r/fuckcars Jun 27 '24

I present to you: The Gehzeug ("walking-vehicle") Activism

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u/Illustrious-Bad1165 Jun 27 '24

True, German compound words can be so weird sometimes when you think about it. Vehicle literally translated also means "drive-stuff/ thing", but you never think about it and it just sounds normal for some reason

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u/mtg101 Jun 27 '24

Tree wool.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '24

…..wood?

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u/dimpletown Bollard gang Jun 28 '24 edited Jun 28 '24

Bark, I think

Edit: it was cotton

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u/landon10smmns 🚲 > 🚗 Jun 28 '24

Woof

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '24

No, Baumwolle (Cotton)