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CNN’s Wolf Blitzer seemed at a lost of words at the justification being used to bomb a refugee camp in Gaza.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Weird that I would think "What sort of twat calls himself Wolf Blitzer" and then find out he was born in Germany and think "Oh that's quite normal then"

WTF Germany that sounds like a blender for wild canines 😂

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

It's actually a really cool name. Translate it's Wolf Lightning or Flash. But a blender...I wouldn't have thought of that.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I haven't studied German for decades but I remember the suffix 'er' is someone who does that thing, same as English

So it's even cooler, it's Wolf Lightning Man

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Er means that in English, Frisian, and Dutch too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

wolf lightning-er

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I'm a native German speaker and when I hear "Blitzer", I think of those cameras police use to enforce speed limits. You know, the ones with the red flash to let you know you'll be getting a ticket.