isn’t this from fallout new vegas
Honestly, as a German I can not quite understand the obsession of the English speaking world with the question whether a word exists or not. If you have to express something for which there is no word, you have to make a new one, preferably by combining well-known words, and in the very same moment it starts to exist. Agree?
Deutsche Freunde, could you please create for me a word for the extreme depression I feel when I bend down to pick up a piece of litter and discover two more pieces of litter?
- um = around
- die Welt = world
- die Umwelt = environment
- ver = prefix to indicate something difficult or negative, a change that leads to deterioration or even destruction that is difficult to reverse or to undo, or a strong negative change of the mental state of a person
- der Müll = garbage, trash, rubbish, litter
- -ung = -ing
- die Vermüllung = littering
- ver- = see before
- zweifeln = to doubt
- -ung = see before
- die Verzweiflung = despair, exasperation, desperation
die Umweltvermüllungsverzweiflung = …
This is a german compound on the spot master class and I am LIVING
This is one of the reasons why I used to love studying German. I hope to go back to it some day…
THIS IS WHY GERMANS CHEAT ON THE WORD LIMIT AT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES
Ooooooh! THIS is why we are not allowed to write our exams in German at international universities. Now I understand!
nature documentary but the narration is just weird enough to make you question it
“Some fish can walk out of water, so remember that next time.”
“You might think you’re safe, but horses are omnivores”
Study: Only 40% Of Mice Have Little Welcome Mat, Doorway Leading To Tiny Home Inside Wall
CAMBRIDGE, MA—In a troubling revelation concerning the living conditions of millions nationwide, a Harvard University study confirmed Wednesday that only 40 percent of mice in the continental U.S. have a little welcome mat and doorway leading to a tiny home inside a wall. “Our research shows that, disturbingly, less than half of American mice can afford their own home, defined for this purpose as a space entered through the wainscoting where they sit at a table made from a spool of thread, eat off bottle-cap dishes, and sleep in an adorable sardine-can bed,” said lead researcher Susan Lord, adding that only the top 15 percent of rodents are able to decorate their residence with framed photos of cheese, beer-coaster area rugs, and wee “Home Sweet Home” signs hanging over their doors. “Moreover, only 25 percent of these creatures occupy a place big enough to house a hairbow-bedecked wife with large eyelashes and their children. Unfortunately, only the wealthiest 7 percent own a set of matching nightcaps for their darling family to wear while snoring in unison at night.” Lord went on to say that 90 percent of these mice have such inadequate living spaces that the rollicking chases that constitute the bulk of their workdays usually conclude with the pursuing cat having its face stuck inside their doorways.
‘As You Can See, They Are Quite Harmless,’ Says Uber Representative Guiding Detective Through Warehouse Of Sleeping Autonomous Cars
SAN FRANCISCO—During an investigation Tuesday into the first pedestrian fatality caused by a driverless automobile, an Uber representative reportedly told a National Transportation Safety Board detective, “As you can see, they are quite harmless,” while showing him a warehouse full of sleeping autonomous cars. “Look around if you’d like, detective, but I’m sure you’ll find all our driverless vehicles to be docile, gentle machines wholly incapable of any real harm,” said Uber spokesperson Jonathan Michaels, who calmly gestured to the thousands of dormant cars lining the dark, sprawling facility and told the investigator their programming prevents them from “hurting a fly, let alone the humans they are designed to serve.” “You have nothing to fear, I assure you, as these unmanned cars are built in accordance with sophisticated directives that ensure they strictly follow my voice commands. I would be glad to offer you a demonstration, but with all due respect, you’re wasting your time here.” At press time, the discouraged NTSB detective was turning around to leave when one of the autonomous vehicles suddenly awoke from low-power mode and, as if winking, flashed a single headlight at him.
