German 101

[giza]

"Ihm war kotzuebel" (He was sick as a parrot)
"Er kotzte wie ein Reiher" (He puked his guts up)

No, I'm not making this up, either

Comments

[doco.livejournal.com]

Very nice, except that you linked to the wrong article. :)

[giza.livejournal.com]

Oh, Gott in Himmel!

It's fixed now. :-)

[kellic.livejournal.com]

Hmm didn't know parrots were all that sick. :x)

[fc-greyfox.livejournal.com]

From a medical standpoint, they usually are, but don't show it. Many birds (and almost all captive birds) carry salmonella, and transmit it quite easily to people. It does little to the bird, but causes people to puke their guts out.

Then again, it could just be referring to the green color. :P