Timo hears on his car radio: “Please use caution on the A1. Keep right here; a car [could] possibly come toward you.” Nonplussed/ Perplexed, Timo [says]: “What do they mean, ‘a car’? There’s a hundred of them!” Timo hört in seinem Autoradio: “Bitte Vorsicht auf der A1. Hier bitte rechts fahren, es kommt Ihnen eventuell […]
A Czech comes to Felix in his [optometry] office for an eye exam. Felix holds [a card containing] the sequence of letters “T Z C W O X E V I C” before/ in front of his face and asks, “Can you read this?” The Czech [replies]: “Not only can I read it, I understand
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If you want to ruin your day, just look in the mirror. Willst Du Dir den Tag versauen, musst Du in den Spiegel schauen. Lund, Erik. “10 German Jokes that are Actually Funny.” LifeHack, www.lifehack.org/350656/10-german-jokes-that-are-actually-funny. Accessed 27 Feb. 2024
A Manta driver had a parrot in the passenger’s seat and his window open. He idled near a Mercedes at a red light. The driver of the Mercedes lowered his window and asked, “Can it talk?” Responded the parrot: “I don’t know!” Ein Mantafahrer hat auf seinem Beifahrersitz einen Papagei sitzen und das Fenster offen.
An old woman drinks whisky for the first time. She thinks for a while, and then says: “Strange, the stuff tastes exactly like the medicine my late husband had to take for twenty years!” Eine alte Dame trinkt zum ersten Mal Whisky. Sie überlegt eine Weile und meint dann: “Merkwürdig, das Zeug schmeckt genau so
A Manta driver at a garage: “Could you repair my horn?” Mechanic: “Your brakes aren’t working, either.” Manta driver: “I know. That’s why I need to honk all the time.” Ein Manta-Fahrer in einer Werkstatt: „Könnten Sie meine Hupe reparieren?” Mechaniker: „Ihre Bremsen funktionieren auch nicht.” Manta-Fahrer: „Ich weiß. Deshalb muss ich ständig hupen.” Lund,
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Why do dogs make terrible dance partners?– They’ve got two left feet! Warum sind Hunde schlechte Tanzpartner? – Sie haben zwei linke Füße! Lund, Erik. “10 German Jokes that are Actually Funny.” LifeHack, www.lifehack.org/350656/10-german-jokes-that-are-actually-funny. Accessed 27 Feb. 2024
A German and an American decide to build houses. They compete on who will finish first. A week later, the American announces, “Only seven days, and I’m done!” His German friend also announces excitedly, “Only seven more forms to fill out, and then I can get started!” Ein Deutscher und ein Amerikaner beschließen, Häuser zu
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Can a kangaroo jump higher than a house? — Yes! Because a house can’t jump. Kann ein Känguru höher als ein Haus springen? — Ja! Weil ein Haus nicht springen kann. Lund, Erik. “10 German Jokes that are Actually Funny.” LifeHack, www.lifehack.org/350656/10-german-jokes-that-are-actually-funny. Accessed 27 Feb. 2024.
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A Ventriloquist, who was famous for producing animal sounds, challenged the audience that anyone who could name an animal that he could not produce would win $100.A voice from the crowd was heard: “Do a fish!” Ein Bauchredner, der dafür bekannt war, Tiergeräusche hervorzubringen, forderte das Publikum heraus, dass jeder, der ein Tier benennen kann, das er
