Sitzfleisch

“My one and only complaint is the lack of intermission between Vorspiel and "opera" proper, especially since the wooden seats of the Bayreuth-like Prinzregenten Theater begin to test the physical limits of the audience for such a long period, reminding one why German, apparently alone among languages, has that particular word Sitzfleisch, or sitting endurance.”

Opera Today

“It had not been an easy passing, but it exemplified the perseverance, or, as the Germans say, Sitzfleisch stick-to-it-iveness with which she lived.”

Simon & Schuster: One From The Hart

“If, like me, you spend a lot of time sitting around on your arse, maybe you could use a little extra “Sitzfleisch” … flesh for sitting.”

Silicone Flesh Cushion

“The daily blogging ritual does indeed encourage the development of Sitzfleisch.”

Archive 2005-08-01

“The people, therefore, appreciating that these near-sighted authors were incapable of any genial vision of comradeship, called them Sitzfleisch haben, because of the very long sittings which their works represented.”

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. (Los Cuatro Jinetes del Apocalipsis) from the Spanish of Vincente Blasco Ibanez; authorized translation by Charlotte Brewster Jordan.

“That was what this cousin was for him, a mere Sitzfleisch haben.”

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. (Los Cuatro Jinetes del Apocalipsis) from the Spanish of Vincente Blasco Ibanez; authorized translation by Charlotte Brewster Jordan.

“Sitzfleisch: a term used in chess to indicate winning by use of the glutei muscles -- the habit of remaining stolid in one's seat hour by hour, making moves that are sound but uninspired, until one's opponent blunders through boredom.”

Daring Fireball

“Build Your Sitzfleisch via Timed Writing Exercises”

The Huffington Post: Hillary Rettig: How to Get Past the NaNoWriMo Danger Point and Finish Your Novel

“I was impressed by Quincy Jones using MJ as an example of a hard-working artist in his concept of “ass power” writers called it Sitzfleisch, I guess given in Nelson George’s “City Kid”:”

Michael Jackson Dead : Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits