According to the Fürther Nachrichten today, there are the following numbers of posters in Fürth:

NPD 500
Linkspartei 250
SPD 405
CSU 300
FDP 350
Republikaner 30

That omits the Grüne, the ÖDP and the Bayernpartei, which is mysteriously calling itself Die fränkische Bayernpartei.

The paper thinks there are more posters to come, with parties attacking each other, especially after 17 September, the end of the school holidays.

To while away the time while I finish my job, here is some German music from the 1960s, at WFMU’s Beware of the Blog:

For Labor Day, here is a perennial WFMU favorite of socialist propaganda songs from 1960s West Germany, the compilation “Lehrlinge halten zusammen” (“Apprentices stick together”). Released in 1969 on the Pläne label, it has never been officially reissued, as far as I know. Most of the lyrics are somewhat failed attempts at sarcastic humor, pointing out the exploitation of German apprentices by evil capitalists, and the virtues of organized resistance against the system. The back cover contains a summary of Karl Marx’s position on the question of youth in capitalistic societies, in six easily digestable points.

Why hasn’t this faded into total obscurity, you ask? First of all, the music and delivery on many of these songs is original, to say the least, and in addition this has been featured on the famous Nurse With Wound list for the contribution of mysterious Lerryn & dadazuzu, Lehrlings-Machtgebeat. Also, who can resist obscurities from Germany or Japan anyway? Here is the whole album for your enjoyment.

Thanks to kalebeul

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As a result of pressure of work, this blog may have to descend into photography for a day or two.

That’s an imperial cup and teaspoon, is it?

Just because we have popcorn on the brain, we thought we’d share one of our favorite popcorn recipes. It’s sweet, salty, spicy, crunchy…and in imperial units. Sorry about that, but it’s from the archives and not yet in metric measurements.

Spiced Honey Popcorn
4 cups popped popcorn
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1/4 cup wildflower honey
1/4 t salt
1 T Matouks West Indian Hot Sauce

I can certainly confirm that they aren’t metric. But there’s too much to this:

U.S. customary units, also known in the United States as English units or Imperial units (in reference to the British Empire)[1] (but see English unit for British standards) or standard units, are units of measurement that are currently used in the USA, in some cases alongside units from SI (International System of Units — the modern metric system). All units are defined in terms of SI base units, but at ratios inconvenient for conversion.

I suppose that means even Butterstick has an imperial element.

Kanute/Kanutin – canoeist – nothing to do with Knut or Canute.
Wasserball – water polo – makes more sense, I suppose, since there are no horses involved.
Turmspringen – (high) diving – German distinguishes between Tauchen for underwater diving and Springen for diving into water
Springreiten – show jumping
Vielseitigkeitsreiten – eventing
veredeln – Edelmetall means noble metal, and a highjumper, for instance, who is sure to win the bronze medal but then improves and gets silver or gold is said to have “veredelt” the bronze (turned it into silver or gold).
das Treppchen verpassen – to miss the podium
Speerwerfen – javelin
Fünfkampf, Siebenkampf, Zehnkampf – pentathlon, heptathlon, decathlon
but Triathlon – triathlon
Florettfechten – foil fencing
der Turnfloh – the gymnastic flea (Florian Hambüchen)