The pun, it burns!

[beige_alert]

I occurred to me that if only I'd thought to bring a little stone back with me from Germany, I could have a...
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...piece of Westphalia.

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[randomdreams.livejournal.com]

Dork!
(which is code for "I'm envious you got to come up with that and I didn't".)

[mvt.livejournal.com]

I've done that a few times. I've even had friends bring me back stones as momentos from Jamaica and B.C. They make nice momentos.

[madfilkentist]

Better a Piece of Westphalia than a Diet of Worms.

[aryana-filker.livejournal.com]

Maybe there's some sand in your shoes left?

[jaelle-n-gilla.livejournal.com]

I'm sure there's a joke hidden there somewhere. If only I knew which...

[sibylle]

And it would even be older than 350 years ... so you'd have the original the other one was copied from, or something ... :-)

[beige-alert.livejournal.com]

Pun on the "Peace of Westphalia," (Westfälischer Friede), which good old Wikipedia explains (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_of_Westphalia) "refers to the pair of treaties, the Treaty of Osnabrück and the Treaty of Münster, signed on May 15 and October 24 of 1648 respectively, which ended both the Thirty Years' War and the Eighty Years' War."

[jaelle-n-gilla.livejournal.com]

*headdesk* Yeah, I remember my history lessons *g*

[beige-alert.livejournal.com]

There might be...

Or else I can just go back. :) I mean, assuming I haven't worn out my welcome and can find some people willing to have me around for a little while.

[the-magician.livejournal.com]

Keris and I on the way back from Germany stopped for McDonalds at the Eurotunnel terminal, which meant that the photos I took were of the Burgers of Calais ...

... I liked your pun (once it was explained to me!)

[beige-alert.livejournal.com]

Burgers of Calais---That's great!

[aryana-filker.livejournal.com]

If you want to come again - you're welcome! :)

[valydiarosada.livejournal.com]

Thanks for asking. It meant I didn't have to... :D