From: Brian Wolven <brian.wolven_at_verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 21:23:10 -0500

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

Because making elephants out of mosquitoes requires massive manipulation of
DNA, whereas making mountains out of molehills only requires massive
manipulation of dirt. The consequences of failure are far less severe for
the latter.
Received on 2003-12-18