Why people think Germans aren't funny
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Interesting question.
As a french with some old but first hand german experience obtained through enjoyable visits along unpleasant language studies and culminating in a 6 months internship, I associate german humor with inspectors Derrick telling a joke in a german slow tv show that was airing in France. As far as I am concerned it is probably for the best as German cars wouldn't be what they are if you guys were any funnier.
As a french with some old but first hand german experience obtained through enjoyable visits along unpleasant language studies and culminating in a 6 months internship, I associate german humor with inspectors Derrick telling a joke in a german slow tv show that was airing in France. As far as I am concerned it is probably for the best as German cars wouldn't be what they are if you guys were any funnier.
Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel and Donald Trump are at the docks inspecting their ships.
Putin stands up, "Russia has the best submarines, our submarines can go months without resurfacing, and can reach the lowest depths".
Then, in the distance a Russian submarine surfaces. Merkel, clearly a bit embarrassed as Germany no longer has submarines, sits and looks at the ground.
"That's nothing!" Spits Trump. "America has the best submarines.... it's true. They are great, can go even longer underwater than Russian submarines and they are much bigger, better, don't let fake news tell you otherwise".
The American submarine surfaces and Merkel, clearly sweating says nothing.
Then all of a sudden, with a clanking, screeching, thud, a rusty black submarine surfaces between the other two.
The hatch opens and out jumps the captain, with his arm raised high.
"Mein Führer! Ve need more diesel!"
Putin stands up, "Russia has the best submarines, our submarines can go months without resurfacing, and can reach the lowest depths".
Then, in the distance a Russian submarine surfaces. Merkel, clearly a bit embarrassed as Germany no longer has submarines, sits and looks at the ground.
"That's nothing!" Spits Trump. "America has the best submarines.... it's true. They are great, can go even longer underwater than Russian submarines and they are much bigger, better, don't let fake news tell you otherwise".
The American submarine surfaces and Merkel, clearly sweating says nothing.
Then all of a sudden, with a clanking, screeching, thud, a rusty black submarine surfaces between the other two.
The hatch opens and out jumps the captain, with his arm raised high.
"Mein Führer! Ve need more diesel!"
It's a good joke and like ricecakes I always seem to enjoy the company of Germans.logos wrote: with his arm raised high.
Is the above quoted bit of the joke allowed though or illegal?
I am meeting alot of them here in Hanoi and they are fine fellows.
My father's best mate was a German which is funny because my father is a moustache toting old school Englishman. Manffred was his name and I idolised him as a boy. He smoked really nice smelling pipes, spoke viz a reallllllly heavy aczent and drank whiskey like it was water. He ended up buying a farm up the road from ours and turned it into a really nice spread. Then he lost it all gambling on the horses and the market and his wife jumped off a cliff and he became a recluse.
End of story
My father's best mate was a German which is funny because my father is a moustache toting old school Englishman. Manffred was his name and I idolised him as a boy. He smoked really nice smelling pipes, spoke viz a reallllllly heavy aczent and drank whiskey like it was water. He ended up buying a farm up the road from ours and turned it into a really nice spread. Then he lost it all gambling on the horses and the market and his wife jumped off a cliff and he became a recluse.
End of story
Rated R for Ricecakes
^ Call me old fashioned, but he doesn't sound like a very funny German to me.
These are funny Germans-
These are funny Germans-
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i had a German grandma and a English grandma,both where fine ladies but my German grandma was a lot funnier,and a lot happier also.
As an 8yo in the 70s we'd go on family holidays to France Spain etc and usually stay in a static home/trailer park.
Once I met this nice German couple and his name was Rolf (not that one) and he'd often give me sweets and take me for a ride in his cart and bycicle (sounds creepy but he was cool, tache, bushy hair hot girlfriend).
My older brother was convinced it was his friend and he "found" him first. We argued about it most of the holiday.
Four years ago he brought it up again! WTF!
My point is even though Rolf was not that amusing, he was German after all, he did create a lot of humour between my brother and I. Plus I'm telling this story after all these years of my brother's denial.
The End.
He was my friend not yours cunt.
Once I met this nice German couple and his name was Rolf (not that one) and he'd often give me sweets and take me for a ride in his cart and bycicle (sounds creepy but he was cool, tache, bushy hair hot girlfriend).
My older brother was convinced it was his friend and he "found" him first. We argued about it most of the holiday.
Four years ago he brought it up again! WTF!
My point is even though Rolf was not that amusing, he was German after all, he did create a lot of humour between my brother and I. Plus I'm telling this story after all these years of my brother's denial.
The End.
He was my friend not yours cunt.
pew, pew, pew, pew!
I'm not sure of my DOB since about 1987 and that drug induced coma, so my shrink told me. So I was about that age at about that time.Miguelito wrote:Were you eight years old throughout all of the '70s?YaTingPom wrote:As an 8yo in the 70s we'd go on family holidays to France Spain etc and usually stay in a static home/trailer park.
pew, pew, pew, pew!
Dont mention the war!
(they lost, twice)
& no dont ever forget or forgive
(they lost, twice)
& no dont ever forget or forgive
I remember this documentary about the French and resistance under occupied German rule. That was pretty funny.
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pew, pew, pew, pew!
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