After having spent an extended amount of time in Germany, I immediately thought of the word "pfifferling" when I first saw the sign because “pfifferling” and “pilfering” look so similar! For the curious one, Pfifferling is the German name for a type of mushroom, the golden chanterelle (it’s pretty delicious!).
I initially thought using “Pilfering Pointless” was really weird and funny because nobody actually uses “pilfering”! At least I haven’t actually heard or seen anyone using it in reality (only in games). But the alliteration makes it quite catchy doesn’t it? It actually got stuck in my head for quite some time! This in comparison to seeing Pfifferlings on offer (it was mushroom season) almost everytime I stepped into the supermarket in Germany probably explains why “pfifferling” comes to me more naturally than “pilfering”.
Now pfifferling and pilfering are starting to look really weird to me as with all other words after staring at them for too long.
Jia Jie
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