Official Holiday In Berlin – “What Are We Celebrating On May 8?”

May 8, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Higher Education, History, Humility Tags: Anniversaries, Berlin, German, Germans, Germany, History, Holidays, World War II Leave a comment

Officially, it’s the 75th anniversary of the city’s “liberation” (Befreiung) as World War II ended. They couldn’t call it “Boy Did We Ever Get Our Ass Kicked Day,” I suppose.

Or maybe you could say it’s a day to commemorate the biggest daylight savings time reset ever. It’s when all the clocks in Germany were set to “zero hour.”

May 8, 1945, was ‘zero hour’ for Germany in multiple ways – Adolf Hitler was merely ash among the rubble when World War II ended in Europe. The desolate aftermath was dubbed “zero hour” by Germans — a more prescient term than they realized, for it also paved the way to rebirth.

Feiertag in Berlin – Was feiern wir am 8. Mai?

Semblance Of Normal Life Beginning In Germany

May 7, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Health, Heconomy, Helplessness, Hideology, Higher Education, Home Cooking, Hysteria Tags: Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, German, Germans, Germany, Normal, Normalcy, Restrictions Leave a comment

I mean, it’s beginning to look like the semblance of normal life that was normal life here in Germany before cornavirus hit. That kind of normal.

It may only be a semblance but that’s about all you can hope for here, people.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel set out plans Wednesday for the gradual reopening of the country after weeks-long restrictions imposed to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

Limits on social contact will remain in place until June 5, she said, but Germans can now meet with members of one other household as well as their own. People must still remain 1.5 meters apart and cover their mouths and noses in public.

Shops can reopen but with additional hygiene measures, Merkel said, speaking at a news conference following a video meeting with the prime ministers of Germany’s 16 states.

„Wir können uns ein Stück Mut leisten, aber wir müssen vorsichtig bleiben.“

German Of The Day: Antikörper

May 6, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Hi-tech, Higher Education, Home Cooking Tags: Antibodies, Blockers, Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Drugs, German, Germans, Germany, Language, Medicine, Research, Treatment Leave a comment

That means antibodies. You know, like antibodies that block coronavirus from spreading further?

German scientists have detected an antibody that blocks the coronavirus from entering cells, providing a much-needed shield for severely ill patients. While not a cure or vaccine, it is still a significant development.

“This is clearly a breakthrough that shows that we are on the right track for the development of a drug against Covid-19,” said virologist Professor Luka Cicin-Sain.

“In repeated experiments, we were able to show that this result is sustainable.”

Deutsche Forscher finden Corona-Blocker.

Germans Lousy Cooks Too

April 24, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Helplessness, High Art, Higher Education, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings, Hysteria Tags: Berlin, Cooking, Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Cuisine, German, Germans, Germany, Skills 1 Comment

“We’ve known for years that cooking competence has drastically declined in Germany,” somebody told some news agency somewhere. “But sheesh. These losers can’t cook diddly-squat. I’ve never cooked diddly-squat myself either. But still.”

Coronavirus pandemic reveals Germans’ poor cooking skills – Germans reliance on fast food and pre-cooked meals has left them with limited culinary skills when they need them most, a food industry group said. But Germans are flocking to supermarkets and rediscovering cookbooks.

“Now people stand in supermarkets and ask themselves, ‘OK how do I make a burger myself?'”

Easy Money

April 19, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hi-tech, Higher Education, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings, Hustle (Hoax), Hysteria Tags: Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Crime, Cyber Crime, Cyber Criminals, Cybercrime, Cybercriminals, German, Germans, Germany, Government Programs, Government Waste, Phishing, Scams, Waste Leave a comment

A government program that’s easy to scam? Wow. That’s never happened before.

It’s not the government’s money in the end anyway so who cares, right? Money for nothing and the click’s for free.

The government of North Rhine-Westphalia, a province in western Germany, is believed to have lost tens of millions of euros after it failed to build a secure website for distributing coronavirus emergency aid funding.

The funds were lost following a classic phishing operation.

Cybercriminals created copies of an official website that the NRW Ministry of Economic Affairs had set up to distribute COVID-19 financial aid.

Crooks distributed links to their sites using email campaigns, lured users on the sites, and collected details from locals. They then filed requests for government aid on behalf of the real users but they replaced the bank account where funds were to be wired.

