Has your spouse ever shrieked about a spider running across the living room floor? Has he or she called to you for help because a big, disgusting moth came in the window? What about larger problems, like birds or bats trapped in the house? And heaven forbid a true monster ever claws its way into your precious domicile; something which absolutely cannot be subdued with a wad of squeamishly-handled tissue paper or a phone book wielded with a grossly unnecessary amount of killing power.
No, a real beast would make anyone freak right the hell out, so imagine the terror I experienced when my German wife entered our bathroom and cried out to me:
THE WIFE: “There is a thousand-feet worm in the bathtub!”*
*It was a centipede, or “Tausendfüßler.”
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Oh God, My Wife Is German. 
Reminds me if my parents calling those bugs “Thousand Leggers.” They being from Europe and reading your wife’s name for them makes me think its a European term of sorts. Thanks for the great story; you made me giggle and it brought back memories. 😄
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Right on, Sugarbee! Glad you liked it!
Please keep reading and have a wonderful day!
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ahahaha the thousand feed worm….yep thats how we call them lol
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What a great translation! I love it. If you think of any more, please share them with us, Susanne!
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yes reminds me of a Au-pair story in England about 20 years ago. My time in England started off working as an Au-pair there. And another Au-pair friend told me this hillarious story. The guest mother told her to clean the front door with Mr. Sheen. The poor girl must have waited for about an hour to see Mr. Sheen appear, to help her cleaning the front door but he never arrived. Finally asking the guest mother about it when Mr. Sheen would arrive she was then been told that Mr. Sheen is the cleaning solution haha….here in Germany we call it Mr. Propper…..:-)
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Haw! Oh man. That poor Au-pair. I feel so bad for her. :)
Thank you for the comment, Susanne! Now, I’m off to the store for some Mr. Popper! :)
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oh btw, are you any suprised about the word? after all that little bugger has got a lot of feet, doesnt he lol
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Not anymore. I am now totally familiar with the German slant toward extreme literalism. :)
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