Blinkenlights

Flashing Lights is a portmanteau of the text of warning labels in pseudo -English- German spelling. The origin of the word could be up in 1955 traced in IBM data centers. The word (also referred to as " flash clear " ) while the lamps of a machine console. During the 60s and 70s, the texts spread worldwide and has been further developed in Germany in altered forms.

Text example

An early text:

The computer machine is not for gefingerpoken and mid grab. If easy grab the jump factory, blowenfusen and poppencorken pointed Sparken with. is not dumpkopfen for trades at this. The rubber corners sichtseeren keepen the cotten - pickenen hans in the pockets must; relax and watchen the flashing bright.

The modified form of Germany with the word "Flashing Lights":

This room is fullfilled with special electronische equippment. Fingergrabbing and pressing the cnoeppkes from the computers is allowed for the experts only! So all the " lefthanders " stay away and do not disturben the brainstorming of working here intelligencies. Otherwise you will be out thrown and kicked else where! Also: please keep still and only watchen astaunished the flashing lights.

These and similar texts also emerged during the Second World War and afterwards among the Allies as a mockery of the Germans.