tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post5922924839138752660..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): WWI German soldier with a cat on his head...Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-48151214161717724542015-11-22T21:30:18.250-06:002015-11-22T21:30:18.250-06:00The Garde du Corps had a lion on their helmets, th...The Garde du Corps had a lion on their helmets, this is likely what was being hinted at. He si not wearing a night shirt,that is his undershirt.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06397430223658404075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-40088218485868935282012-04-17T14:04:21.658-05:002012-04-17T14:04:21.658-05:00the pointed helmet - the pickelhaube - was made of...the pointed helmet - the pickelhaube - was made of boiled leather.<br />before 1914 all helmets for german soldiers were pickelhaubes. Then leather began to be scarcer, and also, the pickelhaube, being made of leather, afforded virtually no protection from the schrapnel that rained down from enemy artillery. When the Germans began to adopt the steel helmet that we more commonly associate with WWII, fatalaties due to schrapnel induced head injuries fell drastically. So the Germans started WWI with the pointed helmets (Pickelhaube), and ended with the coal scuttle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-20902740935362669422012-04-17T01:01:06.894-05:002012-04-17T01:01:06.894-05:00The plain soldier didn't have a spike on top -...The plain soldier didn't have a spike on top - those helmets with spikes on top were especially for the higher ranks or for parades only.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-75510285818944644492012-04-16T16:19:31.206-05:002012-04-16T16:19:31.206-05:00I'm very impressed that cat looks quite conten...I'm very impressed that cat looks quite content on the helmet. My cats would not just sit camly like that especially if we are outside.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-51210726761182089302012-04-16T16:05:09.633-05:002012-04-16T16:05:09.633-05:00Wait, didn't the German helmets from that era ...Wait, didn't the German helmets from that era usually have big spikes on top?Blinde Schildpadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12089901404619251224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-39217507741385455362012-04-16T10:59:36.344-05:002012-04-16T10:59:36.344-05:00German here.
A hangover is called "Kater&quo...German here.<br /><br />A hangover is called "Kater" (the male version of a cat) and once (more or less serious) came from the word "Katarrh"/catarrh.<br />"Katzenjammer" is just the longer version of Kater.<br /><br />But I don't know anything about "A cat on your head"...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-44039207868772781132012-04-10T18:55:56.091-05:002012-04-10T18:55:56.091-05:00Is'nt having "a cat on your head" a ...Is'nt having "a cat on your head" a slang for having a hangover in German?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-2763503986020134292010-06-20T14:50:21.334-05:002010-06-20T14:50:21.334-05:00Oh, I know how to fix it - but then I couldn't...Oh, I know how to fix it - but then I couldn't laugh at my original mistake.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-46967367595139219562010-06-20T13:46:07.557-05:002010-06-20T13:46:07.557-05:00Oh, comma splices never hurt anyway. Just put ...Oh, comma splices never hurt anyway. Just put 'while' in front of 'wearing a nightshirt' and put 'and' in front of 'standing in front of..." As long as you have your Oxford comma you'll be fine!<br /><br />(Why yes, I can be a pedantic ass, why do you ask?)hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14664942400486395078noreply@blogger.com