[meteorite-list] what is a... OT

From: Martin Altmann <altmann_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 13:48:07 +0200
Message-ID: <001f01ce5f87$0ce570f0$26b052d0$_at_de>

Hi Paul,

Raspberry Tony (Himbeertoni) is a jesting and cuss word of the
Austro-Bavarian language.
The etymology is absolutely unclear, neither old references are found.
Schmeller's Bavarian dictionary of 1827 doesn't know him yet.

A Raspberry Tony is a person of very limited intellect, that is so
excessively good-natured, that he put up with everything and is easy to
short-change.

There are in my opinion three possibilities of the origin:

Either it's a literary character (of a forgotten piece),

or it's the characterization by profession - somebody who is of such an
imbecility, that he can earn his living only by collecting and selling
raspberries,

or it's a humorous derivation from the Strawberry George (often appearing as
the boon companion of the Raspberry Tony).
The Strawberry George in turn is a mishearing of the "archbishop", In German
"Erzbischof" which sounds similar to "Erbeerschorsch". ("Erdbeer(e)"
("Ground"berry) is the Strawberry, "Schorsch" is the Bavarian form of
George).


Best!
Martin
  

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Can someone please tell me what a "Raspberry Tony" is?????

Thanx

Paul Gessler
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