tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940289520289114522023-06-15T11:25:20.735-07:00The Winter RidersThis is a gateway to rudistettner.com and magdeburgerjoe.com. This site will display links to both sites and display the headlines from the most recent stories. I have found that thewinterriders.com is a lot easier to spell and remember. That is why I set up this siteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794028952028911452.post-71475724964567790812012-04-18T16:35:00.000-07:002012-04-18T16:35:01.119-07:00Globe Tribune.Info Press release<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1pGfYN5THw8/T49PO18zVPI/AAAAAAAACB0/S19aHEBfTuc/s1600/rat%27s+ass.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1pGfYN5THw8/T49PO18zVPI/AAAAAAAACB0/S19aHEBfTuc/s320/rat%27s+ass.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><br />
We don't give a rat's @$$.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Posted on thewinterriders.com.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794028952028911452.post-42972481497321343042009-03-17T16:04:00.000-07:002009-03-17T16:08:05.705-07:00From The Oval Office (While America Sleeps)<div> <div> <p><span style="color: black;">Obama funds $20M tax payer dollars to immigrate Hamas Refugees to the USA<br /><br />This is the news that didn't make the headlines...<br /><br />By executive order, President Barack Obama has ordered the expenditure of $20.3 million in migration assistance to the Palestinian refugees and conflict victims in Gaza . The "presidential determination" which allows hundreds of thousands of Palestinians with ties to Hamas to resettle in the United States was signed on January 27 and appeared in the Federal Register on February 4.<br /><br />Few on Capitol Hill took note that the order provides a free ticket replete with housing and food allowances to individuals who have displayed their overwhelming support of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the parliamentary election of January 2006.<br /><br />A review of Barack Obama's most recent actions since he was inaugurated a little more than two weeks ago:<br />His first call to any head of state as president was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory.<br />His first one-on-one interview with any news organization was with Al Arabia television.<br />He ordered Guantanamo Bay closed and all military trials of detainees halted..<br />He ordered all overseas CIA interrogation centers closed.<br />He withdrew all charges against the masterminds behind the USS Cole and 9/11..<br />Now we learn that he is allowing hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refuges to move to and live in the US at American taxpayer expense.<br />To verify for yourself: </span><b><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black;"><a title="http://www.thefederalregister.com/d.p/2009-02-04-E9-2488" href="http://www.thefederalregister.com/d.p/2009-02-04-E9-2488" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);">www.<wbr>thefederalregister.com/d.p/<wbr>2009-02-04-E9-2488</span></a></span></b></p><p><br /><b><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black;"><a title="http://www.thefederalregister.com/d.p/2009-02-04-E9-2488" href="http://www.thefederalregister.com/d.p/2009-02-04-E9-2488" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"></span></a></span></b></p><p> [[Page 6115]]<br /> Presidential Determination No. 2009-15 of January 27, 2009<br /> <br /> Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs Related To Gaza<br /> Memorandum for the Secretary of State<br /> By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (the ``Act''), as amended (22 U.S.C. 2601), I hereby determine, pursuant to section 2(c)(1) of the Act, that it is important to the national interest to furnish assistance under the Act in an amount not to exceed $20.3 million from the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund for the purpose of meeting unexpected and urgent refugee and migration needs, including by contributions to international, governmental, and nongovernmental organizations and payment of administrative expenses of Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration of the Department of State, related to humanitarian needs of Palestinian refugees and conflict victims in Gaza.<br /> You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.<br /> <graphic(s) not="" available="" in="" tiff="" format=""><br /> <br /> (Presidential Sig.)<br /> THE WHITE HOUSE,<br /> Washington, January 27, 2009<br /> [FR Doc. E9-2488<br />Filed 2-3-09; 8:45 am]<br /> Billing code 4710-10-P<br /><br /><br /></graphic(s)></p> <h1><br /></h1></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Posted on thewinterriders.com.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794028952028911452.post-7165731773483986622009-03-16T17:18:00.000-07:002009-03-16T17:22:10.936-07:00The American Legion Strongly Opposed to President's Plan to Charge Wounded Heroes for Treatment<!-- end .topics --> <!-- end: .hd --> <div class="bd"> <div id="yn-story-related-media"> </div><!