Ragtag Daily Prompt: Clutch
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The Genius of the German Language
(Eat your heart out, Mark Twain!) This post is for all those who at one time or another have made fun of German and its ability to form seemingly endless compound nouns, e.g. Verkehrswegeplanungsbeschleunigungsgesetz or Gleichgewichtsdichtegradientenzentrifugation. In fact, the ability to create compound nouns can … Continue reading The Genius of the German Language
Playing with Paper
Before we had Barbie dolls we had paper dolls. We cut out paper figures and different clothes. Then we dressed the dolls and played with them until they ripped. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Paper
Where Everybody Knows Your Game
Not that long ago every tavern in every village in Germany had a regulars’ table called Stammtisch. The local regulars would congregate there, usually just having drinks and only occasionally something to drink. To pass the time they would play cards, usually the traditional games … Continue reading Where Everybody Knows Your Game
Silent Fracas
Don’t tell me fish don’t have affrays. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Affray
No Shining Required
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Rise
Where Monoliths Go to Die
You’ve heard of elephant graveyards. This is a stone graveyard. Stones have been dragged away from here and if they are on their own, they are monoliths, I guess. To give you an understanding of the scale of the rocks, here you are: Still no … Continue reading Where Monoliths Go to Die
Fooled Me
I thought it was sweet juice, some sugary, syrupy liquid – but no! it’s a resin that is evidence of plum fruit moth infestation of the fruit. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Syrup
Room for Balls
Football (aka soccer), beach volley ball, outdoor basket ball, shot-put, tennis, outdoor handball, hockey and indoor’s: handball, basketball, indoor football, hockey, and dodge ball. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Ballroom
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