Do Germans have a sense of humour after all?

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In summary: My favorite dancing Nazis video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z2vU8M6CYI&search=springtime%20hitlerIn summary, this conversation discusses the existence and nature of German humor. While some participants initially doubted its existence, others provided examples, such as Monty Python and Blackadder, to showcase its unique style. There was also a discussion on the challenges of translating humor between languages, with one participant explaining how a traditional English joke would not work in German. The conversation also touched on British humor and its distinctiveness, with references to Monty Python's Flying Circus and the Two Ronnies. Finally, there was a humorous exchange referencing the famous "Dead Parrot Sketch" and other
  • #36
I have no idea what you people are joking about, but now that I know your sense of humor, I know I woudn't understand it anyways...
 
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  • #37
Here it is:

[MEDIA=youtube]uYWA8DdVEw0[/MEDIA]&search=parrot%20sketch[/URL]

In case you wanted to look anyway
 
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  • #38
yomamma said:
I have no idea what you people are joking about, but now that I know your sense of humor, I know I woudn't understand it anyways...

A right Baldrick:tongue2:
 
  • #39
What do you want with your spam guys?
 
  • #40
The German Guns:

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM
BOOM BOOM BOOM
BOO...
 
  • #41
wolram said:
What do you want with your spam guys?
Spam, egg and bacon, without the spam please.
 
  • #42
My favorite dancing Nazis video:
[MEDIA=youtube]ZGp0hCxSg98[/MEDIA]&search=springtime%20hitler[/URL]
from The Producers
 
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  • #43
arildno said:
Spam, egg and bacon, without the spam please.

What no spami will have to find that sketch :smile:
 
  • #44
Here you are Wolram:

[MEDIA=youtube]ODshB09FQ8w[/MEDIA]&search=python%20spam[/URL]
 
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  • #45
Kurdt said:
Here you are Wolram:

[MEDIA=youtube]ODshB09FQ8w[/MEDIA]&search=python%20spam[/URL][/QUOTE]

Thanks kurdt, you are one of my favorite people:smile:
 
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  • #46
Oh sugar, i just laughted my chuff off. :biggrin:
 
  • #47
wolram said:
Thanks kurdt, you are one of my favorite people:smile:

:blushing: Aww cheers man. And you mine :biggrin: What a moment *sniff*
 
  • #48
Flirtation Alert!
 
  • #49
arildno said:
Flirtation Alert!
No doubt! I think Wolram called Kurdt "sugar"!
 
  • #50
arildno said:
Flirtation Alert!

Hey Kurdt, back off! :grumpy:

He's mine! :tongue2:

wolram said:
Nazzard, you are my bestest ever pal, thankyou a googillion times over.

:rolleyes: :blushing:




Well...I guess it's time to take "The Heartbroken Test" now. :frown: :cry:
 
  • #51
arildno said:
Flirtation Alert!

Ahh geez you guys. Can't two enlightened 21st century guys share a moment any more without allsorts of accusations? :wink:
 
  • #53
On the subject of German humor and according to my German prof, the ending of Das Boot is a great example.
 
  • #54
arildno said:
Flirtation Alert!

I am a married man Didno:uhh:
 
  • #55
My favorite monty pythons sketch is:

[MEDIA=youtube]ByZqx30OvVs[/MEDIA]&search=monty%20python[/URL]
 
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  • #56
DeadWolfe said:
My favorite monty pythons sketch is:

[MEDIA=youtube]ByZqx30OvVs[/MEDIA]&search=monty%20python[/URL][/QUOTE]


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
 
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  • #57
The Lumberjack song.

http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/11439/Monty_Python_s_Lumberjack_Song_The_Video.html [Broken]
 
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  • #58
hypnagogue said:
What about Stackenblochen?
I can't believe you found that video! I love conan so much.
 
  • #59
Germans have a highly developed sense of humour.

They even understand sarcasm.
 
  • #60
On the lines of german comedy or thereabouts one of my favourite comedians Stewart Lee famous (or infamous) for JErry Springer the opera has completed Stand Up opera about GErman stand up but soon discovered that the language didn't lend itself well so I think they've gone back to english.

Anyway whatever language its in it should be good.
 
  • #61
DeadWolfe said:
My favorite monty pythons sketch is:

[MEDIA=youtube]ByZqx30OvVs[/MEDIA]&search=monty%20python[/URL][/QUOTE]

I can't find my favourite, where two women in a laundromat discuss whether freedom whilst paying fridge installments was the crux of 'Road to Freedom", and decide to visit Jean-Paul and Betty-Muriel Sartre in Paris, having met them last summer in Ibiza, by raft across the channel, via finland, to see what they have to say, and so here is my second favourite:
[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]3ZQI0Xm29To[/MEDIA]&search=monty%20python%20spanish%20inquisition[/URL]
 
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  • #62
For anyone wondering about Stewart Lee here is a sample of his mischief:

[MEDIA=youtube]7q-DO6Bav4I[/MEDIA]&search=stewart%20lee[/URL]
 
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  • #63
ShawnD said:
I can't believe you found that video! I love conan so much.
Hey, that's nothing. The holy grail is to find a video of the embryonic rockabilly polka-dotted fighter pilots. So far even Google reveals only the meagerest of traces...
 
  • #64
wolram said:
The Lumberjack song.
The lumberjack song can't hold a toothpick to this one:
[MEDIA=youtube]9DkqU-uWojc[/MEDIA]&mode=related&search=monty%20python[/URL]
 
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  • #65
arildno said:
Evo said:
Originally Posted by Evo
So, what is the excuse for British humour? <runs and hides>
These guys. :smile:
[MEDIA=youtube]oYlzTdSZeI4[/MEDIA]&search=silly%20walk[/URL][/QUOTE]
Ah, now I understand what Wayne Rooney was doing. :approve:

[quote=Danger]And leave us not forget 'The Two Ronnies'. The following is not their best stuff, but it's the only reliable video that I could find on short notice.

[url]http://www.videosift.com/story.php?id=4343[/url]
[/quote]
Those guys are great. They're as good as Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, and Tim Conway used to be.
 
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  • #66
BobG said:
Ah, now I understand what Wayne Rooney was doing. :approve:
Wayne Rooney? Do you not mean Peter Crouch?

http://www.dothecrouch.com/
 
  • #67
Kurdt said:
Wayne Rooney? Do you not mean Peter Crouch?

http://www.dothecrouch.com/
Yaiii! Now there's a guy badly in need of a Red Stripe beer!
 
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  • #68
Harvey Korman and Tim Conway - a great pair of comedians.

And don't forget Bob Newhart.

And the great George Carlin. :rofl:
 
  • #69
Staying on the subject of Germans and Cleese...

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/4039/b00005lc1f01ss500sclzzzzzzzv10.jpg [Broken]
Don't mention the war. I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it all right.
Probably the greatest episode ever!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
 
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  • #70
J77 said:
Staying on the subject of Germans and Cleese...

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/4039/b00005lc1f01ss500sclzzzzzzzv10.jpg [Broken]

Probably the greatest episode ever!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Painfully funy at times, but to slapstick at others, i would not rate this series
as a classic .
 
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