When I was five or six our family had a dog. I don’t remember the dog’s actual name. I remember my mom yelling “Machzu” at it. I was vaguely aware that it was supposed to be German. I am convinced that she was butchering “Mach deinen mund zu” which translates as “Shut up.” the dog’s name probably wasn’t Shut Up. But that’s how I remember him.
A few minutes ago Magic jumped up on the table to meow for food. My first thought was to say Machzu. MY German is better than that now, and I don’t really want to tell my cat to shut up, but it brought back a little of my childhood.
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