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OP This comment has not seeped in from the Simpsons' fansite. In the Flemish speaking part of Belgium, a confused mess is sometimes referred to as a "hannekensnest", "hanneken" being dialect for the magpie. Apparently, in spring, magpies quickly build shoddy nests high up in the trees. A confused mess is hence referred to a as a "hannekensnest".
It shows that local expressions are rooted in quite similar traditions everywhere in the world.
Thanks for AWAD, I wish it existed in my own language, spoken by only 21 million people!
Benoît, Hasselt, Belgium
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Flanders' mare's nest Benoit 01/10/08 10:02 PM Re: Flanders' mare's nest BranShea 01/11/08 02:08 PM Re: Flanders' mare's nest Faldage 01/12/08 12:52 AM Re: Flanders' mare's nest zmjezhd 01/12/08 03:28 AM Re: Flanders' mare's nest BranShea 01/12/08 10:42 PM Re: Flanders' mare's nest zmjezhd 01/12/08 11:26 PM Re: Flanders' mare's nest BranShea 01/14/08 10:48 AM
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