This thing is not the Confederate flag. If you want to remember history, and not merely display your racism, you should be aware of that.

As I’ve said before: this is not the Confederate flag (and they went through quite a few designs). It is the (elongated) battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia.

When this whole Corona mess is behind us, I’m gonna have to go into my parents’ attic and have a look – I’m pretty sure there’s a lot of “old crap” still there, because our family almost never throws anything away. I know there’s a meat mincer from the very early 1900s.

My family has one of those, too, although it’s probably not quite as old. It was still occasionally in use until my grandparents died in the early 2000s (though not for milking).

That. Although legal drinking age here in Germany is 14 (under supervision of a parent or legal guardian).

Especially since we’re being told again that property is so much more important than human lives.

“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”

So how’re we gonna call this new style? Dukec Dentals? Dukec Dam(n)?

Also “radio”.

These are the armchair operators who desperately want to be Special Forces but couldn’t cut it.

Now I can’t unsee it. Thanks a lot.

Good grief, that front bumper is horrible. At first I thought it was just another bad photoshop. Propotions are totally off in the side-view, too, and the Hofmeister kink is apparently gone for good. I want Chris Bangle back.

The systemic problem goes deeper though. Police also need to stop hiring people who are clearly unsuited for the job, and start giving decent training to those they do hire (that alone would go a long way).

See Boeing. Not that I don’t think VW doesn’t deserve everything they get thrown at, and more.

The trouble is my grandma wrote her recipes down in Kurrent script, and she had a really terrible scrawl (which is really an unfortunate combination). In short, I’ve managed to decipher maybe two thirds, and they’re usually not the interesting bits – apart from the fact that these recipes are more by way of a memor aid…

Modern Audis are bland. Modern BMWs are bland and garishly ugly at the same time.

The idea is that you’re supposed to stay together till death do you part.

Tastes differ. Personally I love horseradish (especially with cold cuts of veal), and like cilantro well enough (so for me, it certainly doesn’t “taste like soap”), but I find cucumbers/gherkins disgusting, and melons make me literally sick. Apparently, it’s genetic.

The Latin invenire, from which invent is derived, literally means “to find,” “to discover.” ;o)

Yes, these type of inventions are a slow and gradual process and don’t come from nothing, but only those who are successful (e.g. Benz and Daimler) and/or good self-promoters (like Tesla) are remembered.