Gott gib Hirn / Gott lass Hirn regnen
English translation: While God is raining brains, are we holding umbrellas?
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| 2 | While God is raining brains, are we holding umbrellas? |
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| 2 | Oh Lord, throw brains from above |
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While God is raining brains, are we holding umbrellas? Explanation: I can't come up with a standard, witty English expression (I guess it would have to be completely different from the German, and it really depends on the situation), but just for fun I did a quick search on Google and found this lecture title: "While God is raining brains, are we holding umbrellas? The role of Modern Geostatistics in spatiotemporal analysis and mapping." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 30 mins (2005-02-17 13:31:11 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or maybe something like: \"If only brains grew on trees!\" |
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35 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1When God dealt out stupidity... Explanation: he/she/whoever got served twice Bloss ein Gedanke. Beleuchtet die eigentliche Aussage natürlich von der anderen Seite. |
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Oh Lord, throw brains from above Explanation: Another version of this German saying is "Oh Herr, schmeiß Hirn vom Himmel" which could be translated into English as "Lord, throw brains from above" meaning "Lord help us/this guy/these people with some wisdom (or: deliver us from stupidity)". There are some Google hits - and not only from German (probably translated) websites. |
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