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Anon experiences German humor (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 16 hours ago by Early_To_Risa to c/greentext

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] rhombus 16 points 8 hours 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.