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Nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben (Not having all cups in the cupboard)
With many sayings the origin can be traced back far and often there is an exciting story behind it. Todays saying (proverb) is... ...Not having all the cups in the cupboard (in German: Nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben) If you don't have all the cups in the cupboard, you're a bit crazy or not particularly clever. The origin is not exactly clear - either it comes from a similar Jewish word meaning "cleverness" or "understanding". Or the head with thoughts is compared to the cupboard with dishes. In Jewish there is a word that sounds similar and means "understanding" and...
Da lachen ja die Hühner (There laugh the chickens)
With many sayings the origin can be traced back far and often there is an exciting story behind it. Todays saying (proverb) is... ...There laugh the chickens (in German: Da lachen ja die Hühner) The proverb expresses that something is very nonsensical and ridiculous. It assumes that chickens are not so smart animals. So if even the chickens become attentive and laugh (cluck) about something, it must be really absurd. My friend said "I have seen a chicken running around headless for one week". So I answered: "There laughs the chickens". "There the chickens laugh" is related to the whistling pigs, however,...
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...
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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