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Right On Time
This is definitely one of my favorite rituals over here. Like the reliable old groundhog back home, at least one weird animal sighting is guaranteed to take place in Germany during the so-called...
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Speaking Of Predictability
Zum Sommer gehört auch Günter Grass (Günter Grass is also a part of sommer – predictable as he is, just like those other Sommerloch monsters mentioned below). This time the grand old man of letters...
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Let The Pre-Sommerloch Activities Begin
Long before the official Sommerloch activities do, I mean. You know. The Sommerloch? That time of year in Germany when the people who manufacture the news are on vacation so the skeleton crew back at...
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Sommerloch Tornado Coming This Way!
The German Sommerloch is famous for being the time for scary none-news news reports. It is also famous for being the time for reports about scary non-animal animals, too. That is why everybody is all...
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German Sommerloch Update: Truck Spills Lots Of Carrots
And “the cleanup work took a pretty long time.” Die Aufräumarbeiten dauerten ziemlich lange.
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German Sommerloch Update: Office Chairs Incorrectly Adjusted For Many Employees
Especially for the ones still on their Sommerloch summer vacations, I bet. Sitting for long periods strains the spine. Many desk workers therefore complain about backache. Correctly adjusting the...
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Cows Step On Somebody In Germany
Finally, some good news! A “cow-trampling drama” has taken place. If Sommerloch items like this are finally getting reported again then the Corona Panic must be just about over with and we are rapidly...
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If Foxes Aren’t Stealing Your Shoes…
I was still digesting the shoe fetishist fox. Now wild boars are ripping off people’s laptops. While they’re nude bathing. Even during the corona hysteria era the Sommerloch must go on (journalists...
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Haven’t had one of these in ages…
One of these fake animal sightings in the summer in Germany (search above for “Sommerloch” or “silly season”). You know, these “scary” none-news news reports used as filler during summer vacation...
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