have you ever...

severin · 01-29-2005, 10:51 AM

...told someone you'd do something "when it snows in the desert" or something is as likely as "snow in the sahara"

well, prepare yourself now:

http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/...653658,00.html

Coen · 01-29-2005, 10:55 AM

That's amazing! And I heard on the news that it also snowed at the coast of Morocco!

GlasgowKiss · 01-29-2005, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by severin

...told someone you'd do something "when it snows in the desert" or something is as likely as "snow in the sahara"

Nope... does that sound witty in german or something?

severin · 01-29-2005, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by GlasgowKiss

Nope... does that sound witty in german or something?

apparantly at least the second one is also a pretty common phrase in english...at least i heard so..and yes, in german both things are used...

damn those cultural gaps

ammy · 01-29-2005, 01:33 PM

naw, i think the equivilent in english is "when hell freezes over" ..

LittleWing · 01-29-2005, 01:37 PM

When pigs fly

wally · 01-29-2005, 02:56 PM

when monkeys fly out of my ass probably has a very interesting german translation

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ammy yer mom Posts: 23,180	naw, i think the equivilent in english is "when hell freezes over" ..

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LittleWing Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 1,666	When pigs fly

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wally cibohplaicos Posts: 10,310	when monkeys fly out of my ass probably has a very interesting german translation