Minnows and rat traps
From my Great Grandfather, Don Carlos Richard's journal. A sketch from October 21, 1933:
German?? "Where is ein minnows"?
Update: Thanks Tim. Where I am working.
Update II: Thanks, David. He catches minnows (see comments). "Where I sein (sp) minnows"
I am way rusty and the internet translator is not helping but I think it says (yes in German) "where I am working"
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Having lived in the south for too many years, I thought it meant "Where I seen minnows." I have listened to one too many newscasts where the interviewed witness claims, "I done seen him do it!" Thanks for the chuckle.
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1seine \’sān\ n. : a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other used vertically to enclose fish when its ends are brought together or drawn ashore
2seine vi : to fish with or catch fish with a seine ~ vt: to fish for or in with a seine — seiner n
D.C. misspelled it, but at least he knew what it means.
City folk!
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So it IS were he catches minnows not where he works. Tim needs to stand corrected. I am such a sucker.
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"Ripple" is probably where he chilled his cheap wine.
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