Amy in Tubingen

Monday, July 17, 2006

JacqueLynn said...: OK! So I got the low down! I broke down and asked a German what the heck these creepy bugs are. I had to draw him a picture and everything, and he looks at the drawing and says, "Ohhhh, Ohrenkneifer," which means 'ear pincher.' So needless to say that didn't make me feel any better about them. Then he goes on to explain to me how they are harmless and he used to play with them when he was little. Then he started talking about a rolly-poly, and he though that the English word was cute. Anyway, I wikipediaed Ohrenkneifer, and they are earwigs, which are apparently harmless like he said but still creepy.; 11:19 AM
JacqueLynn said...: Did some more wikipedia-ing to try to remember what the German name for a rolly poley. Thought I'd just record my findings. The German word is Mauerassel, which seems odd to me because 'Mauer' means wall, and I never see them on the wall. And I even learned the real English word - woodlouse. Learn new things everyday!; 11:33 AM