Experts from the Luxembourg Academy of Entertainment Sciences have released a statement saying they are “perplexed” by the upcoming release of “Sawah,” an international comedy set in Luxembourg, which until recently they believed was a cinematic impossibility. “Ticket checkers on city buses, vegetarian sausages, funny movies in English set in Luxembourg,” said Dr. Maria Sonnenschein. […]
Archives for March 2019
Conservation group worried about Gare’s native population of men who pee in public
LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — The population of men who for years have hung out near the Gare and urinated on corners and in alleyways is endangered, warns a local conservation group. Rita Landsmortell, president of the Urban Conservationist League, says that development in the area is making men feel ashamed to pee in public, so they are […]
Luxembourg mothers arrange playdate, drinking session
Saying it would be fun to have a little weekday get-together with the children, catch up, and drink copious amounts of booze, on Wednesday a group of Luxembourg mothers organized a playdate for their kids. “Come around four so the little ones can play outside while it’s still light out, and I can show you […]
Luxembourg cyclists participate in Vëlobrennen to ensure good riding season
Respecting a tradition that goes back to at least the 1750s, members of Luxembourg’s secretive cycling community are gathering this weekend in a private location to sacrifice last year’s bicycles in hopes of ensuring a good riding season. “The Vëlobrennen is one of our most sacred rituals, one that admittedly must look strange to outsiders,” […]
Mathematician: 96 percent chance there is a Luxembourg village called Buttsdorf
A mathematician from the University of Wiltz has concluded there’s a “very high probability” that somewhere in the countryside of Luxembourg is an undiscovered village called Buttsdorf. “There are so many ridiculous place names in Luxembourg, including Pissange, Arsdorf, Assel, and Hoesdorf,” said professor Carl Nummers, who developed an interest in the topic after moving […]