I do understand that as I know my dad is doing that as well.
A lot of times, my family are talkers by nature and jokers. It is nothing to see any of us just making conversation with strangers and being asked who was that. LOL
Weekend activities! (old thread reanimated)
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You, in the US are much more open to talk with other unknown people.
Not here in Germany.
But I am a 1/2 Austrian so we are different.
Much more friendly to strangers.
My mother always told me :
friendliness is for free
Even to one who you totally dislike, stay friendly.
This way one will beat him totally
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I will say that it takes a lot more resistance to not to joke around a stranger than to talk as you do not know how a stranger will take your humor. LOL
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Humors a different, thats very true
Even in a small country like Germany
the humor of Bavarians is different from those of the Prussians. 
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Found funny things today at the flea market .
One I have to show you.
A real âbavarian itemâ dated 1901.
Will take fotos tomorrow
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Looking forward to seeing your âfindsâ, Franz!
A lot of fotos.
But funny ones.
Pure Art Noveau.
Neither important, nor of great value.
The spell :
âHier verwahrt, Sorgâ erspartâ
Saved here, worries (troubles) saved.
Dated 07. 30. 01 ( = 1901)
Its a kind of cash box, gifted by a painter to a friend.
I was searching for the painter.
Couldnt fing.
Seems a
Its really not an item of high value, but I love it.
If I am boring you all here with such kind of articles, please let me know.
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We both know this Kaytlin.
Tomorrow 1. May : Holiday.
But often misuesd by those so called âactivistsâ
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Its been nothing but rain this weekend. Which meant yesterday and today was a lot of my indoor chores that needed to be done. Finally finished the chores and now on to 3D printing some toys for my coworkers kid.
Hope all have/had a great weekend
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An item that you love does not need to be of value. As long as you are happy owning/possessing it, thatâs all that matters.
Monetarily, the bottom line is that an item is worth what someone would be willing to pay for it.
Keep posting your finds, Franz. I personally enjoy seeing them.
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That is a really neat find.
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Today a special market.
I got this masonic badge from UK 1923
Donât know much about.
There are many such masonic lodges in UK
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I love almost anything with mushrooms on it. I would have picked up this little stash box, too!
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Ha! My grandfather was a mason â a grand master, actually. (Weirdly secret society!)
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Mushrooms and dwarfs. 
This is a famous theme in German fairytales
and has often picked up by painters in the epoch about 1900.
Heinrich von Schlitt was a famous designer regarding those dwarfs.
(Take a look by using Google)
Here is such a funny one
May be they exist.
In Ireland they are called leprechauns.
In Germany their name is âHeinzelmännchenâ.
They are friendly and helping people.
I would like to have some here in our house!
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Lots of US presidents were masonsâŚand masonic symbols are also found on US currency.
Oingo Boingo once had a âsecret societyââŚbut they were far from being masonic.
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Going by that picture of âHeinzelmännchenâ, they look like theyâre troublemakers and pranksters. 
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Iâm with you they look more like tricky people than the fun helpful type 
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The âHeinzelmännchenâ are helpful, the fairytales say.
The other ones, the bad ones, are often called âPoltergeistâ
I remember a film about such one.
.
Those are torturing and deviling people.
Fortunately there are neither âHeinzelmänchenâ nor âPoltergeisterâ here in our house.
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