POD on this 31 August

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POD on this 31 August - WINNER

maryse pey�

POD on this 31 August - WINNER

Dear friends,

I had a handful of candidates but what a handful !

You made my day ! Now �TO HAVE BATS IN THE BELFRY � :

The Special Prize for Right Deduction to Julia who gave the daffynition, ie : to be insane. In French the expression is �TO HAVE A SPIDER ON THE CEILING �

Valentina and Douglas, if ever you run a restaurant I would book my place, promised !

Les you deserve the Special Prize of the Actual British Humor !

Marion I am OK for a free equipment ! That �s very kind of you.

And the winner is .... how difficult it is to choose... DOUGLAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSS ! because his granny is a very special woman !

By the way what is the equivalent in your language of this expression ?

1 Sep 2011

Olindalima ( F )

I think Portuguese have " little monkeys in the attic ". Smile

1 Sep 2011

maryse pey�

Hi Olinda,

thanks for your answer dear ! I adore this kind of expression changing with the country. I think it is really interesting to hear how a language works !

Plenty of hugs.

1 Sep 2011

moravc

the Czech phrase for "have bats in the belfry"
"m�t o kolečko v�c" = "he has one wheel more" (one wheel more than he needs)
(I suppose the phrase was about the metal "wheels" in the old mechanical watches)

stra�� mu ve vě�i = "he has ghosts in the tower"

There is another phrase about a "slow brain"
"kape mu na karbid" = "(water) is dropping on (his) carbide"
This experssion comes from the old mine lamps, consisting of carbide and water. The water was dropping very slowly. So it shows that the person is a very slow thinker.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbide_lamp

I recommend you "Beasts in my Belfry" by Gerald Durrell. He�s a great writer!

2 Sep 2011

maryse pey�

Hi Nika,

interesting ! I love this instrutive kind of sharing.

Plenty of hugs dear.

2 Sep 2011