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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago

Why do Germans have no sense of humour?

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Why do Germans have no sense of humour?

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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago

Or so sayeth the common stereotype…

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Alternate perspective - most puns are lazy and not very funny to begin with, so even jokes that translate perfectly still don’t land. Language isn’t the problem.

I don’t know how true that is. I just hate puns.
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  I’m sorry about the punishment.
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    Goddammit. I totally set myself up for that one.

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