-- end .related-media --> <div class="yn-story-content"> <p>To: POLITICAL EDITORS</p> <p>Contact: <span style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1237240217_0">Craig Roberts</span> of The <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1237240217_1">American Legion</span>, +1-202-263-2982 Office, +1-202-406-0887 Cell</p> <p>WASHINGTON, March 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The leader of the nation's largest veterans organization says he is "deeply disappointed and concerned" after a meeting with President Obama today to discuss a proposal to force <span style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1237240217_2">private insurance companies</span> to pay for the treatment of military veterans who have suffered service-connected disabilities and injuries. The Obama administration recently revealed a plan to require private insurance carriers to reimburse the <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1237240217_3">Department of Veterans Affairs</span> (VA) in such cases. </p> <p>"It became apparent during our discussion today that the President intends to move forward with this unreasonable plan," said Commander David K. Rehbein of The American Legion. "He says he is looking to generate $540-million by this method, but refused to hear arguments about the moral and government-avowed obligations that would be compromised by it." </p> <p>The Commander, clearly angered as he emerged from the session said, "This reimbursement plan would be inconsistent with the mandate ' to care for him who shall have borne the battle' given that the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1237240217_4">United States government</span> sent members of the armed forces into harm's way, and not private insurance companies. I say again that The American Legion does not and will not support any plan that seeks to bill a veteran for treatment of a service connected disability at the very agency that was created to treat the unique need of America's veterans!" </p> <p>Commander Rehbein was among a group of senior officials from veterans service organizations joining the President, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel, <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1237240217_5">Secretary of Veterans Affairs</span> <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1237240217_6">Eric Shinseki</span> and Steven Kosiak, the overseer of defense spending at the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1237240217_7">Office of Management and Budget</span> (OMB). The group's early afternoon conversation at The White House was precipitated by a letter of protest presented to the President earlier this month. The letter, co-signed by Commander Rehbein and the heads of ten colleague organizations, read, in part, <em>" There is simply no logical explanation for billing a veteran's personal insurance for care that the VA has a responsibility to provide. While we understand the fiscal difficulties this country faces right now, placing the burden of those fiscal problems on the men and women who have already sacrificed a great deal for this country is unconscionable." </em></p> <p>Commander Rehbein reiterated points made last week in testimony to both House and <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1237240217_8">Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees</span>. It was stated then that The American Legion believes that the reimbursement plan would be inconsistent with the mandate that VA treat service-connected injuries and disabilities given that the United States government sends members of the armed forces into harm's way, and not private insurance companies. The proposed requirement for these companies to reimburse the VA would not only be unfair, says the Legion, but would have an adverse impact on service-connected disabled veterans and their families. The Legion argues that, depending on the severity of the medical conditions involved, <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1237240217_9">maximum insurance coverage limits</span> could be reached through treatment of the veteran's condition alone.</p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20090316/pl_usnw/the_american_legion_strongly_opposed_to_president_s_plan_to_charge_wounded_heroes_for_treatment">click here to read the rest of the article</a><br /><br /><br />This is a pretty poor way to say thank you to our wounded veterans. I hope it gets voted down.<br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Posted on thewinterriders.com.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794028952028911452.post-60172001754427448972009-03-14T21:06:00.000-07:002009-03-14T21:31:15.457-07:00Short Takes From My In Box<div style="vertical-align: top;"> <p>Many compare Obama to the Messiah - but the major difference between Jesus and Obama is Jesus could build a cabinet( from politico.com)</p><p>There is a series of videos on You Tube called "Did You Know" Here is one of them that I found interesting.<br /></p></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzrvjEem84NFZTnROm5kPAj7KQmoVirIZAiywIuitac5lOcYsP_m5cfqmeLNUGrIkRgBnVXiI62JuKmaOVVHw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL9Wu2kWwSY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL9Wu2kWwSY</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Posted on thewinterriders.com.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794028952028911452.post-61314669344749093342009-03-14T20:32:00.000-07:002009-03-14T21:05:44.358-07:00Announcement To ReadersFor months, The Winter Riders has been an inactive blog, serving mainly the purpose of being an easy to spell gateway to Rudi Stettner.com and Magdeburgerjoe.com. As of today, that is changing. Rudi Stettner and Magdeburger Joe have mostly consisted of my original posts, often commentary, sometimes promoting art and music that I consider worthy of note.