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Anon experiences German humor (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 years ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works [M] to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] fushuan@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

So it's a misstranslated joke then. With that information it's kinda funny or at least it makes sense.

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[–] rhombus@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 years ago

More like untranslatable, as the context just doesn’t work in English. You either have something that doesn’t make sense or - if you use the other meaning - a statement with no humor. The pun is completely dependent on the German phrasing.

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