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Tag: #FOWC
I’m Fed up
In German, if you say “I’m smelling something” as on the sign it means: I had enough of it.
This sign on the “Flowering Bergstraße”, a walk along the slope of the Odenwald starting about 20km north of Heidelberg and stopping just before. The QR codes on the signs tell interesting facts about this area with a rich history. This particular sign tells about the hazards of dog droppings which spoil the grown fruit crops (grapes, berries, espalier fruit) and they do – of course, smell.
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A Recipe to Being Mellow
Chill! Bbq! Slow down! (This is a pebble from a pebble line during the first COVID lockdown. They also added “chat” which might not be good advice now but maybe was then. Also the curious mix of English and German doesn’t do anything to make … Continue reading A Recipe to Being Mellow
Children Can Be Relentless
applying their secret super power: PP, or Pester Power. FOWC with Fandango: Pester
It’s Just Sad
when you see grown men getting young, innocent beings addicted to the evil of tobacco.
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Rosie’s Scandal
“Skandaaaaaaaal!” is immediatly in my head when I hear the word “scandal”. It’s from a song by the Spider Murphy Gang, a German music band from the 70’s. Their song “Skandal im Sperrbezirk” (scandal in the off-limits area) tells the story of Rosie, a prostitute … Continue reading Rosie’s Scandal
A Brutal Reminder
Once a month at 12 noon you can hear sirenes over German towns and cities. It’s the alarm which tests that the sirenes are functional. There is the actual alarm and the all clear.
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