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   HenHanna to All   
   Doch wenn man was bestimmtes isst, mag m   
   05 Apr 24 11:38:26   
   
   XPost: alt.usage.english, soc.culture.german   
   From: HenHanna@devnull.tb   
      
   is this an OLD riddle?   
      
      
           Es ist ein Schutz, wie eine Haut, bei Birken, Linden, Eichen.   
           Doch wenn man was bestimmtes isst, mag man's daran nicht leiden.   
      
      
   ------- it seems TOO straightforward... (am i missing something?)   
      
      
   here, [was bestimmtes] is grammatically like [etwas gutes] ???   
      
      
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    > Doch wenn man was bestimmtes isst, mag man's daran nicht leiden.   
      
         is this line something that's easy for children?   
                  Or is it in a form typically found in Heine or Goethe?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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