<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> I am still chuckling over Robert Goodale's suggestions.  "Der Junkenthinger" is hard to beat.  But being scholarly as I am, I got out my old German dictionary and came up with these offerings (hopefully someone fluent in German will let us know the correct terminology). birdcage - das Vogelkriegsgefangenenlagerklavier square grand - der Viereckigfluegel OK, so they're probably all messed up, but it was fun trying. Clyde Hollinger (Nein, deutsch spreche ich nicht mehr) Dpshans@AOL.COM wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE>Greetings, All:   I am the newsletter editor for our chapter, and am writing a humorous article for the next issue.  If anyone is current on their German, what are the German phrases for "birdcage" and "Square Grand."  My high-school German has failed like a bad glue joint, so please email me privately if you can help.  Thanks in advance! Daniel F. Dannenfelser (Yes, even with a name like that, not much Deutsche!) Sacramento, CA</blockquote> </html>