German Idioms related to "Stooopid People"

I'm rather fond of these German idioms used to describe dumb people. Maybe because of the images they conjure up in my mind or maybe because they are a little different from the English equivalents.

Next time you are practicing your German why not throw in one of these to the mix to earn some Brownie points? My problem is that I can ONLY speak in idioms because I haven't learnt anything else in the language yet!

Anyway - here is my list of stooopid idioms:

Cartoon by Cartertoons

"Dumm wie Bohnenstroh sein" 

As dumb as a bundle of bean straw

(thick as two short planks)

"Sie hat nicht alle Tassen im Schrank"

She doesn't have all her cups in the cupboard

(she's not all there)

Die dümmsten Bauern ernten die dicksten Kartoffeln

The most stupid farmers harvest the biggest potatoes 

(dumb people are often very lucky)

Das Ei will klüger sein als die Henne

The egg wants to be smarter than the hen

German Idioms related to "The Little Boys Room"

Every language has interesting ways to describe the act of going to the toilet or "popping to the loo" as we say in the UK. In fact, bathroom idioms are part of everyday life not just in English but in German too. 

Here are a few German language expressions that I have found related to the WC. If you know of any more I would be very interested to hear them.  

Cartoon by Hule

"Wo der König allein hingeht" 

Where the king goes alone

"Sie sind ebenso schmutzig wie Toilettenpapier"

You're just as dirty as toilet paper

"Das stille Örtchen"

The quiet place (the toilet)

"Wo der Kaiser zu Fuß hingeht"

Where the Kaiser goes on foot

I imagine a king every time I go to the loo now. It makes the whole "process" a lot more fun :P  

German Idioms: Sausages

I recently discovered that there are a surprising amount of German idioms involving sausages! Well, it’s not really that surprising considering that there are over 1,000 different types of sausages in Germany!

Author - Peng 13:23, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

I just had to walk into my small local supermarket to appreciate the huge variety on offer. In fact the selection of German sausages is so huge that it’s difficult to choose which one to buy, especially when you don’ know the difference between Kochwurst, Rotwurst, Beutelwurst, Rohwurst, Brühwurst, Würstchen, Bochwurst and Frankfurter (now that one I do know!).

Anyway, maybe I’ll do a post about actual sausages once I do my research and try some of them out. In the meantime, here are a few fun sausagey idioms for you.

"In der Not schmeckt die Wurst auch ohne Brot"

In hardship, the sausage is just as delicious without bread

"Alles hat ein Ende, nur die Wurst hat zwei"

Everything has an end, only sausages have two

"Es geht um die Wurst/Wurscht"

It’s a matter of sausage (do or die)

"Das ist mir wurst"

That's sausage to me (I couldn't care less) 

So, I hope that wasn't all "sausage" to you. This is the end of the post. After all, everything has an end...except sausages, of course!