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1. Robert says:
   #1 2005-06-12 13:50

   Hi Jürgen,
   
   nice photo, but do you ever iron your shirts?

2. Jürgen Hösch says:
   #1.1 2005-06-13 02:36

   Iron? Could you explain, what you mean by this expression?

3. Anna says:
   #1.1.1 2005-06-13 02:45

   No he can't because he doesn't know how it works either.

4. Robert says:
   #2 2005-06-13 03:18

   Thought i could hide that, but someone sold me out!

5. Jürgen Hösch says:
   #2.1 2005-06-13 03:21

   There is a common German expression "Wer im Glashaus sitzt, sollte nicht mit Steinen werfen." I think this describes your situation very well

6. Robert says:
   #2.1.1 2005-06-13 03:29

   No, i don't think so.
   It rather shows the reason why i don't wear shirts very often...
   
   P.S. Going to bed now

7. Sabine says:
   #2.1.1.1 2005-06-13 15:00

   Iron?
   
   Isn't it this thing what they do with young cows and a red-hot piece of iron...??

8. Jürgen Hösch says:
   #2.1.1.1.1 2005-06-14 02:41

   Ok.. to resolve this problem of misunderstanding the English language, I looked it up for my German friends (and of course because I wouldn't feel to comfy, if someone would ask me to be treated like a horse)
   
   i·ron ['] I. s. 1. Eisen n: <strong>have (too) many irons in the fire</strong> (zu) viele Eisen im Feuer haben; <strong>rule with a rod of iron</strong> od. <strong>with an iron hand</strong> mit eiserner Faust regieren; <strong>strike while the iron is hot</strong> das Eisen schmieden, solange es heiß ist; <strong>a man of iron</strong> ein harter Mann; <strong>he is made of iron</strong> er hat eine eiserne Gesundheit;
   2. Brandeisen n, -stempel m;
   3. (Bügel-, Plätt)Eisen n;
   4. Steigbügel m;
   5. Golf: Eisen n (Schläger);
   6. Medizin 'Eisen(präparat) n: <strong>take iron</strong> Eisen einnehmen;
   7. pl. Hand-, Fußschellen pl., Eisen pl.: <strong>put in irons</strong> siehe 14;
   8. pl. Medizin Beinschiene f (Stützapparat): <strong>put s.o.s leg in irons</strong> jemandem das Bein schienen;
   II. adj.
   9. eisern, Eisen...: <strong>iron bar</strong> Eisenstange f;
   10. fig. eisern: a) hart, kräftig: <strong>iron constitution</strong> eiserne Gesundheit; <strong>iron frame</strong> kräftiger Körper(bau), b) ehern, hart, grausam: <strong>iron fist</strong> od. <strong>hand</strong> eiserne Faust (siehe 1); <strong>there was an iron fist in a velvet glove</strong> bei all seiner Freundlichkeit war mit ihm doch nicht zu spaßen, c) unbeugsam, unerschütterlich: <strong>iron discipline</strong> eiserne Zucht; <strong>iron will</strong> eiserner Wille;
   III. v/t.
   11. bügeln, plätten;
   12. <strong>iron out</strong> a) glätten, einebnen, glatt walzen, b) fig. ,ausbügeln, in Ordnung bringen;
   13. Technik mit Eisen beschlagen;
   14. fesseln, in Eisen legen

9. Sabine says:
   #2.1.1.1.1.1 2005-06-14 21:19

   Perhaps "iron" is just the beginning of ...ironic?
   Wenigstens mal eine Diskussion, oder was man so nennt.

10. Jürgen Hösch says:
    #2.1.1.1.1.1.1 2005-06-15 07:35

    Well.. might be. Don't have an english dictionary with word orgins here, but probably my german one will do:
    
    Ironie
    feiner, verdeckter Spott: Das Fremdwort wurde im 18. Jh. aus gleichbed. lat. ironia entlehnt, das seinerseits aus griech. eironeía erheuchelte Unwissenheit, Verstellung; Ironie stammt. Dies gehört zu griech. eíron jemand, der sich unwissend stellt, der sich verstellt, dessen weitere Beziehungen unklar sind. Dazu das Adjektiv ironisch voller Ironie; spöttisch (16. Jh.; aus lat. ironicus < griech. eironikós).
    
    So it seems like ironic is not related to iron .

11. Imperator says:
    #3 2005-06-13 08:47

    I think it is advisable that you have 2 days unrecorded leave from your boss. Since you work during the weekend! Remember the pa for from 830 to 530, Monday to Friday!

12. Jürgen Hösch says:
    #3.1 2005-06-13 10:39

    Well, think my virtual lexible working hours account has earned a few hours the last days..
    Th working till 1am --> +7,5h
    Fr working till 7pm --> +2,5h
    Sa working 2pm - 11pm --> +9h
    Su working 9am - 2pm --> +5h
    
    Those are 14 hours in office at the weekend.. Should be sufficient for 2 days off.

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