<br /><br />I frequently receive or come across articles that I think are worthwhile. From now on, Thewinterriders.com will be the place where I repost such articles, with attribution and a linkover. Unlike my other two sites, my comments will be kept to a minimum. This way, I can promote the writing of others within the Winter Riders Group. Since I want to eventually write professionally, Rudistettner.com and Magdeburgerjoe.com will continue to serve as places to showcase my own writing. I look forward to this new arrangement, and welcome feedback from readers.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Posted on thewinterriders.com.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794028952028911452.post-45530331507770662782008-11-17T21:38:00.000-08:002008-11-17T21:41:22.782-08:00Obama Post Election Satire: A Look At Ourselves<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-yJBsjatW0">"I can do whatever I want "</a> Obama Spoof <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQJACVmankY">Whatever you like</a> original video<br /><br /><br /><br /> This video is a take off on a popular <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">hip hop</span> song " You can have whatever you want". The original video shows a superstar stopping off in a fast food place and giving the girl behind the counter his phone number. The main focus of the video is the young girl's fantasies of fame and fortune.<br /><br />The spoof version has Obama flush with satisfaction at making history. It shows a wild optimism and excitement. All obstacles seem destined to melt in front of the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">fictional</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Obama's</span> smug self <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">assurance</span>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.magdeburgerjoe.com/2008/11/obama-post-election-satire-look-at.html">If links to video do not work, then click this link to magdeburgerjoe.com</a><br /><br /><br />I imagine that the real Obama now realises that he has signed on for some daunting tasks. It is hard to imagine that he is as giddy and smug as he is portrayed in the video. Even with a majority in Congress, Obama faces a tough economy and a world that has become a rough neighbourhood.<br /><br />The public who elected Obama is another story. Those who eagerly await a government gravy train are not only sitting in welfare offices but in corporate boardrooms as well. Union organisers should be giving unions a lease on life and credibility by cooperating with management in improving productivity. Instead they want to steamroll their way into shops across America by stripping union ballots of their secrecy.<br /><br />Obama waged a tough and ruthless campaign. The voters have spoken. The confetti has been swept up. The champagne bottles have long been put in recycling bags. In past generations we had the benefit of sober counsel about "blood, sweat, toil and tears." Such voices are sadly lacking in this generation.<br /><br />The voters had the facts available to them before Obama was elected. They made their choice. We can live with it. We have no choice. There are a lot of other choices we as citizens make between elections. Are we going to demand expensive "goodies"? Are we going to demand expensive tax rebates or golden parachutes? Are we <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">goiung</span> to quietly wink at more money being printed? Or are we going to consider the impact on the society and the economy of our expensive preferences.<br /><br />We invest childish hopes in our leaders and deny the impact of our personal choices on society. Roe vs. Wade was passed by the Supreme court in 1973, legalising abortion in America. How many hundreds of thousands were aborted in that year? Had they lived, they would all turn thirty five this year. The majority would be working and paying into Social Security. If you add in every year since then in which individuals chose to abort, you have a major factor in America's economic equation. Our personal decisions have an impact on society. You can be an atheist and see the truth of this in entirely materialistic terms.<br /><br />When I laugh at the Obama video with this posting, I am laughing at America's expectations of its leaders and its negation of personal responsibility. This attitude reaches from the shop floor to the board of directors, from the cradle to the nursing home.<br /><br /> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Obama's</span> slogan was "We are the people we've been waiting for." Where are we?<div class="blogger-post-footer">Posted on thewinterriders.com.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794028952028911452.post-69014962012964388602008-11-17T00:13:00.000-08:002008-11-17T00:14:52.773-08:00Gun Control and Peace on Earth in One Easy Lesson<div class="post-body entry-content"> <p>One of the biggest mistakes of the Clinton administration was the embargo on the sale of arms to warring parties in Bosnia.</p> <p>Bosnia Herzegovina in the late eighties did not lend itself easily to a neat map with interlocking pieces. In many parts of Bosnia, the various ethnic groups were mixed together, much as are Hatians and American Blacks or Poles and Italians in America. Intermarriage was high. Bosnian Islam was (and usually still is) a very relaxed form of observance in which liquor not infrequently found a place. Only ethnic cleansing made establishing borders between Serbs, Croats and Bosnian Muslims possible.