Hi, I created a new database containing 12259 german epigrams/adages (Deutsche Sprichwoerter). It is based on the collection of Karl Simmrock " Die deutschen Sprichwoerter". Because I do not know where to put it else so you can get the tar archieve from: http://www.oliverfuchs.onlinehome.de/alterna1/simmrock.tar.gz Thanx Oliver -- ... don't touch the bang bang fruit