May 24, 2012

YOU do the math...


A German proverb says:


A fence lasts three years...





A dog lasts three fences...






A horse lasts three dogs...





And a man lasts three horses.




I had NEVER heard of a "German" proverb before.   Germans are much too busy being practical than to sit around conjuring up German streudels of wisdom.  Chinese?  Yes.  Irish? Yes, altho it is referred to as a "saying".  But German?  Believe me, I come from a LONG line of Germans so I can definitively say this ain't no Deutsche Schmartz (not really a German word, but sure sounds like one).  If it was, this chain of survival alllllll would have started with the life span of a keg of beer.  Which actually...is barely long enough to bother mentioning.  So maybe it IS German after all!!!  Germans, too practical to state the obvious.  I'm sure my Opa would agree.


Haben einen wunderschonen Donnerstag meine freunde...

--Kathy


18 comments:

  1. I like that proverb - I've not heard it before.
    I love your pictures as well.

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  2. This is a very funny ( and probably true) proverb! Love the photo here if your cooperative dog!

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  3. Now that was very interesting, and quite different a post (blog post not fence post). Great photos as usual, too!

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  4. Now this is a fun, fun post...I must remember that!! And your pics are terrific, perfect!!

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  5. Ok, I seriously am trying to do this math, but my brain is totally dead! Is it 81? Lovely pictures!

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  6. You crack me up! Great perspective on the dog & the horses.

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  7. beautiful photos aside ~ you are a hoot! I also come from a long line of Germans...on my dad's side...with some Russian Jew thrown in on my mother's side...did NOT make for a harmonious combination. But I digress. I never thought about the lack of German proverbs, but you make a keen observation!

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  8. I'm terrible at math!!! LOVE the photos Kathy...your pup is like "whatever...you're bothering me"!!

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  9. lol...as always, I come here and end up with a smile and a laugh! :)

    That dog is precious!

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  10. Ha, ha, this was great and loved all your math shots!

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  11. I have to admit, I did not know that Germans had proverbs either! But this is definitely a good one and your photos are great!

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  12. Love it - but my head is spinning . . . say wha??

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    1. Haha Barb...took ME quite a while..and I'm still not sure I got it right :)

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  13. I'm doing the math and that's 1+1+1+1=four fantastic photos! German proverb or not.
    There's a great game where you are given the first part of the proverb and each participant must create the ending for it. "Wise and Otherwise". Always fun to play.

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  14. There you go again making me smile.. I not even going to try to do the math.. Its late and I have had two glasses of wine.. But I must say the photos looks wonderful...

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  15. I visited Germany , my Father spoke German, I had never heard this until today. Wonderful! Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop Big Hugs xo

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