Ich bekomme immer mal wieder lustige Texte und Witze in englischer Sprache, die nicht unbedingt für Schüler und Unterricht gedacht sind, sondern nur zur Belustigung. Deswegen will ich sie auch nicht als Arbeitsmaterialien veröffentlichen, zumal sie nicht von mir stammen . Aber vielleicht lässt sich in diesem Forum eine Sammlung anlegen, denn es schlummert sicher noch der eine oder andere Schatz in euren Rechnern.

Ich mache heute den Anfang mit einem Text zum Versuch einer Rechtschreibreform der englischen Sprache. Viel Spaß


EURO-English

The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the EU rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, Her Majesty's government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5-year phase in plan that would be known as "EuroEnglish".

In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in favor of the "k". This should klear up konfusion and keyboards kan have one less letter. There will be growing publik enthusiasm

in the sekond year, when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with the "f". This will make words like "fotograf" 20% shorter.

In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkorage the removal of double letters,which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horible mes of the silent "e"'s in the languag is disgracful, and they should go away.

By the 4th yar, peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v".

During ze fifz year, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords containing "ou" and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of leters.

After zis fifz yer, ve vil hav a reli sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubls or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech ozer.

ZE DREM VIL FINALI KUM TRU!

And zen ve vil tak over ze vorld!!!

dafür aber auch lustig. Für alle die es "geregelt" mögen


Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt für das Land Sachsen-Anhalt
4. Jahrgang, Ausgegeben in Magdeburg
am 01. April 1993, Nummer 15

§ 1 Definition: Der Abort, umgangssprachlich auch Toilette genannt, besteht aus einem trichterförmigen Porzellanbecken zur Aufnahme der Exkremente mit einem klappbaren, auf dem Sitzrand angebrachten Sitzstück.

§ 2 Anwendungsbereich: Diese Benutzungsordnung gilt für die Darmentleerung in allen Aborten in Behörden, Dienststellen und öffentlichen Gebäuden des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt.

§ 3 Sitzgebot: Die Toilette darf nur im Sitzen benutzt werden. Die stehende Benutzung ist nur an Urinalen erlaubt. Deren Benutzung ist in der Benutzungsordnung für Urinale (BoU) geregelt.

§ 4 Vorbereitungen: Vor dem Hinsetzen auf das Sitzstück sind die Beinkleider bis zu den Knien herunter zu schieben.

§ 5 Sitzposition: Der Benutzer setzt sich unter gleichzeitigem Anheben der Oberbekleidung so tief in die Hocke, bis das Gesäß in die Sitzaufnahme einrastet. Das Gewicht des Körpers ist gleichmäßig gleichseitig verteilt, der Oberkörper leicht nach vorne geneigt. Die Ellenbogen ruhen auf dem Muskelfleisch der Oberschenkel, der Blick ist frei geradeaus gerichtet.

§ 6 Darmentleerung: Unter ruhigem Ein- und Ausatmen drängt der Benutzer unter gleichmäßigem Anspannen der Bauchmuskulatur den ausscheidungsreifen Inhalt des Mastdarms bei gleichzeitigem Entspannen des Afterschließmuskels in das dafür vorgesehenen Durchbruch des Prozellanbeckens. Die Äußerung von gutturalen Stimmlauten, umgangssprachlich auch als Ächzen oder Stöhnen bezeichnet, ist auf das absolut notwendige Maß zu beschränken.

§ 7 Sichtkontrolle: Nach beendeter Prozedur steht der Benutzer auf, macht eine Drehung um 180 Grad nach links und nimmt eine Sichtkontrolle der Exkremente vor. Bei Auffälligkeiten ist eine Stuhlprobe sicherzustellen und an das nächstliegende Gesundheitsamt zu übersenden.

