Re: Digital potmeter with on/off switch?

Hello Michael,


Well, I dunno 'bout that but I did pick up that expression down south, in
Wuertemberg(sp?). The first time I tried it out on a German, he let loose with
a proper German sentence instead of just "hi", which all German students know
perfectly well. I stood with my mouth open while my German girl friend laughed
a streak. She translated for me: "He said, 'I'm not going that far'."


It's Baden-Wuerttemberg, a state in the south. I guess he was pulling your leg there, Gruess Gott is the usual greeting in southern Germany.


Spaten. Yes, I know that one. Gold label with a little spade and other stuff
on it. I seem to have forgotten the "Optimator" part in the mean time. My
favorite, when I could get genuine German stuff, was a Weinachts bock brewed in
Sindelfingen. I can only describe it as delicious.


You can buy Optimator at Trader Joe's, I think it's around $6-7 per six-pack. Lots of volts, so don't drive afterwards. My favorite is Belgian beer of the Trappiste variety. But that has even more volts :-)

Regards, Joerg

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