Word: pechvogel
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Dates: during 1948-1948
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...selfish all my life." He likes a Scotch highball before dinner, a glass of wine or beer before bed, and smokes 12 to 14 cigars a day. He plays both poker and bridge, often until 1 a.m., but he almost never wins, he explains, because he is a Pechvogel (unlucky person). His dream for the future is a hospital for foot sufferers. Says he: "It's funny. There are so many wealthy, gouty old men. None of them has yet set aside money for a real podiatry hospital...
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