Comments on: Biberkopf: “Stupidhead” http://blog.sfmoma.org/2008/06/16/biberkopf-stupidhead/ ............................................................................................."Take your pleasures seriously."....................Charles Eames............................ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:06:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Brecht http://blog.sfmoma.org/2008/06/16/biberkopf-stupidhead/#comment-407 Brecht Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:56:40 +0000 http://blog.sfmoma.org/?p=286#comment-407 You're absolutely right. My understanding is that in the Berlin slang of Doblin's day, the implied meaning of "Beaverhead" was "Stupidhead." Of course, in the American English of today it would mean something totally different... You’re absolutely right. My understanding is that in the Berlin slang of Doblin’s day, the implied meaning of “Beaverhead” was “Stupidhead.” Of course, in the American English of today it would mean something totally different…

]]> By: james wagner http://blog.sfmoma.org/2008/06/16/biberkopf-stupidhead/#comment-346 james wagner Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:31:02 +0000 http://blog.sfmoma.org/?p=286#comment-346 2 cents; Biber is beaver Kopf is head Biberkopf is literally beaverhead. 2 cents;

Biber is beaver
Kopf is head

Biberkopf is literally beaverhead.

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