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.”
Click here to learn more about the term “Denglish.”
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Oh God, My Wife Is German. 
Reblogged this on thepsycheofdree and commented:
This story is too cute! I want to learn German so bad.
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Thank you for the reblog, Articticaudrey! And congrats on your new blog!
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Thank you. You are so nice. I love how you reply back to everyone who talks to you :)
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Why thank you for noticing, Artisticaudrey! I try to speak with everyone who takes time out of their day to read our posts. They’re really the best people. :)
Have a fantastic Monday! (If there is such a thing.) :)
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Haha, thousand feet worm! Excellent description.
We had a house centipede in our kitchen once – probably because we live so close to the Pfalz. Those things are TERRIFYING!
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I hear you, sister.
Thank you for reading and commenting! Have a great weekend!
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