</p> <p>Arms embargoes gave the Serbs a disproportionate advantage. Croats had Croatia arming them and the Bosnians only had the Muslim world to turn to for arms. The disparity in arms emboldened aggressors.</p> <p>In retrospect, it would have been far preferable to allow unrestricted arms sales to all parties, none of whom had any particular edge in the sanity department. Had there been a stalemate in arms among the combatants and a sufficient level of fear on all sides, it is quite possible that outside intervention would have consisted not in sending in ground troops but in negotiating local arms reduction.</p> <p>There are states that have normal gun laws. New York is not one of them. A normal gun law would permit a firearm to anyone who is not a nut job or a felon. This is an excellent law to implement as foreign policy. Ahmadinejad is a nut job and a felon. If Obama invites him to dinner, he should get plastic cutlery. Someone should light his cigarette if he wants to smoke, and hand him a flame retardent cardboard ashtray.Nuclear weapons? Fuhgeddaboutit. Give the man some Thorazine.</p> <p>The communist world has privatised state industries. We should take it a step further. Let’s privatise foreign policy. Let the arms dealers have a free hand in arming everyone who wants to fight. Get everyone armed to the teeth. Whoever has money can walk out with some groovy weapons. No money? No problem. Send them some of those credit cards that America maxed out on. (Don’t get mud on that gun son, I still own it.)</p><a href="http://theamericansentinel.com/2008/11/16/gun-control-and-peace-on-earth-in-one-easy-lesson/">Click here to read the rest of my article on The American Sentinel<br /></a> </div> <div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-1"><span class="post-author vcard"> <span class="fn"></span> </span> <span class="post-timestamp"> <a class="timestamp-link" href="http://www.magdeburgerjoe.com/2008/11/gun-control-and-peace-on-earth-in-one.html" rel="bookmark" title="permanent link"><abbr class="published" title="2008-11-16T13:38:00-05:00"></abbr></a></span><span class="post-comment-link"><br /></span><span class="post-icons"><span class="item-action"></span></span><span class="post-backlinks post-comment-link"> </span> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Posted on thewinterriders.com.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794028952028911452.post-57904137898990016502008-11-17T00:01:00.000-08:002008-11-17T00:11:46.838-08:00Schnappi The CrocodileThe video with this posting is "Schnappi , das Kleine Krokodil." (Schnappi the Little Crocodile) It is one of those children's videos that actually built up a strong following, not only in Germany where it originated in 2004 but in much of Europe. the lyrics are as follows in German and in English.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p>Ich bin <span class="SpellE">Schnappi</span> das kleine Krokodil,</o:p></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> komm aus Ägypten das liegt direkt am Nil<br /> zuerst lag ich in einem Ei,</o:p></span><o:p><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /> dann </span><span class="SpellE" style="font-size:85%;">schni</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span class="SpellE" style="font-size:85%;">schna</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> schnappte ich</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">mich frei.<br /></span> </o:p> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style="">Refrain<br /> <span style=""> </span><o:p> </o:p></b></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><br /> Schni</b><b style=""> <span class="SpellE">schna</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> schnapp</b></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><br /> schni</b><b style=""> <span class="SpellE">schna</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> schnapp<br /> </b></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p><br /> Ich bin <span class="SpellE">Schnappi</span> das kleine Krokodil,<br /> hab scharfe Zähne und davon ganz schön viel</o:p><span style=""> </span><o:p> <br /> ich schnapp mir was ich schnappen kan</o:p><span style=""> </span><o:p> <br /> ja schnapp zu weil ich das so gut kann.<br /><br /> <o:p> </o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style="">Refrain </b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""> <span style=""> </span><o:p> </o:p></b></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><br /> Schni</b><b style=""> <span class="SpellE">schna</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> schnapp </b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""> <o:p> </o:p><br /> </b></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style="">schni</b><b style=""> <span class="SpellE">schna</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> schnapp</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /> Ich bin <span class="SpellE">Schnappi</span> das kleine Krokodil,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"> <span style=""> </span><o:p> <br /> ich schnappe gern das ist mein Lieblingsspiel</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"> <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><o:p> <br /> ich schleich mich an die Mama ran</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"> <span style=""> </span><o:p><br /> und zeig ihr wie ich schnappen kann!