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Farewell to Fucking (Austria)

Started by Syt, November 26, 2020, 11:13:37 AM

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Syt

The council has voted to rename their village to Fugging, effective Jan 1st.

They were quite fed up with the constant jokes in recent years, and countless city limits signs and other items with the name on them were stolen by "tourists."

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HVC

You were born a Fucker and you'll die a Fucker!
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Sheilbh

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Caliga

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The Brain

Fugging? Is that figging but you're also financing the Emperor?
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Eddie Teach

Why'd they change it to a commonly used sanitized version?  :hmm:
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Barrister

If Fugging where the Fuggers came from? :unsure:
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The Larch

Quote from: Barrister on November 26, 2020, 02:39:35 PM
If Fugging where the Fuggers came from? :unsure:

Nope, they were Swabians, from Augsburg, in Bavaria nowadays.

Barrister

Quote from: The Larch on November 26, 2020, 02:54:37 PM
Quote from: Barrister on November 26, 2020, 02:39:35 PM
If Fugging where the Fuggers came from? :unsure:

Nope, they were Swabians, from Augsburg, in Bavaria nowadays.

I was trying to make a joke.
Posts here are my own private opinions.  I do not speak for my employer.

Admiral Yi

Quote from: Barrister on November 26, 2020, 03:05:35 PM
I was trying to make a joke.

His Messerschmidt kung fu easily defeated your play on words kung fu.

DGuller

Quote from: Admiral Yi on November 26, 2020, 03:07:41 PM
Quote from: Barrister on November 26, 2020, 03:05:35 PM
I was trying to make a joke.

His Messerschmidt kung fu easily defeated your play on words kung fu.
Actually, it's Messerschmitt.


The Brain

Jesus Christ, I already did a Fugger joke. I don't believe you people.
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PJL

I keep reading the title as Farewell to Fucking Austria. Which it certainly was good at under the Hapsburgs. Although the Spanish branch got a bit carried away with it and fucked themselves to death.