We dedicate our 1000th waymark to our travel mascot and the namesake of our geocaching name: Bernd das Brot.
Bernd the Bread (or Bernd das Brot in German) is star of one of Germany's most popular TV series. The show has been running for 15 years now and has been awarded a number of German TV prices.
Bernd's popularity in Germany can be compared to that of, for example, Kermit's popularity in America. However, if Kermit is famous for always being upbeat, Bernd is the opposite: he is severely pessimistic and depressed, which, we are sorry to say, is a main ingredient of the German soul. His outlook on life comes in quotes like "My only hope is that it won't get worse. But it will. Every time you think it can't get any worse - it gets worse. Worse than worse. Worser worse."
Words like "Worser worse" (schlimmerschimm) have become common German phrases, testament to the popularity of this odd character. |