X". Most people would have simply put "University X", but since the person said "probably" the organizer decided to be literal and also put "probably".