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Word: abendzeitung (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...choice words usually come to the mind of a driver when he is stopped by the police, but Bavarians have a very expensive reason to think twice before uttering any unseemly thoughts. According to a survey by the Munich newspaper Abendzeitung, Bavarians who vilify traffic officers as damischer Bullen (stupid bull) are fined an average of $1,710. Some less costly imprecations include Raubritter (robber baron) at $1,140, Depp (idiot) at $513 and Stinkstiefel (smelly boot), a relative bargain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: West Germany: Curses! Fined Again | 6/27/1988 | See Source »

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