German language

Submitted by myth (Germany), Jul 18, 2011 at 12:18

Charming it is to find the German word Schadenfreunde to illuminate the world of terrorists just short of going pro. When a child I learned "Messer, Schere, Feuer, Licht sind für kleine Kinder nicht." The false grammar rhymes. It says knife,scissors,fire and light are not made for little children.

Bomb, rifle and rock make a fool on Daniel Pipes' blog.

In these modern times the truth still dies hard. A fool who blows up into a thousand pieces will find himself worth one thousand fools, not one.

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