From: Michael O'Quinn <michael_at_oquinn.info>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 16:55:28 -0800 (PST)

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003, roland wrote:

> sounds right!
> i think i can trust the native english speaker :)
> ´
> many thanks
> roland
>
> ps: is stopped translating german sayings myself a long time ago - my
> teacher laughed too often about my tryings in school :D damn - tell me
> why you english guys make mountains out of molehills and NOT elephants
> out of mosquitos, as we germans do :D

Probably has something to do with the miles and miles (kilometers and
kilometers...) of open plains on the central US. All that open land, all
those moles digging holes.

Just my 2 cents.

Michael
Received on 2003-12-18