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Subject: Re: Favorites Please (...)

Author: James Robertson

Date: 08:36:28 07/24/99

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On July 23, 1999 at 21:51:48, Heiko Mikala wrote:

>On July 23, 1999 at 15:00:25, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote:
>
>>On July 22, 1999 at 19:45:55, Heiko Mikala wrote:
>>
>>>On July 22, 1999 at 18:49:17, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote:
>>>
>>>>On July 22, 1999 at 18:15:15, Heiko Mikala wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On July 21, 1999 at 18:35:13, James Robertson wrote:
>>>>>>Eventually, when I think of a name for it. Right now I am using my initials as a
>>>>>>'name', but I will have to think of something to call it quick, before my
>>>>>>initials stick to it.....
>>>>>
>>>>>Hi James!
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm having the same problem, and my program is more than 10 years old now - and
>>>>>still without a name =:-O
>>>>>
>>>>>I hate it to call my program HMChess, but I had to give it a name on FICS - so I
>>>>>did the same as you did - put my initials in front of the word Chess.
>>>>>
>>>>>If anyone has a good idea for a name for a chess program, please tell us! :)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Heiko.
>>>>
>>>>	How about «Chupacabras», or «el Chupacabras»?
>>>
>>>What does that mean? Something like "Lambchop" or so?
>>>
>>>I was considering to call my program "Dumpfbacke".
>>>(You might hear some Germans laughing now :)
>>>
>>>
>>>Heiko.
>>
>>	«Chupacabras» means «Goatsucker», «el Chupacabras» means «the Goatsucker». I
>>think it has nothing to do with Lambchop (:
>>	What does "Dumpfbacke" mean?
>
>I don't think you can translate "Dumpfbacke". Do you know the american T.V.
>series of the Bundys? If so, than you know their blond daughter Kelly. I don't
>know, what her original american nickname is, but in the german version of the
>series her nickname is "Dumpfbacke".
>If you translate it word by word, than it's what Dann wrote: dull cheek. The
>real meaning of the german word is something like "stupid", "dumb", "dumbhead".
>But it's a nicer way of calling someone stupid, "Dumpfbacke" sounds very funny
>in german.
>:-)
>
>Heiko.

The word sounds funny in English too. :)

James



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