On Mon, 17 May 2010 09:29:48 +0200, "Giusi" >
wrote:

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> "Ostap Bender" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:f282b494-2df2-4367-
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> Why would the kitchen term "Dutch oven" be an insult, and to Germansof all
> people? Are you confusing these cooking pots with concentrationcamp
> crematorium ovens?
>
> You must be culturally adrift. Pennsylvania Dutch have affected American
> English for 2 centuries, and they are German = deutsch.
>
Insult? Culturally adrift? Oh, man. I'm one who has never thought
"going Dutch" was an insult. It just meant you were independent and
owed nobody a "favor" because you paid for (took care of) yourself.
It's an old fashioned concept.

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Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.