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12:25 Dec 15, 2013 |
English to German translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / Bildungssystem/USA | |||||||
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5 +1 | too dumb to pour piss out of a boot - zu dumm zum... |
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5 | ohne Gebrauchsanweisung ... aus einem Stiefel |
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ohne Gebrauchsanweisung ... aus einem Stiefel Explanation: Zitat aus "Tote Lügen Nicht" - Roman v. Kathy Reichs Ich schätze "Sohle" braucht man nicht unbedingt "Jeden Tag sind die von Zivilisten unmgeben, die so verdammt lustlos sind, dass sie ohne Gebrauchsanweisung nicht mal Pisse aus einem Stiefel kippen könnten" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2013-12-15 13:33:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Original title "Deja Dead" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2013-12-15 13:55:49 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The urban dictionary actually does list the expression with "heel" You're so dumb you couldn't pour piss out of a boot with the instructions written on the heel! I like this one: If brains were bird shit, he'd have a clean cage. Hundreds of others - unfortunately all in English: http://www.humournet.com/misc.humour/full_deckisms.txt -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2013-12-15 15:07:32 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- How about the proverbial "Klein Fritzchen"? "Klein Fritzchen hat inzwischen so wenig gelernt, dass er kaum ein A von einem B unterscheiden kann ohne nachzuschlagen - vorausgesetzt er lernen dürfte wie's geht" Reference: http://tinyurl.com/pkrpcpe |
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too dumb to pour piss out of a boot - zu dumm zum... Explanation: this is just an expression to illustrate how dumb /uneducated someone can be - pick an equivalent in German zu dumm zum ... |
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