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Are they communists because they are red or because they have seized the means of production? 🤔
the means of production
We’re clearly talking about the means of REproduction
I have my bears (French)
I never heard it before, and I’m french.
We are saying “The indians are coming” though, which is racist af
Never heard it either. Missed opportunity to quote “The English are landing” (“Les anglais débarquent”, referring the Redcoats) though
Most common one in Germany is “I have my days”.
“I have my bears” does not exist in the french language.
Kindly,
A french guy.
Who would go on the internet and lie?
The Blood Moon rises once again (Hyrulian)
“Fun house” is bit of a lacking interpretation. It’s a sort of danish triple-entendre. The Danish word is “lysthus” - Literally translated it would be joy-house.
However “lyst” in this context could both mean “joy” and “lust”.Furthermore “lysthus” doesnt refer to a bordello or something like that, but a closed pavillon - A gazebo with walls. But because “lysthus” litteraly means “lusthouse” it has been used as a metaphor for bordellos and the like at times.
So then you come to “kommunister i lysthuset” where you’re both playing on the imagery of a closed pavillon and the literal word, in order to make the transferrence you’re talking about a vagina.
I love it.Je n’ai jamais entendu “avoir ses ours” ailleurs que dans des listes de vocabulaire. Quelqu’un l’a-t-il déjà entendu dans la vraie vie ?
Nope
Some other Swedish ones:
Jam in the pancake crease - Sylt i plättväcket (plätt(ar) is a small kind of pancake)
Closed for the week - Stängt för veckan
Old Lady red - Tant röd
The misery - Eländet
Month crazy - MånadsgalenI kind of like “Closed for the week” “Go away and don’t bother me, I’m closed this week due to bleeding.” :D
Japanese flag week - My friend at uni
In Korea, they refer to it as “magic” time. Take that as you will.
oh lawd he comin
A bit of context for the Indonesian one, the way “moon” is used there is similar to month, so it’s basically “the time of the month is here” said as “datang bulan”
German: there are painters in the cellar.
Scottish: got the painters in.
Some things cross language boundaries.
A common one in German is Erdbeerwoche (strawberry week).
I have never heard this expression. Which part of Germany is that from?
I have heard it in numerous places. More predominantly in west to north-west states. But I also remember that TV ads have used this term. So I would say it’s used nation-wide.
I seem to have missed it in the north east and central Germany. Then again, I don’t think I ever heard someone say something other than “Ich habe meine Tage” except for some creepy dudes with skeleton T-Shirts talking about being brave seamen that don’t fear the red sea. Which I always found kinda icky.
A common one in Guatemala is “I am with Andrés, the guy visits me once a month.”
It is used because Andrés rhymes with month (mes).
