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[–] datendefekt@feddit.org 44 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This is a kids pun joke that got lost in translation. Treffen can mean either to meet or to hit (like with a bullet).

Want a funny German joke? Why don't ants go to church? Because they're insects!

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

As an immigrant in Germany, that’s the reason people think Germans aren’t funny. A lot of the humor is pun-based (and sometimes there are many, many more layers, making them actually very good jokes), which just doesn’t translate well.

[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago

It's neat that the ant joke's pun translates into English, good pick.