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Hi all.
What does DB, SBB, SOB etc. stands for ? |
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Well...SOB stands for Son of a Bit#@,
The others are railroad names. You can actually find them in the front of your Marklin catalog. DB stands for Deutsche Bundesbahn, NS is Nederlandse Spoorwegen etc... |
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SOB is realy SudOstBahn. I think it as a private Swiss RR. Charlie must have been looking in a mirror.  |
The McLae
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Joined: 14/08/2003(UTC) Posts: 432 Location: Midtjylland
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hehe I dont know where Charlie was looking when replying on my question but I now understand that SOB can have different meaning depending on the situation used in.  Thx for explanation.  |
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DB after "die Wende" means Deutche Bahn.
SBB = Schweizerische Bundesbahnen
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Quote:[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote: Originally posted by Charlie<br />[V] . . . That was really funny Charlie... |
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I was sooo said by the fact that Mclae did not see my SOB joke, that I could not type. After I sniffed some Windex, I felt better. |
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I did see the joke. I just completed the information Eisenhower requested. For full information on EU Railroad names (and LOTS of pictures!) go to http://mercurio.iet.unipi.it/pix/pix.htmlBTW: For new English speakers, the B Charlie refers to is a word for [female dog]. Not a very nice word; usually filtered as curse word. (also slang for <u> Very Nasty/Bad </u>Woman) |
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Thanks McLae,
nice to hear a english speaker that is aware that we are not all native engish speaker. I myself could translate the B, but still can't see any joke. Sorry.
Regards,
Lars
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I work for Siemens. I have co-workers from Japan, Germany, India, Poland, Russia, Pakistan, New Jersey, etc. I am familiar with people with English as second or fourth language. I have to say that the english on this list is quite good. (much easier to write than speak!) |
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Hi Lars, it is quite easy: There is a slang word that is quite commonly used (in movies for example). It starts with a B, and the rest of the word is itch. Ironically, in real life you should not really say that word, it is poor taste to use it. [B)] Furthermore, there is a saying "Son of a Bit..". Used to exclaim disbelief, anger, or whatever else you feel like. Because you are not supposed to say the B-word, people will say S.O.B. instead. If somebody is mad at you, they could yell "You big S.O.B.". Not really very friendly. [:0] Hope this helps some. Charlie |
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Hi Charlie, An american friend of mine (who is not among us anymore, RIP Chris) used to say "SOB". It was so funny to see it again... Thanks for waking up the memories Charlie. |
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