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Hinter dem Mond leben (Living behind the moon)

Hinter dem Mond leben (Living behind the moon)

With many sayings the origin can be traced back far and often there is an exciting story behind it. Todays saying (proverb) is... ...Living behind the moon (in German: Hinter dem Mond leben) If you are possibly a little out of touch with reality, then you probably live behind the moon.  From the earthly observer, someone who lives behind the moon is at the back of it. But if you live there, you have the moon between you and the earth and therefore no view of what is happening there. Then you have no view on the reality. You are disconnected, you...

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Ich glaube mein Schwein pfeift (I think my pig whistles)

Ich glaube mein Schwein pfeift (I think my pig whistles)

Pigs actually cannot whistle at all! When something unbelievable happens, one likes to describe it with a saying that also describes unbelievable things. And because the pigs quack, scream and grunt but cannot whistle, you say "I think my pig whistles" when you are completely outraged and because something unheard of has happened.

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