Pickled herring
Pickelhering (or Pickelhäring) is the name for the funny character of the English comedian troops who toured Germany in the 17th century . Pimples should be understood in the sense of curing . So the expression means “salted fish”.
As with the sausage as a word component of Hanswurst or the soup by Jean Potage , the name refers to the food of the common people in contrast to court society. Pickled herring is a servant figure in contrast to the high-ranking people of the main and state actions . In addition, there is an allusion to the voracity that has characterized the comic person since Aristophanes .
In his play Absurda Comica or Mr. Peter Squentz (1658) Andreas Gryphius lets a pimple hair appear as "the king's funny advice".
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