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Farts, Gangs and Rats?

Not quite. In Germany I got a chance to brush up on my wenig (little) Deutsch language skill (or lack of) -  that I had started learning 20 years ago and only kept at it for a year or two after.  So it was beyond rusty would be an understatement. When faced with common signage it was hilarious at first but then we sort of got the hang of it. Every railway station had the customary ' Abfahrt' listings (Departure Times) on a sheet of paper dedicated to a Gleis (or Track aka platform for which all the train departures would be listed for all days for all hours). Then when it was time to check the train's actual arrival you looked at the signage overhead which showed how many minutes out it was and as it was imminent it changed to 'Sofort' or arriving. Each long distance train runs like an airplane ready to depart with a uniformed crew that arrives minutes before they have to haul ass and take the train on what could be a  12 to 15 hour jou...