susannad
11-06-2002, 09:08 PM
A German motorist caused a huge traffic jam after he threw his lederhosen out of the window during a row with his girlfriend.
The leather trousers landed on a tram line in the city of Augsburg where they shorted out the overhead electricity lines forcing trams to a halt, and blocking a main arterial road.
Police had to retrieve the garment with a crane and made the lederhosen owner pay for the operation.
A spokesman said: "He might also face a few compensation claims from angry motorists. The roads were blocked for a few hours. It was gridlocked."
The 30-year-old man has refused to comment on the case.
did he get his leather panties back ?
Akash
11-06-2002, 09:11 PM
:confused: I'm from the states...what's a lederhosen???
susannad
11-06-2002, 09:13 PM
those nifty little tight leather shorts
Acroplex
11-06-2002, 09:28 PM
Here's the photo of the guy and his girlfriend (http://shop.alpen-lifestyle.com/journal/lederhosen/images/lederhosen_paar_lachend.jpg)
susannad
11-06-2002, 09:32 PM
that's an old picture
his pants are on the tram line now
Acroplex
11-06-2002, 11:05 PM
I could not post the one with his Wurst showing :D
What was he doing with his lederhosen OFF :eek:
susannad
11-07-2002, 06:33 AM
he took them off to demonstrate his wiener
or maybe his wurst
net-trend
11-07-2002, 10:00 AM
Originally posted by susannad
he took them off to demonstrate his wiener
or maybe his wurst
Wurst wielding in car is an act of stupidity! it could get hurt or mistaken for the stick shift.
flitcher
11-07-2002, 12:10 PM
Originally posted by akash
:confused: I'm from the states...what's a lederhosen???
Nevermind that, what is a row? From it's context in the sentence I have an idea but I've never heard it used like that.
Acroplex
11-07-2002, 12:17 PM
Originally posted by flitcher
Nevermind that, what is a row? From it's context in the sentence I have an idea but I've never heard it used like that.
British English (see other thread) about having a fight/argument etc.
Acroplex
11-07-2002, 12:18 PM
Originally posted by susannad
he took them off to demonstrate his wiener
or maybe his wurst
Wurst and Weiner are nouns and in German they have to be capitalized :D
code_renegade
11-08-2002, 12:19 AM
Now that's a pretty silly thing to do in the middle of the road... :eek:
Acroplex
11-08-2002, 01:43 PM
Judge: Barbie 'Dungeon Doll' OK
Bondage Barbie
NEW YORK (AP) --A British dollmaker who turned Barbie into a partly nude "Dungeon Doll," complete with rubber bondage dress and helmet, did not appear to violate the copyrights of Mattel Inc., a judge said.
U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain's ruling permitted a lawsuit filed by Mattel against Susanne Pitt to go forward but said there did not appear to be sufficient evidence for the toymaker to win.
The El Segundo, California, company says it wants to stop Pitt from infringing on its copyrights. The company is seeking $10,000 in statutory damages and $1,350 in legal fees.
"We are committed to vigorously protecting our established trademarks, which includes Barbie," Mattel spokeswoman Lisa Marie Bongiovanni said Thursday.
Pitt's telephone number in England was not listed.
The judge, citing an advertisement describing the doll as wearing "lederhosen-style Bavarian bondage dress and helmet in rubber with PVC-mask," wrote in her November 1 ruling that the doll is "quite different from that typically appearing on Mattel's products for children."
"The sale or display of 'adult' dolls does not appear to be a use Mattel would likely develop or license others to develop," she said.
The parody appears to pose no threat to sales of Barbie dolls and thus does not seem to violate the company's copyright, the judge concluded.
