Celebration Time

[hypatias mom]

Happy Chanukkah to all our Jewish Shirerithians! And blessings upon you.

[Kaiser Mors V]

this reminds me!

[Jonas]

Jewish? With a capital letter? Do you mean the people or the religion?

In Dutch we write it without capital letter...

[hypatias mom]

Jonas--

In English we write both the people and the religion with a capital letter. And we do have at least one Jewish Shirithian, albeit not currently a citizen. His contributions to Shireroth and to micronationry are legendary, and he has had a great part in helping to shape Shireroth.

Shalom!!

[Kaiser Mors V]

There are more active Jewish cits...

[hypatias mom]

I only know of one. Am I leaving Your Majesty out? If so, I apologize.

[Kaiser Mors V]

Atheist... Cedrist is me.

No... Jess is Jewish.. (I think that was he who talked to me...) Siskind being the one you pointed out.. and I think there may be another.. but I'm not sure..

[hypatias mom]

Ah. I extend my felicitations to all of the Jewish faith. I misinterpreted your name as Jewish. I apologize, and meant no disrespect. Jess, Scott, and whoever else is of that faith, Shalom to you.

[Kaiser Mors V]

Metzler is a jewish name? I thought it was german for butcher... though I think it more accurately comes out as "slaughterer".

[Prodigy Almighty]

Quite often, Jewish families are often of German decent. Hence the stereotype that all Jewish people have a last name like "Goldstein" or "Schwarz". Actually, someone in a math class I'm taking is named Weil. (weil = because auf Deutsch) SHE IS BECAUSE!

[Neike Taika-Tessaro]

Metzler is a jewish name? I thought it was german for butcher... though I think it more accurately comes out as "slaughterer".

No, that's "Metzger". And "slaughterer" would be "Schlachter".

[benkern]

What about Fleischer? Isn't that meat-carrier or something?

[Neike Taika-Tessaro]

I think that's synonymous with "Metzger".

[Kaiser Mors V]

I'm pretty sure when used as a sir name Metzler and Metzger are the same.. according to the research I did... but it's less used...

and slaughterer in the meat sense not in a killer of people sense?

[Neike Taika-Tessaro]

and slaughterer in the meat sense not in a killer of people sense?

Well, "Schlachter" can go both ways, but typically means it in the meat sense. :P

[Liam conToketi]

Metzger and Fleischer are pretty much the same thing...

Metzler, I really have no idea. It does sound german, and I'm pretty sure it is. It might be some awkward dialect...

[Kaiser Mors V]

It was only a major sir name in like one region (county?) of the country.. others it showed up.. but infrequently...