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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 6 hours ago

A dog walks into a bar and says "I can't see a thing. I'll open this one."

Those ancient Sumerians sure knew how to make some knee-slappers.

[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 40 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I gonna explain the the joke in the picture.

The German joke is "Treffen sich zwei Jäger, beide Tot."

THW important word is "treffen". It can mean "meet" and "hit"(with a weapon). depending on the context

[–] imaqtpie@midwest.social 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Oh I thought it was a Dick Cheney joke, I guess that's the American version though. It actually made perfect sense to me even without the double meaning.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 38 points 17 hours ago

Two Bulgarians are driving through the countryside when they are pulled over by an officer. "Sorry to bother you", says the officer, "but I'm looking for two child molesters."

The Bulgarians look at each other for a moment, turn to the officer, and with a solemn nod say

"We'll do it."

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 8 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

That's sadly the funniest German joke I've ever heard, I mean the punchline is there, but the set-up isn't, meaning it's closer to what I recognize as a joke than most Germanic Humor.

Edit: Nope, funnier German jokes are in this comment chain, I'm in a good mood today

[–] dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee 16 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

One translated from Norwegian:

"Once upon a time... But now it's a corridor"

I'll supply the original and an explanation:

"Det var en gang... Men nå er det en korridor"

"Det var en gang" is literally "It was a time/an instance", and it's the main way every fairytale starts in Norwegian. But "gang" could also mean hallway.

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[–] evidences@lemmy.world 54 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I used to work with a couple Czech dudes. One day my coworkers and I were badgering the one dude to tell us a Czech joke. He was pretty reluctant because he said he could only really think of one joke but wasn't sure it would translate well. When he finally told us the joke he got us with this masterpiece.

Two balloons are floating along, one says to the other and hey look a cactus.

All of us were confused by this, he told us it was much funnier in Czech because balloon and cactus sound similar so it's a pun. So we had him tell us the joke untranslated in Czech and balloon and cactus sound nothing alike.

I'm still not sure if this dude was fucking with us.

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 28 points 22 hours ago (5 children)

It's a silly joke for little kids of preschool age and it only makes sense if you include the right sound effects. It's supposed to go like this: Two balloons are floating along, one says to the other: - Hey look a cactussssssssssss! - Where isssssssssss it?

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 29 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

One that works in English:

A superconductor came to a bar and ordered a beer. The barman said - I'm not giving you a beer! Get the fuck out of my bar! The superconductor left without any resistance.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

An argon atom walks into a bar. The barman says: "We don't serve your kind here. get out". The argon atom doesn't react.

[–] brotundspiele@sh.itjust.works 12 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

A neutron walks into a bar and asks: "How much for a beer?" The barman says: "For you, no charge".

[–] Thelie@sh.itjust.works 10 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Oh hey the German version of this joke is also one that doesn't translate! "A neutron walks into a bar. The bartender says: Sorry, only invited guests." In German, "geladen" means both "invited" and "charged".

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago

A neutrino walks into a bar. The bartender asks what it wants to drink.

"Oh, nothing, I'm just passing through."

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 2 points 14 hours ago

Okay that's actually really funny

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[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 day ago

the fact that you don't know if he's fucking around makes it even funnier lmao

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[–] brotundspiele@sh.itjust.works 11 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

It's a bit like the shortest joke: A woman comes at the doctor....

Or in German: Kommt 'ne Frau beim Arzt...

This one works well in German and English, but I assume it's untranslatable in many other languages.

[–] mayhair@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Stupid questionDoes it play on the double meaning of "come" being "to arrive" and "to orgasm"?

[–] brotundspiele@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

That. And the fact that doctor jokes have a well known scheme that's broken here, as you'd normally expect the joke to continue after the sentence.

A woman comes to the doctor and asks "Can I take a bath with my diarrhea?" The doctor answers: "Sure, if it's enough to fill the tub."

[–] mayhair@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 hours ago

Thanks 👍

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[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 171 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Another one from Saxony.

A man drives his car to the junkyard, looking for replacement parts. He greets the owner and asks:
"Windshield wiper for a Trabant?"
The junkyard owner thinks for a moment, then replies:
"Sure, sounds like a fair exchange."

[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 61 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The Wikipedia page on East German jokes has a few Trabant jokes.

