Jahrestage IV

frappieren swV. 'in Erstaunen versetzen, befremden', sondersprachl. Im 18. Jh. entlehnt aus frz. frapper (wörtlich: 'schlagen'), aus frk. *hrapon 'raufen, raffen', zu ahd. *raffon (dass.). Die Bedeutungsentwicklung hin zu 'entfremden' wohl auf Basis des Überraschungseffektes eines plötzlichen Schlages (vgl. ne. striking).

Mittwoch, 11. September 2002

Jahrestage IV

«My sister moved to Brooklyn on the night of Sept. 10. On the morning of the 11th, she and her best friend coped the best way they knew how: They climbed to their roof with a bottle of tequila, watched the towers burn, and toasted the day with a black-humor contest. Whoever could think of the grimmest, ugliest, most horrifying joke would win. My sister called out, "To an unobstructed view of lower Manhattan!" and tossed off her tequila. The winning toast turned out to be, "To employment opportunities in the New York Fire Department!"»

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