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[–] [email protected] 178 points 4 weeks ago (18 children)

In case people are wondering: it's indeed a german joke.

It's a pun. "meet" and "hit" are using the same word in german

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] rhombus 25 points 4 weeks 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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