CNN’s Wolf Blitzer seemed at a lost of words at the justification being used to bomb a refugee camp in Gaza.

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    1 year ago

    Weird that I would think “What sort of twat calls himself Wolf Blitzer” and then find out he was born in Germany and think “Oh that’s quite normal then”

    WTF Germany that sounds like a blender for wild canines 😂

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      1 year ago

      It’s actually a really cool name. Translate it’s Wolf Lightning or Flash. But a blender…I wouldn’t have thought of that.

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        I haven’t studied German for decades but I remember the suffix ‘er’ is someone who does that thing, same as English

        So it’s even cooler, it’s Wolf Lightning Man

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          I’m a native German speaker and when I hear “Blitzer”, I think of those cameras police use to enforce speed limits. You know, the ones with the red flash to let you know you’ll be getting a ticket.