It’s OK to be negative about Esther Rantzen, but the comments ought not to do an injustice to the German language:
Please stand for Parliament. Please. I cannot think of a better candidate to beat a worse one. In German, her name means “to talk to others in a patronising manner” as in the phrase “Ich rantze wie dieses herablassende Weibchen Esther Rantzen”.
Lt.-Cnl. Kojak Slaphead III | 05.20.09 – 6:20 am
Sorry aboutthe comment – I happen to know the guy and he is something of a joker.
Thanks – yes, it did hit me afterwards that he was probably making it up – I would have realized earlier if it had been funnier!
Btw I wasn’t offended – I was just exploiting it, but it was a bit spurious for that.
Good to hear that. I bought an organic boilling chicken today, hoping that the soup will cure us all.