a quote for the day

[fourseat]

The German language has words for 30 different kinds of kisses, including nachküssen, which is defined as a kiss "making up for kisses that have been omitted." (The Germans are also said to have coined the inexplicable phrase "A kiss without a beard is like an egg without salt.")

Joshua Foer, New York Times

[personally, my opinion is that a kiss without beard is like an egg with ketchup.]