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Putzmeister

Thursday, March 15th, 2007

Putz: literally, a diminutive form of penis; a prick. Used, as we do in English to describe a nasty, unlikable man. A putz generally has no real power, except to make your life miserable or at least unpleasant, often in a passive-aggressive way. See also Shmuck.
www.bubbygram.com/yiddishglossary.htm

-meister n. suffix
“master” often slang or humorous, one who is renowned for, has expertise in, or is a connoisseur of, for example angstmeister, cartelmeister, chatmeister, dietmeister, dramameister, grungemeister, mediameister, schlockmeister, shlockmeister, spinmeister, talkmeister, wordmeister [< German Meister < Middle High German meister < Old High German meistar < Latin magister "chairman, leader, teacher"].

This thing squirt liquid concrete.

germanenglishwords.com/rlgm.htm

1958: Karl Schlecht founds KS-Maschinenbau in Germany, eventually renamed Putzmeister (plaster master).

www.putzmeister.com/about/company_milestones/index.cfm

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11 Responses to “Putzmeister”

Flickr: Adam Lawrence, on March 14th, 2007 at 10:50 pm Said:

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gak!
i would be so happy to hear that this is just a clever photoshop gag.
very funny.
Flickr: C-Monster, on March 14th, 2007 at 11:15 pm Said:

oh so good.
Flickr: Tea Leaf Bench, on March 14th, 2007 at 11:40 pm Said:

wow thats crazy is this real or a joke?
Flickr: Morgan Worth, on March 15th, 2007 at 12:13 am Said:

So, were these guys really working, or were they just dickin’ around? (Sorry, I couldn’t help myself.)
Flickr: GammaBlog, on March 15th, 2007 at 12:21 am Said:

Not a joke or photoshop fake on my part, but I’m sure that whoever named the company knew what he was doing. It’s a big phallic hose. I took the photo because I found it to be an interesting machine. It wasn’t until I looked at the photo that I noticed the name.
Flickr: GammaBlog, on March 15th, 2007 at 2:28 am Said:

1958: Karl Schlecht founds KS-Maschinenbau in Germany, eventually renamed Putzmeister (plaster master).

http://www.putzmeister.com/about/company_milestones/index.cfm
Flickr: Adam Lawrence, on March 15th, 2007 at 3:51 am Said:

oh snap!
have you checked out their merch?
http://www.putzmeister.ai-estore.com/ProductList.aspx?did=2761
you can get a toy truck, money clip, jackets, belt buckle…!
Flickr: nytram ydnew, on March 15th, 2007 at 1:43 pm Said:

Hi, I’m an admin for a group called MASTER SWORD OF GREATNESS GROU – praise be to bob, and we’d love to have your photo added to the group.

This is worthy of the Master Sword of Greatness!
You must add your picture to the Master Sword of Greatness grou!
Master Sword of Greatness group!
Flickr: GammaBlog, on March 15th, 2007 at 2:03 pm Said:

Wendy, that is silliest group I’ve ever been invited to.
Flickr: Arch-Sculptures, on March 30th, 2007 at 3:31 am Said:

LOL too funny, hey, did you read the warning before becoming greater than great Gammablog? Here it is, be very careful or you could have some odd spell cast on you if you are not shielded and properly greatified;

By joining this group you agree to abide by our Code of Conduct – RESPECT THE SWORD.

Furthermore:

DO NOT ADD YOUR PHOTOGRAPH TO THIS POOL UNLESS YOU RECEIVE A MASTER SWORD OF GREATNESS FROM SOMEONE OTHER THAN YOURSELF. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS OFFENSE AS THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS EXCLUSIVE INVITE ONLY GROU.
Flickr: GammaBlog, on March 30th, 2007 at 8:36 pm Said:

I didn’t take up the sword, randall. I’m in too many groups as it is.