Saturday 28 January 2006

Guten Tag!

It's been pressing on my mind lately: What would I do if I woke up German?

Initially I wouldn't realize anything was wrong, but then when I spoke to my flatmate in the morning, I would wonder why she was talking so funny. I would assume she was just being random, but then the radio and my Bible would also be in a language I could not understand! It would be horrible! I asked my mum what she would do if she woke up German and she gave me a look which said in an instant 'where did this child come from?' I did not give up, and asked her the next day 'Mum, have you thought yet about what might happen if you woke up German?' She had thought about it and said 'Yes! And I thought it would be especially confusing if I was in France at the time!' and gave me a look which said in an instant 'is that a strange enough answer to make you leave me alone for a while?' It was, and I did. I was delighted.

1 comment:

OddBabble said...

thebluefish said...
the word german will forever be associated with paula and come now is the time to worship... personally...

Sat Jan 28, 09:01:00 PM 2006


Andy said...
As someone who wakes up next to someone who wakes up German EVERY morning there are one or two misaprehensions in your blog.

First - should you wake up German, you would of course speak English: albeit accented in spoken - but you'd read and write it too. SO there would be one issue dealt with.

Secondly - if you woke up German: you would not be confused, as you'd have a list of all the things that you needed to accomplish that day. Silly

I think the real problem would come if you went to sleep in your own bed in your own house and then woke up and you, bed and house had somehow been transported to Germany. Now THAT would freak ANYONE out - for the Germans reading this: streichholzschechtelchen)

Sun Jan 29, 11:34:00 AM 2006


Alison said...
Vell I vake up german every day and I get by...even zo I speak not ze german. So do not vurry about it young Babble.

Sun Jan 29, 02:48:00 PM 2006


Anonymous said...
I find a more pressing question how would you cope if you were suddenly transported to the arctic with only a broardsheet newspaper? how would you survive?

Mon Jan 30, 10:52:00 AM 2006


Anonymous said...
anonymous?

Would you have a dog with you?

DM
http://loudest.livejournal.com/

Mon Jan 30, 04:37:00 PM 2006


Peter D said...
Hah Dave do you mean, "komm now iz ze time to vorship"?

Mon Jan 30, 11:25:00 PM 2006


Anonymous said...
No dog just a broadsheet newpaper.

Tue Jan 31, 11:19:00 AM 2006


thebluefish said...
Ah yes, Dr Dray. Though still only my second funniest Paula Love moment of the week. But I guess you'd rather forget that...

Tue Jan 31, 01:03:00 PM 2006


OddBabble said...
Well, I guess I would rip it into little pieces, mix it with my spittle and faeces, and make a papier mache vessel on which to sail to civilization.

Wed Feb 01, 10:01:00 AM 2006


Anonymous said...
Intresting and creative. I go for the stuffing it down my clothes to trap more air, try and find a colony of penguin to huddle with for warmth and hope to be rescued by the next wildlife phototgrapher that comes along - this of course would only work in the Antarctic

Wed Feb 01, 01:44:00 PM 2006


OddBabble said...
I like it. I especially like the idea of huddling with penguins. Snuggletastic.

Who are you?

Wed Feb 01, 03:32:00 PM 2006


Sarah said...
Oh, I was feeling sleepy anyway, but snuggling with penguins, I'm nearly off me chair!

Wed Feb 01, 03:45:00 PM 2006


Anonymous said...
Wouldn't they peck you? They look much more pecky than cuddly.

DM

Wed Feb 01, 04:32:00 PM 2006


Anonymous said...
I think that they would be far to busy worrying about keeping warm than pecking you would just be grateful for your added body heat. you could also keep them entertained by reading them segments from the newpaper you have stuffed down your clothes.

I am Alix http://gangsteral.livejournal.com/

Wed Feb 01, 04:46:00 PM 2006


étrangère said...
If I woke up German here it'd not be any more problem than waking up British here. I'd still have to speak French... I mean, have you never noticed that you don't really notice what language you think in? I had a brief exchange with someone in German the other day without even consciously noting that it was German until a friend said afterwards that it was confusing because it wasn't Dutch. The brain is a strange and amazing thing.

Wed Feb 01, 04:49:00 PM 2006


Anonymous said...
This just made my and James' day!

XX Lisa

Sun Feb 26, 11:34:00 PM 2006