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Bullying Goats and Dive-Bombing Vultures

Jun 22, 2013 by Daniel McBane 1 Comment

Bird of Prey Show Edersee

I spent last week in my mom’s hometown in The Middle Of Nowhere, Germany, for a cousin’s wedding—The Middle of Nowhere is officially called Affoldern, but only the ten farmers who live there know that. In between various wedding-related activities and obligations, we got the chance to take my two-year-old nephew to a nearby wildlife […]

Filed Under: Germany Tagged With: animals, Germany, children

Funny Sign Teaches Toilet Brush Use

Jun 19, 2013 by Daniel McBane 4 Comments

Funny Sign Toilet Brush

I spent last week in my mother’s hometown, an area of Germany with more pigs than people, for a cousin’s wedding. I found this helpful sign teaching toilet brush use in the bathroom of our bed and breakfast. You might be able to guess this, but ‘falsch‘ means ‘incorrect’, ‘fast richtig‘ means ‘almost correct’ and […]

Filed Under: Germany, Funny Photos Tagged With: toilet, funny signs, Germany, funny image

I Can’t Believe Some People Still Force Their Dogs to Walk

May 22, 2013 by Daniel McBane 5 Comments

Dog in Baby Carriage

I saw a lot of dogs at a recent street festival in Berlin, but this was the only one with a caring owner. All the other dogs were forced to walk everywhere. And they didn’t even get to wear a necklace of plastic flowers…

Filed Under: Funny Photos, Germany Tagged With: funny image, animals, Germany, Berlin

Winter Photos of Berlin and the Hell I Endured to Get Them

Mar 2, 2013 by Daniel McBane 6 Comments

Molecule Man Icy Spree

I’m going to do something different this week and put up a post of photos. This is generally only done by good photographers, but I’m going to buck that trend. Besides, as the author of a post on how to take crappy pictures, I feel I should demonstrate just how qualified I am to be […]

Filed Under: Germany Tagged With: Germany, Berlin, winter, photography, HDR

Why Taking Your Child to a Beer Garden Is a Good Thing

Nov 6, 2012 by Daniel McBane 11 Comments

Playground at a Beergarden Berlin

Beer and liquor companies may not be allowed to advertise to children, but that doesn’t mean that children don’t drive sales. I wrote in a recent post that the main thing I learned from staying with my sister and her family is not to have kids. I also learned that, if I did have a […]

Filed Under: Germany Tagged With: beer, children, Germany

Hot Dog Man – The Stereotypical American

Oct 25, 2012 by Daniel McBane 3 Comments

American Hot Dog Character Berlin

This mascot outside a fast food restaurant near the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin seems to show what the world really thinks of Americans. Except that he’s thin.

Filed Under: Germany, Funny Photos Tagged With: funny image, Germany, culture, Berlin

What a Crappy Children’s Book!

Sep 4, 2012 by Daniel McBane 6 Comments

Baby Arik Chef Hat

I’m staying with my sister in Berlin, Germany right now. She has a 14-month-old son and I’ve learned a lot from seeing my sister’s and her husband’s new lives. First and foremost: don’t have kids. Second, if you ignore my advice, crap will become a big part of your life. From changing diapers 38 times […]

Filed Under: Germany Tagged With: Germany, book, crap

First Hasselhoff, Now Money Boy: Thanks a Lot German Speakers

Aug 30, 2012 by Daniel McBane 1 Comment

First they launched David Hasselhoff’s singing career, now German speakers have found another way to invite the world’s ridicule. Meet Money Boy, an Austrian (at least he’s not from Germany—you have no idea how happy that makes me) “rapper”. When I first saw this video, I thought (for obvious reasons) that he’s just some guy […]

Filed Under: Germany Tagged With: Money Boy, music video

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As the more astute among you may have guessed, my name is Daniel McBane. I've been traveling and working overseas for almost ten years now and have finally decided to document some of the strange, crazy or just plain funny encounters and observations from my travels. I've also added a travel guide section, figuring I should reward my four readers by providing at least something of use. Read more on my about page.

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