Favorite German word of the day: Maulwurf.

Which means "mole".

See, to me, moles are associated with weak vision, and good housekeeping, and nice cups of tea, and at this point I must admit that everything I learned about moles came from _The Wind in the Willows_.

"Maulwurf", on the other hand, sounds ridiculously badass.

Like, if someone told me they'd seen a maulwurf in the garden, I'd be all "Get my shotgun. And maybe the flammenwerfer."

This disconnect is entirely too amusing.