German word of the week

The German word of the week (courtesy of Deutsche Welle) is:

Eierlegende Wollmilchsau

"Germans have, apparently, never subscribed to the premise that you can't make all the people happy all the time. That's the idea behind the word "Eierlegende Wollmilchsau." Who wouldn't be happy to have a pig that lays eggs, gives milk and produces wool before it's turned into a tasty Sunday roast? These days, the term has come to mean any person or device that's able to be used in a wide variety of ways -- like an alarm clock that makes coffee and toast or a cell phone that reminds you to pickup the dry cleaning."

According to Babel Fish, Eierlegende Wollmilchsau translates directly into English as "Egg-laying woolly milch sow".



That'll do, Eierlegende Wollmillschau. That'll do.

Law Enforcement Quote of the Week

"I don't believe it does affect my credibility at all because this is bigfoot...It would be one thing if I came out and said that I had something else that is tangible or real, but right now, as far as I'm concerned, there is no real bigfoot."

-Former Clayton County, Georgia, Police Officer Matthew Whitton, explaining why he should get his job back after being fired for perpetrating this summer's bigfoot hoax.

Officer Whitton and his former boss, Chief Jeff Turner, were featured in the Law Enforcement Quote of the Week of August 26, 2008.

Law Enforcement Quote of the Week

"Everyone who has talked down to us is going to eat their words..."

-Clayton County, Georgia, police officer Matt Whitton, responding to critics skeptical of his claim of discovering a genuine bigfoot carcass.

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"Once he perpetrated a fraud, that goes into his credibility and integrity. He has violated the duty of a police officer."

-Clayton County Police Chief Jeff Turner, explaining why Matt Whitton was being fired from his position as a police officer with Clayton County.

More bad news from Iraq

Giant badgers terrorise Iraqi port city

BASRA, Iraq (AFP) — The Iraqi port city of Basra, already prey to a nasty turf war between rival militia factions, has now been gripped by a new fear -- a giant badger stalking the streets by night.

Local farmers have caught and killed several of the beasts, but this has done nothing to dispel rumours of a bear-like monster that eats humans ...

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The creature described in the article above is the Ratel, also known as the Honey Badger. The honey badger is adept at killing venomous snakes. It is also reputed to attack the scrotums of larger mammals if provoked, and to even castrate humans.

Remember, we have to fight them there, so we don't have to fight them here.