Hello Maurice!
07 Dec 14 21:10, you wrote to me:
MK> Hey Kees!
KvE>> I was always told that it is a technical position.
MK> Sounds like the typical FTN standardized flauwekul to me, not unlike my
MK> favourite, "It's only a hobby", when they - whoever they really are - get
MK> caught creating or spreading more FTN standardized flauwekul. ;-)
MK> Hopefully I am using the above Dutch term correctly. Please feel free to
MK> correct me if I am not.
Yes in this context it could make sense. ;)
The origin of the word is far more interesting, it stems from the 15th
century. A "kul" was what later became a fasion item as braguette.
The addition "flauwe" indicated, that it was not very significant.
Actually hinting at what it was covering.
Kees
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