Pumpernickel means “Farting Devil” in High German. Now you know.

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LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

I just wasted 7 minutes trying to confirm or deny this on Google, lol.

Bumbles · 51-55, M

@LordShadowfire Lol, What did you conclude?

LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

@Bumbles Inconclusive. I couldn't find a website that would translate pumpernickel as anything other than pumpernickel. 😆

Edit: I just found it. Confirmation on Wikipedia.

Bumbles · 51-55, M

@LordShadowfire Older form of German, probably why not.

LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

@Bumbles I found out why. Apparently it's because the bread is hard to digest and results in nasty flatulence.