Category Archives: Confessions of a Bad German

Stupid Sex Tricks: Berlin police demonstrate proper birth control

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Or…something:A good thing I could never stand on my head, is all I can say.

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Sometimes, these quizzes really do work!

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Check out what I scored on this Facebook quiz: You are German…You are precise yet romantic, efficient yet dreamy, friendly yet somewhat suspicious of others. You rarely smile, but when you do it’s very meaningful. You like it best when … Continue reading →

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Berlin Wall/German Reunification: Still believe in the Evil Russians?

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Then you’re about to get a nasty surprise. Svetlana Savranskaya of the National Security Archive in Washington, DC, has some news for you:Mikhail Gorbachev didn’t need no Ronnie Ray-Gun telling him to tear down that wall; he was already doing … Continue reading →

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Berlin Wall/German reunification: Still believe in the myth of the “freedom-hating” communist East?

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Prepare for another big shocker, then. This landed in my mailbox yesterday: Washington, D.C., November 8, 2009 – Just before the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago, even the hardline Czechoslovak Communist leaders called for the opening of … Continue reading →

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Berlin Wall/German reunification: Still believe in the myth of the “freedom-loving” capitalist west?

Posted on November 7, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A short history of the Berlin Wall. The very fitting song is “Wind of Change”, by the Scorpions–a German band. Who the hell needs those fucking U2 poseurs and their new, CAPITALIST wall of shame?Sometimes, it pays to be on … Continue reading →

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A bizarre dream I had the other night, or, L’esprit de l’escalier

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Staircase/bookshelf designed by Tim Sloan, featured in Marie Claire Maison. Now this is what I call a dream worth having!I’ve been debating with myself about whether or not I should blog this, because it’s so embarrassing and personal and silly, … Continue reading →

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How drunk does one have to be?

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Ahem. Before I get on with the bile-bucketing, I thought y’all might like a little mood music. Maestro, hit it, please:Ah, that was soothing. So how about that Rory Carroll? I know he must do an awful lot of drinking … Continue reading →

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More Music for a Sunday: So pretty, so plagiarized

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Sabina Becker

The other day, El Duderino uncovered a shocker: A German group called Cordalis (a father/son/daughter group apparently, never heard of ’em till now) has plagiarized this beautiful song by Bolivia’s revered folk group, Kalamarka:…which I took it on myself to … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: One more thing not to do while driving

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Via “Andy” at IKN, a link that brings back some unpleasant memories for Your Humble One: Swedish police suspect a German truck driver was on drugs and masturbating while he wrecked his rig south of the western city of Borås … Continue reading →

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Why have we not heard of Marwa al-Sherbini?

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Sabina Becker

First, a bit of backgrounder, courtesy of al-Jazeera–the only major English-speaking network to have given this shocking murder story ANY coverage:And now, I weigh in. When I googled for Marwa’s story, to find out the particulars, I got this blog … Continue reading →

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