I was quite excited because this is the same sign that is on the trash cans around the city where you can get free bags to pick up your dog's, um, mess. So I thought perhaps the city was going to place some of these free bag dispensers where the signs are located. (Currently, the closest dispenser is about 1/2 a mile away and the closest sign is right on our corner.) Then we noticed there were a lot of signs and I decided it must just be a campaign to remind everyone to pick up after their dogs.
The day after Brian and I spotted the signs, we saw an old lady spot the sign for the first time. She stopped in her tracks and burst out laughing. Then she looked at us to make sure we were enjoying the sign as well.
In case you can't read it, the sign says "Nim ein Sackerl für mein Gackerl." Brian said that it's more important to keep the rhyme than to provide an accurate translation, so I've been trying to come up with something similar in English. But I'm at a loss. The only thing I can come up with is "Take a scooper for my pooper." Can you come up with something better? The only rule is that it has to rhyme. I haven't been able to find "Sackerl" or "Gackerl" in any dictionary, so I'm pretty sure they are either slang or made-up. (The online dictionary includes slang terms, so that's why I'm throwing out the "made-up" idea.) Feel free to use made-up words, as long as they convey the meaning.
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In other "number two" news, Brian and I finished our first German course and guess who the number one and number two students were? If you guessed me and Brian, you're only half right. It was me and Rodika. Well, Rodika and me, since I was second. But you don't know Rodika, so really it was an unfair question. In any event, Brian and I both passed the class and that's what's important. Here we are with our little certificates (that we had to pay for).
--------I'm going to be out of town until next week, so don't expect anything new until Tuesday. But now you have plenty of time to come up with a catchy slogan (in English) to remind us to pick up after our dogs. I'm going to be really disappointed if no one comes up with something.
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Congratulations to both of you on finishing the German class. I knew you could do it.
Micah says..."Don't be a chump...pick up my dump."
or "Don't be kooky...pick up my dooky."
I'm feeling like a failure because I spent an embarrassing amount of time trying to think of a slogan and I've got nothing.
I'm a loser.
"Pick up number two or shame on you!"
Yay! I'm so glad people came up with some slogans! I really tried to come up with one using "twosie", but I was unsuccessful.
Don't be a slacker, pick up my recycled snacker.
Pat Jones
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