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AnnaMayZing
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"Pops head round door" 
Anyone know what happened to Dave55? Seems to have vanished suddenly.
Catch you all again soon.
Stay safe.
Anyone know what happened to Dave55? Seems to have vanished suddenly.
Catch you all again soon.
Stay safe.
Chasing Dragons
Quote by gillianleeza
Too much time to think these days. I miss my parents, aunts, son, and daughter in law. But they are all safe and doing okay so I shouldn't be complaining.
I am taking a break from cooking and baking today. I found flour at Costco last week. My fridge and freezer are full. I've obsessively been cleaning so I am taking a break from that as well. I could be working on my taxes but I'd already applied for an extension so there is still no hurry.
I went a little muffin crazy. I made blueberry, lemon poppyseed, chocolate chip, and cinnamon oatmeal. I'll leave them on the counter. So much for my resolution to go to the gym and eat healthier. I've been walking every day but I think I am going to have to start running or walking a lot farther to help. There are worse problems to have, she said to herself eyeing the last roll of toilet paper.
Stay safe and healthy everyone and laugh as often as you can.
Lemon poppyseed? Chocolate chip and cinnamon?
I can't eat these anymore and I love them, drool (Hyperglycaemia). I know what you mean about missing the family. I 'd (? ) my son and his family and my granddaughter (5) cried because we couldn't be there soon followed by my grandson (10) when he realised that we may not see them anytime soon. Mind you, they soon cheered up when they were allowed to go and play on their new trampoline! 
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The world as we knew it has now changed. I can feel it in the air, from inside my home. Stay safe.
You are not wrong, Al but how much remains to be seen.
It is nice to imagine that there is no need for social distancing in this virtual world of ours so sit back, raise your virtual cups and give a loud call of 'GOOD HEALTH!'
Take care, everyone and those that do... KEEP WRITING!
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Coronavirus scare: When will 'hamsterkauf' become an English word?
Supermarkets in Germany have witnessed signs of panic buying as the new coronavirus spreads. Some English-language media are in love with the special word the Germans use for hoarding stuff, as Hardy Graupner found out.
The coronavirus scare has seen quite a number of Germans resorting to panic buying, although the chances of them really needing a lot of stuff at home over a longer period are rather slim. But that's a different story.
The point is that the Germans have a rather nice and descriptive word for hoarding stuff. They call the activity of panic buying hamsterkauf, with the corresponding verb being hamstern.
It's not too hard for people from the English-speaking world to guess its meaning. After all, they share the same word for the rodent that's used as a descriptive term in German to indicate that if you do a hamsterkauf, you want a lot of stuff — just as hamsters are eager to store as much food as they can in their cheeks. You never know, it could come in handy.
Soon an English (borrowed) word?
Panic buying is perhaps part of the German angst that crops up once in a while. The question is: If angst made it into the English language long ago, isn't it time for hamsterkauf to follow suit and join the likes of dachshund, blitzkrieg, kindergarten, realpolitik and hinterland? Probably not, as compound words stand a far lower chance of ever being incorporated, but never say die in this crazy lexiconic world.
Supermarkets in Germany have witnessed signs of panic buying as the new coronavirus spreads. Some English-language media are in love with the special word the Germans use for hoarding stuff, as Hardy Graupner found out.
The coronavirus scare has seen quite a number of Germans resorting to panic buying, although the chances of them really needing a lot of stuff at home over a longer period are rather slim. But that's a different story.
The point is that the Germans have a rather nice and descriptive word for hoarding stuff. They call the activity of panic buying hamsterkauf, with the corresponding verb being hamstern.
It's not too hard for people from the English-speaking world to guess its meaning. After all, they share the same word for the rodent that's used as a descriptive term in German to indicate that if you do a hamsterkauf, you want a lot of stuff — just as hamsters are eager to store as much food as they can in their cheeks. You never know, it could come in handy.
Soon an English (borrowed) word?
Panic buying is perhaps part of the German angst that crops up once in a while. The question is: If angst made it into the English language long ago, isn't it time for hamsterkauf to follow suit and join the likes of dachshund, blitzkrieg, kindergarten, realpolitik and hinterland? Probably not, as compound words stand a far lower chance of ever being incorporated, but never say die in this crazy lexiconic world.
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I AM... missing the joy that brightens the forum. Come back, E! 