<br /><br /> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style="">Refrain </b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><span style=""> </span></b></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><br /> Schni</b><b style=""> <span class="SpellE">schna</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> schnapp </b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""> <o:p> </o:p></b></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><br /> schni</b><b style=""> <span class="SpellE">schna</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> schnapp<br /> </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p><br /> ich bin <span class="SpellE">Schnappi</span> das kleine Krokodil</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"> <span style=""> </span><o:p><br /> und vom Schnappen da krieg ich nicht zuviel,</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"> <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><o:p> <br /> ich <span class="SpellE">beiss</span> den Papi kurz ins Bein</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><o:p> </o:p><br /> und dann <span class="SpellE">dann</span> schlafe ich einfach ein. <o:p> </o:p> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style="">Refrain<span style=""> </span><br /> <span style=""> </span><o:p> </o:p></b></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><br /> Schni</b><b style=""> <span class="SpellE">schna</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> schnapp<span style=""> </span>(ja! ) </b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""> <o:p> </o:p></b></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><br /> schni</b><b style=""> <span class="SpellE">schna</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> schnapp<span style=""> </span>(schnapp!) </b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""> </b></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><br /> Schni</b><b style=""> <span class="SpellE">schna</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> <span class="SpellE">schnappi</span> schnapp<span style=""> </span>(ja! ) </b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""> <span style=""> </span><o:p> </o:p></b></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><br /> schni</b></span><b style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span class="SpellE" style="font-size:85%;">schna</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span class="SpellE" style="font-size:85%;">schnappi</span> <span class="SpellE" style="font-size:85%;">schnappi</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span class="SpellE" style="font-size:85%;">schnappi</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">schnapp</span><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> The English translation is as follows</span></p><span style="font-size:100%;">I am Schnappi the small crocodile I come from Egypt right by the Nile.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">First I lay in an egg, then schni schna snatched myself I freely.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">schni schna schnappi schnappi schnappi snatch schni schna schnappi schnappi schnappi snatch</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">I am Schnappi the small crocodile I have sharp teeth and a lot of them</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">I snap at whatever I can, and do it because I because I can.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">schni schna schnappi schnappi schnappi snatch schni schna schnappi schnappi schnappi snatch</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">I are Schnappi the small crocodile, I snap gladly that is my favourite way to play.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">I creep to the mummy ran, and show it as I to snatch can!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">schni schna schnappi schnappi schnappi snatch schni schna schnappi schnappi schnappi snatch</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">I are Schnappi the small crocodile, and from snatching there war I not too much.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">I bite the Papi in the leg, and then, then I just fall asleep.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">schni schna schnappi schnappi schnappi snatch schni schna schnappi schnappi schnappi snatch</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">schni schna schnappi schnappi schnappi snatch schni schna schnappi schnappi schnappi snatch</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> I got the original lyrics and a very rough English translation which I was able to smooth out a bit.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> When I set out to write this article , I was collecting a couple of East German children's songs which captured</span> the spirit of childhood in East Germany. By accident, I found this video. Some of the best children's videos appeal to adults on one level and to children on another. I have no insight into why this video works for me. It just does.<br /><br />There is a Wikipedia article with a lot of source material on Schnappi the Crocodile. I am including it below.<br /><br /> I will present the East German material that I have collected. But Schnappi was too good to pass up.<br /><br />What is the point of all of this? Sometimes good things happen when you're trying to do something else. And sometimes you have to just let those good things happen, and return to your original objective later. Schnappi puts a very cute face on this idea. 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