Because he said "Ich bin ein Berliner", not "Ich bin Berliner", it could have meant "I am a doughnut"
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Ich bin ein Berliner (I am a doughnut). JFK should have researched ...  In response to No, Kennedy did not say he was a donut. He... Ich bin Berliner means I am from Berlin. Because he translated it literally it didn't mean what he intended. ... In response to Ich bin Berliner means I am from Berlin... still...if he would have said he was a doughnut he would have said, Ich bin ein donut, or ich bin...
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Ich Bin Ein Berliner - Jelly Doughnut Misconception - LiquiSearch  Kennedy should, supposedly, have said Ich bin Berliner to mean "I am a ... What he actually said came closer to "I am a doughnut". ... Ich bin ein Berliner, and thereby amused the city's populace because in the local parlance a Berliner is a doughnut. ... What they did not know, but could easily have found out, was that such...
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Languages - Your Say - False friends - German - I am a doughnut ...  Ich bin Berliner means 'I am from Berlin' but if one says Ich bin ein Berliner, this ... no Berlin citizen would have misunderstood Kennedy in the way he suspects...
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Ich bin ein Berliner - Wikipedia  Coordinates: 522906N 132040E / 52.484932N 13.344395E / 52.484932; ... The East German authorities argued that it was meant to prevent spies and ... of History (2008) to have had a hand in the speech, and said he had incorrectly .... What they did not know, but could easily have found out, was that such...
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Talk:Ich bin ein Berliner - Wikipedia  Before you decide to post anything about the urban legend that Kennedy made an error ... As he said "Ich bin ein Berliner", it was not quite impossible, but extremely ... British comedian Eddie Izzard talks about John Kennedy's "I am a doughnut" ..... "Ich bin Berliner" would have (had) first and foremost the meaning "I am a...
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for the good of the citycommunity when he says Not that I - ENGL - 112  for the good of the city/community when he says, Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. He also shows his authority/credibility (Ethos)...
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The Real Meaning of Ich Bin ein Berliner - The Atlantic  The director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum tells the ... These words, delivered on June 26, 1963, against the geopolitical backdrop ... For his Berlin speech, he had considered using the German equivalent, I am a Berliner. ... and therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words Ich bin ein Berliner.
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I don't speak English. Ich spreche kein Englisch. - YouTube  Mar 25, 2009 - 42 sec - Uploaded by speakadoIch spreche kein Englisch. ... German mistakes when speaking English, Ich  verstehe ...
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Topic: What a good boy am I  Pizza delivery discussion board: Topic: What a good boy am I. ... Body lang is telling me he's putting a good face on something. ... In the hubub of the arriving guests with whom I've been bantering, he gives .... Not a fool because you're saying dumb things, but a fool because you don't look into the future.
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J! Archive - Show #4955, aired 2006-03-10  Early in the morning of August 3, 1923 he was sworn in as U.S. president ... Grammar alert: there's a split one of these in the phrase "He chose...
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Advertising / Dethroning Moment - TV Tropes  Caveat: A Moment may be removed if it is blatantly untrue or otherwise breaks .... the aliens were saying anything other than "Silly Rabbit, Trix are for kids"? ... Now, the commercial is supposed to imply that you never outgrow loving the cereal. .... Well, the man tries to talk to his child, the child 'realizes' he's not the real dad.
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Article: Tomgram: Barbara Ehrenreich, On Americans (Not) Getting ...  Aug 9, 2011 ... And then Barbara Ehrenreich said something that altered her life and ... era in which the book's subtitle might have to be changed to "On (Not) Getting a Job in America. ... At the time I wrote Nickel and Dimed, I wasn't sure how many ... was way off the mark, since it defined an individual earning $7 an hour,...
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Why Is a Midwestern Jelly Donut Named After a German Prince?  Feb 3, 2013 ... An American state capital is named after Bismarck (ND) and ... (and like RichardO emphasized, The Iron CHANCELLOR, not a mere prince).
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The Serious Eats Doughnut Glossary | Serious Eats  cruller: A twisted cake doughnut, most often round in shape, but can also appear as a long, twisted doughnut (particularly in ... Berliner: Predominately German. ... yeast-raised doughnuts: A doughnut that uses yeast as the leavener in its batter.
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Every time Homer Simpson Says "Mmm" in The Simpsons - Thrillist  Nov 13, 2014 ... Why he says it: Homer reacts after eating a dozen donuts in one bite (his .... oven by Krusty, Homer resigns himself to the fact that it's still tasty. ... Why he says it: Homer becomes enamored with the donut for which he sold his soul to the devil. ..... Why he says it: After praying for a "delicious new treat", Homer...
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Ich bin ein Berliner, part two: Obama set to give speech in German ...  Jun 18, 2013 ... Comes almost exactly 50 years since JFK gave 'Ich bin ein Berliner' speech ... compared with JFK's 1963 address to the German capital in which he declared ... to the day after John F. Kennedy's famous Cold War address in Berlin. .... JFK's, which took place on June 26, 1963 at the Rathaus Schneberg,...
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Ask Me A Trivia Question -- 2 -- - Discussion on Topix  Apr 5, 2012 ... In 1874 he moved into his Bayreuth home, Wahnfried, which means "peace from illusion". Reply . Report Abuse Judge it! Alex Trebek.
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The Rule Obama Forgot: It's the Economy, Stupid. : News, Politics ...  I am leaning towards Bartlett's side that there was more that could've been done. ... who in 1992 created the election slogan: It's the Economy, Stupid. .... Had he done that, it would not have been possible for him to coddle the ... on the lack of regulation of derivatives markets, on credit default swaps, on the...
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Knock Yourselves Out | Ben Schwartz - The Baffler  Comedy should always punch up, not down, writes comedian Ajai Raj (sarcastically). .... like his yarn-spinning alter ego Diedrich Knickerbocker, had more sense than ... the facts; I am not a member of any organized partyI am a Democrat. ... After Rogers wows the kid with his rope tricks, the little king says, You're the...
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Jeopary Questions page 1731 - MARSHALL MATTERS - TriviaBistro ...  IN THE DICTIONARY: The schwa used in a dictionary's pronounciation key looks like this ... INTERNET LINGO: Nixon could have used "IANAC" -- "I am not" this.
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J! Archive - Show #4585, aired 2004-07-09  Jul 9, 2004 ... In England comedian Carrot Top would refer to this as a reverse ... British parlance for this would make the ex-senator Banknote Bradley...