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3 years 9 months ago #691031 by Ian Stone
Reminds me of Home Alone movie when the guy grabs the door handle with the electrical power attached to it.  :rofl:


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3 years 9 months ago #691034 by JaneK
Most your family from there right bad kitty?


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3 years 9 months ago #691036 by Hassner

Rick Larin wrote: Electrical as in you can leathally get zapped?  We have electric fences here, but they are to keep animals in the fence and generally just a wake up zap.  


All expensive and upper middle class homes have electrical fencing as part of their security here. Enough to make sure you never touch it again.


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3 years 9 months ago #691037 by Hassner

JaneK wrote: Most your family from there right bad kitty?


My surname comes from Germany, two brother that moved to SA early 1700’s.
My first name was a German Surname, Dr Hässner who moved to SA late 1700’s, had a daughter that married to one of the children of the two German bothers. 
His surname died out here, so it became a name. 


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3 years 9 months ago #691057 by Sawyer
Interesting background.  I have family that lives in Munich. 

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3 years 8 months ago #691070 by JaneK
Hassner is your first name?  Ha!  I was wondering what your avatar name meant.  Well it's really nice to meet you.  Mine is Jane, although my mother calls me Janet, and I never liked that name so I go by Jane. 


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3 years 8 months ago #691082 by Hassner
Hi Jane, I thought I mentioned it before. 

Janet, Jane, all fine.

Imagine growing up with a name everyone struggles with when they hear it.
The only other Hassner Pepler in SA moved to France, so I am the only one here.
Nine out of ten people I am introduced to repeat “Hasler?” to me.
I am so thankful for the 10%.


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3 years 8 months ago #691091 by Ben Vanderbilt
It seems like a straight forward name if you want my two cents.  Is it pronounced as "Hass-ner"?  Like "David hasselhoff"   with "Hass"? 


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3 years 8 months ago #691103 by Joslyn
I was going to say that isn't a good reference, but then again German folks idolize David Hasselhoff :rofl:


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3 years 8 months ago #691113 by Hassner
Although most of my forefathers are from German decent, there are French and Dutch too.

I do not see myself as any of those, as we have our own language (Afrikaans) and culture that developed in the Cape. 

No Hasselhof fans that I know of. 
As a matter of fact, actors that speak out on politics as if their view should carry weight, made their status fall. So only kids here might idolise actors. 


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3 years 8 months ago #691133 by JaneK
You know me, I have a track record of asking you things a couple times :whistle:   Honestly though, I don't remember this part about your name.  Interesting stuff though.  How many languages do you speak then?


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3 years 8 months ago #691149 by Don Hatch
In my case, just English and a little bit of Spanish.


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3 years 8 months ago #691217 by Hassner

JaneK wrote: You know me, I have a track record of asking you things a couple times :whistle:   Honestly though, I don't remember this part about your name.  Interesting stuff though.  How many languages do you speak then?


Only Afrikaans and English. 
And a few sentences in German.
I refreshed my basic skills for Berlin 2 years ago, never needed it.


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3 years 8 months ago #691231 by Overread
Just EANGlish here :rofl:


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3 years 8 months ago #691243 by Luca
Oh man, I'm trying too remember what movie that came from??


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