Official Oktoberfest poster 2009

After last year's memory cards the jury managed to pick a fun design this year - a stylized Brezn with Oktoberfest München in German, English and Italian. I think it brings across the international appeal of the Fest and makes you feel a bit drunk already trying to read the names.

It looks like what you'd get trying to draw the Olympic rings after five mass - kind of circular and coloured but just looking at it makes you feel unsteady on your feet. Quite appropriate really.

Cool..never knew Munich was translated as Monaco in Italian ... I know France's Monaco but ... Muenchen as Monaco, Interesting

Boobies!

You always say that.

He's got a point though.

I can well imagine falling over looking at it on the way home. There's something mesmerising about it. Which does quickly bring us back to boobies.

Um, the Principality of Monaco doesn't belong to France. Also, in Italian, Munich is pronounced MoNAco.

It's full name in Italian is also something like Monaco di Baveria, to avoid confusion.

@ cinzia - I've always heard the Italians calling it MO-na-co but they'd say anything.

It's Monaco di Baviera (AFAIK, stress on syllables marked in bold).

See also Google Maps lists Munich as Monaco di Baviera, Strange bit of Italian in the English webpages

Thanks for the correction! It's an exception to the normal pattern of Italian speech, then. I'm surprised they didn't include the Bavarian "Minga" in the poster.

Hmm, there are probably quite a few: cavolo (=cabbage), for example. I'll see if I can think of some more...

Calling something a minger in English wouldn't make it sell well though!

Very nice. Any trace of the runner-ups?