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Old 12-20-2012, 06:37 AM   #16
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And in the US we use phrases like that with the word dog.
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Old 12-20-2012, 06:48 AM   #17
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Well, I'm from Pennsylvania and although plum is a fruit it has also been used as a description, as "a good (plum) woman" or "a good man" or "something is plum."
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Old 12-20-2012, 06:56 AM   #18
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Here is a link, where you can see, how to make a "zwetschgenmännchen"

http://www.teddys-handarbeiten.de/xw...nmaennchen.htm
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Old 12-20-2012, 07:37 AM   #19
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Here's a picture of a "plum man":



I imagine that all one requires for a plum woman are, er, a couple of extra plums .
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Old 12-20-2012, 08:21 AM   #20
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Zwetschenmännle are small puppets, typically sold on a 'Christkindlemarkt' in Southern Germany, like Nürnberg. You can see a stall selling those puppets on this picture.

Those puppets are made from nuts and dried plums.
A nice article can be found here.
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Old 12-20-2012, 09:15 AM   #21
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I'm rather partial to marshmallow man

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Old 12-20-2012, 09:31 AM   #22
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In the South we would say she is a real "peach" meaning something special. Great.
Also that is "peachy" meaning great usually.

A "prune" wasn't so nice.
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Old 12-20-2012, 03:45 PM   #23
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Old 12-20-2012, 04:14 PM   #24
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I imagine that all one requires for a plum woman are, er, a couple of extra plums .
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Old 12-20-2012, 05:35 PM   #25
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Not to be a crankypants, but how is this topic getting to stay in the General board rather than being moved to the Lounge? Is it because a moderator finds it interesting? How is this related to ebooks?

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Old 12-20-2012, 06:18 PM   #26
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Thanks to everyone for all your help!!

These signs are found on "prune people," so the translations make perfect sense.

One is a man bearing gifts, flowers and a teddy bear. The other is a woman hitting her husband over the head with a rolling pin as he sits in a chair with a mug of beer.

I knew I would find an answer among this group. Even a Google search didn't help originally.

I did think about posting this in one of the language forums, but thought it would be rude to post my question in English. It was a dilemma, and sorry elemenoP, I forgot about the lounge.
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Old 12-20-2012, 07:27 PM   #28
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Not to be a crankypants, but how is this topic getting to stay in the General board rather than being moved to the Lounge? Is it because a moderator finds it interesting? How is this related to ebooks?

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...I did think about posting this in one of the language forums, but thought it would be rude to post my question in English. It was a dilemma, and sorry elemenoP, I forgot about the lounge.
No problem, but it would be a better fit for the Lounge. I'll move us there now. Is everyone ready? Fasten your seat belts, here we go.
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awwww, I feel bad now.



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awwww, I feel bad now.



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It'll pass. That's just jet lag from the move.
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