§ 8 Reinigung des Rektums: Der dafür vorgesehenen Vorrichtung sind Reinigungsfähnchen (14x10 cm, einlagig) in ausreichender Stückzahl, höchstens jedoch fünf, zu entnehmen. Das Reinigungsfähnchen wird mit dem Daumen und Zeigefinger der rechten Hand erfasst und von hinten der Reinigungszone, das ist der Bereich zwischen den Gesäßbacken, zugeführt. Das Reinigungsfähnchen wird unmittelbar vor den äußeren Geschlechtsorganen fest an den Körper gedrückt und mit einer ziehenden Bewegung bis unmittelbar vor das Steißbein geführt. Dieser Vorgang wird solange wiederholt, bis mindestens ein Blatt sauber erscheint, sofern dazu nicht die Verwendung von mehr als fünf Reinigungsfähnchen erforderlich ist. Im Bedarfsfall sind die Reinigungsfähnchen beidseitig zu benutzen. Die benutzten Reinigungsfähnchen dürfen nicht mitgenommen werden, sondern sind ebenfalls in das Porzellanbecken zu entsorgen.

§ 9 Reinigen des Aborts: Nach Benutzung des Aborts ist zwingend die Spülung zu betätigen. Eine Delegierung dieser Tätigkeit an andere ist ausdrücklich verboten. Nach dem Spülvorgang verbleibende Exkrementanhaftungen sind mit der dafür vorgesehenen Reinigungsbürste manuell zu entfernen.

§ 10 Verlassen des Aborts: Vor dem Verlassen der Entleerungskabine sind die Beinkleider wieder in die Ausgangsposition zu bringen. Bei Auftreten unangenehmer Gerüche ist das Öffnen einer Lüftungsklappe angezeigt. Eine abschließende Reinigung der Handinnenflächen wird anheimgestellt.

§ 11 Inkrafttreten: Diese Benutzungsordnung tritt am Tage nach ihrer Veröffentlichung in Kraft.


In diesem Sinne, ciao
divinghase

???

So, nächster Versuch. Wer lesen kann ist eindeutig im Vorteil!



Dear Sir,

I am writing in response to your request for additional information. In block number 3 of the accident reporting form, I put "trying to do the job alone" as the cause of my accident. You said in your letter that I should explain more fully, and I trust that the following details will be sufficient:

I am a bricklayer by trade. On the day of the accident, I was working alone on the roof of a new six story building. When I completed my work, I discovered that I had about 500 pounds of brick left over. Rather than carry the bricks down by hand, I decided to lower them in a barrel by using a pulley, which, fortunately, was attached to the side of the building at the sixth floor.

Securing the rope at ground level, I went up to the roof, swung the barrel out and loaded the brick into it. Then I went back to the ground and untied the rope, holding it tight to insure a slow descent of the 500 pounds of bricks. You will note, in block number 11 of the accident reporting form, that I weigh 135 pounds.

Due to my surprise of being jerked off the ground so suddenly, I lost my presence of mind and forgot to let go of the rope. Needless to say, I proceeded at a rather rapid rate up the side of the building.

In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel coming down. This explains the fractured skull and broken collarbone. Slowed only slightly, I continued my rapid ascent, not stopping until the fingers of my right hand were two knuckles deep into the pulley. Fortunately, by this time, I had regained my presence of mind and was able to hold tightly to the rope in spite of my pain.

At approximately the same time, however, the barrel of bricks hit the ground, and the bottom broke out of the barrel. Devoid of the weight of the bricks, the barrel now weighed approximately fifty pounds.

I refer you again to my weight in the accident reporting form, block number 11.
As you might imagine, I began a rapid descent down the side of the building. In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel coming up. This accounted for the two fractured ankles and the lacerations on my legs and lower body.

The encounter with the barrel slowed me enough to lessen my injuries when I fell onto the pile of bricks, and fortunately, only three vertebrae were cracked. I am sorry to report, however, that as I lay there on the bricks in pain, unable to stand, and watching the empty barrel six stories above me...I again lost my presence of mind...and let go of the rope!


Bye, divinghase.

Ich schieb noch mal hoch...

Here's a dilemma for you.... With all your honor and dignity what would you do?
This test only has one question, but it's a very important one.

Please don't answer it without giving it some serious thought. By giving an honest answer you will be able to test where you stand morally.
The test features an unlikely, completely fictional situation, where you will have to make a decision one way or the other. Remember that your answer needs to be honest, yet spontaneous.

Please scroll down slowly and consider each line - this is important for the test to work accurately.

