Sheep follow their frontman or rather, front-sheep. If he or she takes a wrong turn, they all go wrong.
Two days ago in a small town in Frankonia a group of sheep got separated from their main group. And the ewe in front decided to go shopping. She was the catalyst that let about 50 sheep into a discount supermarket. Ironically, the chain of markets operates with the slogan: “First, go to Penny!”
Watch the event here.
I use tallies to communicate numbers with my illiterate, non-German speaking students. Easy, I thought before the first time I tried it. I had to learn that tallying – you know, four vertical lines and one diagonal one signifies five – is not a universal concept. Even the ones that had some schooling do not know the concept. Quite a few have a hard time understanding and learning it.
PS re: the title – Yes, I just had a famous episode of Star Trek on my you tube feed.
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Adventure
Both these towers are old. The “Blue Hat” on the left is about 750 years old and was part of the town’s fortifications. The one on the right is the main tower of the castle ruin close by, reputedly 900 years old. Whenever I get … Continue reading Spatiotemporal perspective
Sometimes I check up on a prompt with either a synonym dictionary or a German-English dictionary simply because my photos are tagged in German and I want a few options when I’m looking for a fitting photo. Funnily, this time “incipient” had four adjective translations on dict.leo.org and the first noun given was “incipient jowls”. I immediately knew what I was going to post.
I mean, look at the guy. That kind of mutton chops must be worn to conceal incipient jowls! Why else!
PS: In case you’re wondering it’s the German emperor Wilhelm I, how he is usually depicted on war memorials in remembrance of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870-71, the last one “we” “won”.
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Incipient
is another one’s poison. There is this story that American forces dropped parcels with food and necessities after wwII to the starving German population. The parcels had “gift” written on them. And the Germans felt mocked: they’re dropping food and they have the audacity to … Continue reading One man’s gift
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