Humor from German speakers
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
Karl Schmidt sits in the inn/ tavern. The waiter brings him soup. Karl is silent for a short time. Then he says to the waiter: “I can’t eat this soup.” But the soup is very good, Mr. Schmidt!” the waiter says. Yet Karl says only: “I can’t eat this soup.” The waiter calls the cook.
It was Sunday morning. The sun rose. Karl woke up. He got up quickly and looked out of the window. Yes, the apples were still in the neighbor’s garden. They were red and beautiful. But Karl was hungry. He was very hungry. He loved apples. Quickly he went into the garden. No one was there,
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Baron von Borf was an ambassador of the king of Sweden. He came to Berlin to see the King of Prussia. A minister of the king received him. Finally the ambassador said, “I need a servant here in Berlin.” The minister said, “Take Johann, one of the King’s servants; he is not intelligent, but he
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What do you call a group of wolves? Wolfgang. Wie nennt man eine Gruppe von Wolfen? Wolfgang. Lund, Erik. “10 German Jokes that are Actually Funny.” LifeHack, www.lifehack.org/350656/10-german-jokes-that-are-actually-funny. Accessed 8 Mar. 2024.
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No matter how kind you are, German children are always kinder. Lund, Erik. “10 German Jokes that are Actually Funny.” LifeHack, www.lifehack.org/350656/10-german-jokes-that-are-actually-funny. Accessed 8 Mar. 2024.