  • What's the best feature of a Trabant? – There's a heater at the back to keep your hands warm when you're pushing it.

  • A new Trabi has been launched with two exhaust pipes – so you can use it as a wheelbarrow.

  • How do you double the value of a Trabant? – Fill it with gas.

  • The back page of the Trabant manual contains the local bus schedule.

  • Four men were seen carrying a Trabant. Somebody asks them why? Was it broken? They reply: "No, nothing wrong with it, we’re just in a hurry."

  • How do you catch a Trabi? – Place a piece of chewing gum on the road.

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[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 159 points 1 day ago (15 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

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

That joke used to work in English.

By c. 1300, of things, "to come into physical contact with, join by touching or uniting with;" also, of persons, "come together by approaching from the opposite direction; come into collision with, combat."

https://www.etymonline.com/word/meet

It still can mean collision or fight, but the context needs to be very clear. Two armies meeting on the battlefield, for example. Or two hunters met in combat.

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[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Translated Hungarian joke:

The Székely and his son go into the forest to cut trees. When cutting a tree, the son says:

"Goodbye, my beloved father."

"Why are you saying a farewell to me?", asks the Székely.

"Because the tree is falling on you."

[–] DankOfAmerica@reddthat.com 24 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

What's the joke? Are there slow falling trees in Hungary?

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 13 points 22 hours ago

This reply made me laugh more than that joke ever did.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 day ago (2 children)

One of my favorite Filipino jokes:

Why didn't the priest go swimming in the ocean? Because it's salt water.

"Salt water" in Tagalog can be translated as "tubig asin," which sounds like the English "too big a sin." Many Filipino jokes rely on Tagalog and English like that.

Here's another (putting original Tagalog because it's kind of relevant):

May joke ako tungkol sa airport kaso NAIA ako eh hehe.

English:

I have a joke about the airport, but I am NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) hehe.

NAIA sounds like "nahiya," which means "shy," so it would sort of translate to "... but I was shy."

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

We have some like that in England, for example a Frenchman only ever carries one egg because an egg is un oeuf

[–] Alfredolin@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 1 points 1 minute ago

Oeuf is French for egg. "Un oeuf" sounds like "enough"

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 3 points 14 hours ago

Tubig asin, hahaha, god I wish I were bilingual

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 50 points 1 day ago (10 children)

Oh I can do German-style comedy too, but as an American.

A Democrat and a Republican walk into a bar. They fight and both die in the hospital. Their families have to each pay $80,000 for medical expenses, then both families sue the bar. The bar closes, the owner divorces, spirals into alcoholism, and commits suicide. Then the funeral director buys a new house.

[–] fushuan@lemm.ee 18 points 1 day ago

You said comedy, not children stories!

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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 72 points 1 day ago (3 children)

To explain the joke, as is tradition in Germany. "To meet" translates to "treffen" in German. Which can also mean "to hit something or somebody".

Once had a multicultural family gathering where we translated the same joke into several languages.

A man knocks at a door. A woman opens and he says: "Hello, my name is Toulouse. I'm here to fuck your daughter." The woman screams: "To what?!?" He answers calmly: "Toulouse."

[–] 5ibelius9insterberg@feddit.org 54 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

„Hallo, mein~~meine~~ Name ist Umberto und ich bin hier um Ihre Tochter zu ficken“

„UM WAS???“

„Umberto.“

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The farmer and the farmhand are out in the field working. Suddenly the sky closes in and it looks like rain. The farmhand says to the farmer: "If we don't hurry now, we'll get soaked here." The farmer says to the farmhand: "Then go into the house and get my wellies!" The farmhand says: "Why me? Why don't you get your wellies yourself?" The farmer looks at the farmhand angrily and asks: "Who’s the farmer? Who’s the Farmhand?"

The farmhand goes into the house in a rage. The farmer's wife and her pretty daughter are sitting at the kitchen table. The farmhand says to the two of them: "The farmer said you two should get naked so I can fuck you." The two women look at each other. The farmer's wife is surprised: "No, I don't believe that. The farmer would never say something like that, would he?" "Yes, he would," says the farmhand. "But I can ask again just in case." He goes to the kitchen window and opens it. The farmer's wife has followed him and is standing next to it. The farmhand shouts out into the field: "Farmer, both of them?" The farmer looks at the window and shouts back: "Both of course, you idiot!"

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