You're in Florida...In Miami, to be exact. There is great chaos going on around you, caused by a hurricane and severe floods. There are huge masses of water all over you. You are a CNN photographer and you are in the middle of this great disaster. The situation is nearly hopeless. You're trying to shoot very impressive photos. There are houses and people floating around you, disappearing into the water. Nature is showing all its destructive power and is ripping everything away with it.

Suddenly you see a man in the water, he is fighting for his life, trying not to be taken way by the masses of water and mud. You move closer.

Somehow the man looks familiar. Suddenly you know who it is - it's George W. Bush!
At the same time you notice that the raging waters are about to take him away, forever. You have two options. You can save him or you can take the
best photo of your life.

So you can save the life of George W. Bush, or you can shoot a Pulitzer Prize winning photo, a unique photo displaying the death of one of the world's most powerful men.


And here's the question (please give an honest answer):

Would you select color film, or rather go with the simplicity of classic black and white?

A man was blissfully driving along the highway when he saw the Easter Bunny hopping across the middle of the road. He swerved to avoid hitting the Bunny, but unfortunately the rabbit jumped in front of his car and was hit. The basket of eggs went flying all over the place.
The driver, being a sensitive man as well as an animal lover, pulled over to the side of the road and got out to see what had become of the Bunny carrying the basket. Much to his dismay, the colorful Bunny was dead. The driver felt guilty and began to cry.
A woman driving down the same highway saw the man crying on the side of the road and pulled over. She stepped out of her car and asked the man what was wrong.
"I feel terrible," he explained. "I accidentally hit the Easter Bunny and killed it. There may not be an Easter because of me. What should I do?"
The woman told the man not to worry. She knew exactly what to do. She went to her car trunk and pulled out a spray can. She walked over to the limp, dead Bunny and sprayed the entire contents of the can onto the little furry animal.
Miraculously the Easter Bunny came to back life, jumped up, picked up the spilled eggs and candy, waved its paw at the two humans and hopped on down the road. 50 yards away the Easter Bunny stopped, turned around, waved, and hopped on down the road., Another 50 yards, turned, waved, hopped another 50 yards and waved again!
The man was astonished. He said to the woman, "What in Heaven's name is in your spray can? What was it that you sprayed on the Easter Bunny?"
The woman turned the can around so that the man could read the label. I t said: "Hair spray. Restores life to dead hair. Adds permanent wave."

der arme hase
tja lesen müsste man können - und noch was: dyslexia lässt grüßen!
three
nu isser ja um der 1. april! wie habt ihr es überstanden? ich bin mehrfach reingefallen. "april fool!"

classic black and white - sure!
lg ines

dann schaut mal hier...

The following have been selected from lists of answers from 16-year-olds, compiled by the 1998 GCSE examiners.

1. Ancient Egypt was inhabited by mummies and they all wrote in hydraulics. They lived in the Sarah Dessert and traveled by Camelot. The climate of the Sarah is such that the inhabitants have to live elsewhere.

2. The Bible is full of interesting caricatures. In the first book of the Bible, Guinessis, Adam and Eve were created from an apple tree. One of their children, Cain, asked, "Am I my brother's son?"

3. Moses led the Hebrew slaves to the Red Sea, where they made unleavened bread which is bread made without any ingredients. Moses went up on Mount Cyanide to get the ten commandments. He died before he ever reached Canada.

4. Solomon had three hundred wives and seven hundred porcupines.

5. The Greeks were a highly sculptured people, and without them we wouldn't have history. The Greeks also had myths. A myth is a female moth.

6. Actually, Homer was not written by Homer but by another man of that name.

7. Socrates was a famous Greek teacher who went around giving people advice. They killed him. Socrates died from an overdose of wedlock. After his death, his career suffered a dramatic decline.

8. In the Olympic games, Greeks ran races, jumped, hurled the biscuits, and threw the java.

9. Eventually, the Romans conquered the Greeks. History calls people Romans because they never stayed in one place for very long.

10. Julius Caesar extinguished himself on the battlefields of Gaul. The Ides of March murdered him because they thought he was going to be made king. Dying, he gasped out: "Tee hee, Brutus."

11. Nero was a cruel tyranny who would torture his subjects by playing the fiddle to them.


12. Joan of Arc was burnt to a steak and was cannonized by Bernard Shaw. Finally Magna Carta provided that no man should be hanged twice for the same offense.