I Just Had To Look

April 15, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Helplessness, Hi-tech, Hideology, Higher Education, Home Cooking Tags: Berlin, Berlin Spectator, Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Films, German, Germans, Germany, Movies Leave a comment

Having read the book…

Not. If it weren’t for Corona, I’d go watch Corona – The Movie. I mean, if it were a movie that acutally existed and all that.

‘Corona – The Movie’ is our project. First we need the kind of director who nails the son of a bitch, a guy who will not rest until the virus is turned into lasagna, in its own movie. We need a director who rocks big-time, a man whose name is Martin Scorsese.

The Cast?

Mrs. Corona: Balle Herry
The bad virologist, Professor Pandemia C. Galore: Sigourney Beaver
The good virologist, Professor Vacuna Matata: Sandra Bullocks
The protective mask: Jim Carrey
The individual on the respirator: Brad DiCaprio
The narrator: Bernie Sanders
The arrogant ICU doc: Harrison Dodge
The helpful nurse: Angela Merkel
The Sheriff: Clint Westwood

The Plot? Who cares.

Just Like In The Good Old USA

April 5, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Higher Education, Home Cooking, Hostility, Hypocrisy Tags: Angela Merkel, Anti-Americanism, Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Democracy, Donald Trump, German, Germans, Germany, Patriotism, Polls, Popularity, Solidarity, Surveys, Unity Leave a comment

Opinion: Germans rally behind Merkel amid coronavirus crisis.

A recent poll shows that Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives have seen a spike in popularity as Germany battles the coronavirus pandemic. This illustrates that our democracy is stable, says DW’s Jens Thurau.

It’s the same in the US, right? Everyone in America rallies behind the President of the United States amid the coronvirus crisis there, don’t they? It’s just what one does. Citizens forget party politics, petty personal hysterics and even the Trump Derangement Syndrome ITSELF at times of great need like these to support their government and solve a real problem. That’s just what Americans do. And that’s what’s happening in America right now, right? Right.

By the way, the same Germans who supposedly rally behind Frau Merkel still jump at every opportunity they can get – today – to continue bashing Donald Trump with as much vehemence as they can muster. So much for today’s Sunday School sermon, Deutsche Welle.

The Patron Saint Of What?

March 27, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Higher Education, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings Tags: Corona, Epidemics, German, Germans, Germany, Martyrs, Patron Saints, Religion, Saints 2 Comments

A German cathedral has dug out from a treasure chamber its collection of remains of St. Corona, the little-known Christian martyr who has been purported to be the patron saint of resisting epidemics.

But now nobody can admire Corona because of Corona.

The Aachen Cathedral had already been planning before the coronavirus outbreak to showcase the remains and an elaborate shrine to the saint as part of an exhibit of gold craftsmanship, according to Reuters.

But it has now accelerated its plans after the pandemic began sweeping across the globe — though it remains unclear when people will be able to visit the display amid strict restrictions on public gatherings.

Thanks, Party Folk

March 20, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Higher Education, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings, Hypocrisy Tags: Berlin, Corona, Corona Beer, Corona Parties, COVID-19, Curfews, German, Germans, Germany, Irresponsibility, Lockdowns, Partying, Young People, Youth Leave a comment

Or Volk, if you prefer. Thanks to you a total Corona lockdown is virtually assured now.

Confusion, defiance and parties in the park: A postcard from Berlin under coronavirus lockdown – Police had to break up several so-called “Corona Parties” on Monday evening, where hundreds of students had bought cases of Corona beer and gathered in parks.

In Berlin zum Beispiel sind die Clubs zwar geschlossen, trotzdem treffen sich viele Jugendliche einfach in Parks zum gemeinsamen Trinken.

How Do You Tittelate An Ocelot?

March 18, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Higher Education, Home Cooking, Humility, Hurt Feelings Tags: Armies, Bundeswehr, Classified Information, German, Germans, Germany, Laptops, Military, Secrets, Security 3 Comments

No, not that kind of an ocelot. The German Ozelot mobile air defense missile system kind of ocelot.

Why would you want to? Just buy an old Bundeswehr laptop on eBay for $100 that includes classified Ozelot instructions and proceed to destroy the damned thing.

VS-Nur für den Dienstgebrauch.

Observing Hermann

“Was interessiert mich mein Geschwätz von gestern?”

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