So many Backpfeifengesichte

[geardaddy]

(Backpfeifengesicht - German - n. a face that wants to be slapped)

[MisterP]

1. "fist magnet" is the English term

[backscatter712]

2. Or these days I hear "punchable face".

But yeah, Backpfeifengesicht expresses it in a way that no English term can really match. I love German.

[geardaddy]

5. Yes, German is so good at that.

I recently saw the word "Kummerspeck" meaning "weight gained from emotional overeating." It literally means "grief bacon"

[hifiguy]

11. Or fahrvergnugen.

Dunno how to get the umlaut.

[DFW]

14. Two solutions for Fahrvergnügen for Americans

Do like I do and use a German keyboard

Or else, go to Start, All Programs, look for (in this order) Accessories, System Tools, Character Map

from the Character Map, choose what you want, click on copy, then Control+V to paste.

[geardaddy]

4. That's a good one!

[MisterP]

8. it's what people usually say when I bring up John Leo

[geek tragedy]

3. CNN loves its plane-themed disaster stories nt

[geardaddy]

7. They do, indeed.

[Aerows]

6. That's a mix of nuts

that nobody wants during Christmas.

[geardaddy]

9. Only the War on Christmas types want that mix of nuts. n/t

[Aerows]

10. LOL!

rimshot

[hifiguy]

12. A baker's dozen of idiots,

cave trolls, and assorted asylum Napoleons.

[smirkymonkey]

13. I have always heard the translation to be "A face badly in need of a fist"

I think there are numerous ways to translate it, but I kind of prefer that one - especially in this case. I think it's one of my new favorite words/sayings.

[geardaddy]

15. That IS a better translation!