13. In midevil times most people were alliterate. The greatest writer of the futile ages was Chaucer, who wrote many poems and verses and also wrote literature.

14. Another story was William Tell, who shot an arrow through an apple while standing on his son's head.

15. Queen Elizabeth was the "Virgin Queen." As a queen she was a success. When she exposed herself before her troops they all shouted "hurrah."

16. It was an age of great inventions and discoveries. Gutenberg invented removable type and the Bible. Another important invention was the circulation of blood. Sir Walter Raleigh is a historical figure because he invented cigarettes and started smoking. And Sir Francis Drake circumcised the world with a 100 foot clipper.

17. The greatest writer of the Renaissance was William Shakespeare. He was born in the year 1564, supposedly on his birthday. He never made much money and is famous only because of his plays. He wrote tragedies, comedies, and hysterectomies, all in Islamic pentameter. Romeo and Juliet are an example of a heroic couplet. Romeo's last wish was to be laid by Juliet.

18. Writing at the same time as Shakespeare was Miguel Cervantes. He wrote Donkey Hote. The next great author was John Milton. Milton wrote Paradise Lost. Then his wife died and he wrote Paradise Regained.

19. During the Renaissance America began. Christopher Columbus was a great navigator who discovered America while cursing about the Atlantic. His ships were called the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Fe.

20. Later, the Pilgrims crossed the ocean, and this was called Pilgrim's Progress. The winter of 1620 was a hard one for the settlers. Many people died and many babies were born. Captain John Smith was responsible for all this.

21. One of the causes of the Revolutionary War was the English put tacks in their tea. Also, the colonists would send their parcels through the post without stamps. Finally the colonists won the War and no longer had to pay for taxis. Delegates from the original states formed the Contented Congress. Thomas Jefferson, a Virgin, and Benjamin Franklin were two singers of the Declaration of Independence. Franklin discovered electricity by rubbing two cats backwards and declared, "A horse divided against itself cannot stand." Franklin died in 1790 and is still dead.

22. Soon the Constitution of the United States was adopted to secure domestic hostility. Under the constitution the people enjoyed the right to keep bare arms.


23. Abraham Lincoln became America's greatest Precedent. Lincoln's mother died in infancy, and he was born in a log cabin which he built with his own hands. Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves by signing the Emasculation Proclamation. On the night of April 14, Lincoln went to the theater and got shot in his seat by one of the actors in a moving picture show. They believed the assinator was John Wilkes Booth, a supposedly insane actor. This ruined Booth's career.
24. Meanwhile in Europe, the enlightenment was a reasonable time. Voltaire invented electricity and also wrote a book called Candy.

25. Gravity was invented by Issac Walton. It is chiefly noticeable in the autumn when the apples are falling off the trees.

26. Johann Bach wrote a great many musical compositions and had a large number of children. In between he practiced on an old spinster which he kept up in his attic. Bach died from 1750 to the present. Bach was the most famous composer in the world and so was Handel. Handel was half German half Italian and half English. He was very large.

27. Beethoven wrote music even though he was deaf. He was so deaf he wrote loud music. He took long walks in the forest even when everyone was calling for him. Beethoven expired in 1827 and later died for this.

28. The French Revolution was accomplished before it happened and catapulted into Napoleon. Napoleon wanted an heir to inherit his power, but since Josephine was a baroness, she couldn't have any children.

29. The sun never set on the British Empire because the British Empire is in the East and the sun sets in the West.

30. Queen Victoria was the longest queen. She sat on a thorn for 63 years. She was a moral woman who practiced virtue. Her death was the final event which ended her reign.

31. The nineteenth century was a time of a great many thoughts and inventions. People stopped reproducing by hand and started reproducing by machine. The invention of the steamboat caused a network of rivers to spring up. Cyrus McCormick invented the McCormick raper, which did the work of a hundred men.

32. Louis Pasteur discovered a cure for rabbis. Charles Darwin was a naturalist who wrote the Organ of the Species. Madman Curie discovered radio. And Karl Marx became one of the Marx brothers.

33. The First World War, caused by the assignation of the Arch-Duck by an anahist, ushered in a new error in the anals of human history.