RE: [Cz-L] Czernowitz expressions of doubtful origin from cornel fleming on 2008-07-10 (The Czernowitz-L Archive)

From: cornel fleming <cornel.fleming_at_virgin.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:08:03 +0100
To: 'Miriam Taylor' <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>, 'Czernowitz Genealogy and History' <czernowitz-l_at_list.cornell.edu>
Reply-to: cornel fleming <cornel.fleming_at_virgin.net>

All these are pretty standard Austrian expressions and not just czernowitz
usage. cornel

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[mailto:bounce-2854040-8441035_at_list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Miriam Taylor
Sent: 01 January 1904 11:19
To: Czernowitz Genealogy and History
Subject: [Cz-L] Czernowitz expressions of doubtful origin

Does anyone know the origin of the following Czernowitz sayings:

1. ACH WIE GUT IST NICHTS ZU TUHN UND NACHHER SICH AUSZURUHN
   How wonderful to do nothing and then rest from it.

2. ER LIEGT IM GRASS UND SPUKT IN DEN HIMMEL
   He lies on the grass and spits into the sky.

3. ER LEBT WIE GOT IN FRANKREICH
   He lives like god in France.

Two more sayings were used on particular occasions.

If something fell from above, no matter what it was:

ALLES GUTE KOMMT VON OBEN
everything good comes from above, meaning from God.

If a bird flying above dropped some "blessing" on you:

SEI FROH DASS KUEHE NICHT FLIEGEN

Be glad that cows do not fly.

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