Well in fact I just escaped a rather persistent "looter" who was after my booty when I was taking some sunshine outside..
Guess he was looking for a booty call
But he was "llamando a la puerta equivocada.."
Thanx for the explanations and elaborations Brute and Lou Ann
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Originally Posted by brute
A German friend of mine was listening to the funeral of Winston Churchill on Dutch radio. Lady Churchill was walking behind the coffin, when the commentator said: "Lady Churchill lopt agter de kist" It sounded to him that "she was running after the crate/ packing case" He thought it sounded funny.
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"Lady Churchill
loopt achter de kist".
kist=chest or coffin. Well in the 'pirate chest of gold' sense not in the male 'pirate' after female assets sense..
schatkist = treasure chest.
In fact 'schat' means 'treasure' but it is also a term of endearment like my honey, darling, sweetie..
Crate = 'krat', packing case = 'doos' I guess although 'doos' is also a derogatory term for a 'mujer/muchacha tonta'.. so be careful not to call your girlfriend 'doos' instead of 'schat' if you ever end up with a Dutch liaison..
Might be a painful mistake..
To run after = ergens
achteraan lopen/rennen.
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