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[geoffreycaveney]

Yes, gâs is short for gâhes which in turn stands for schnell, hastig, plötzlich. Lexer states references, some of which I believe I have even checked in the past.

In recipes, " so nimm"  is common, and the object is always an ingredient.

That's true, but I don't see why one would apriori treat the last line of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. as a recipe.

Also, the word order: "nim gas mich" (take fast me) is as awkward in German as it is in English

That's in fact my main concern about this version.

Awkward German syntax would corroborate my hypothesis of a writer merely semi-proficient in German. The fact that it is also awkward in English would not necessarily rule out an English writer either, as the author could have been self-consciously attempting to compose the German phrase differently than he would compose the phrase in English, being aware of the two languages' differences in syntax, and ended up writing a phrase with a syntax not natural in either (or any) language.