SubJeff on 13/8/2009 at 23:16
Dude, when language academics are saying that its the case its the motherfucking case. Unless you're a German language PhD these guys know more about your language than you do ffs. I'm not saying ALL frikking German cannot be used to make jokes, or even that ALL English jokes don't translate, but that there is a large swath of jokes in Enlgish that, by dint of the type of word play, cannot be translated into German and take the humour with them. I'm sure its the same the other way around and the same with other language relationships.
Get over it.
Also, my Roman/German Empire joke was a winner. You don't get it is all.
Fingernail on 13/8/2009 at 23:49
if you mean it was appropriate to the theme of this thread, then it certainly was a winner.
SubJeff on 13/8/2009 at 23:52
Double winner :thumb:
Renzatic on 14/8/2009 at 00:04
To get all in topic with this thread...
Why did the German chicken cross the road?
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Pyrian on 14/8/2009 at 05:05
Quote Posted by Subjective Effect
Dude, when language academics are saying that its the case its the motherfucking case.
Yeah, but when
you're saying that language academics are saying its the case I can't help wondering if
they were just talking about, say,
puns, and you're personally claiming it extends much further than any actual language academic would claim.
Queue on 14/8/2009 at 12:09
Quote Posted by Subjective Effect
Also, my Roman/German Empire joke was a winner. You don't get it is all.
Just don't mention the war.
SD on 14/8/2009 at 13:15
Quote Posted by Renzatic
Why did the German chicken cross the road?
Kolya on 14/8/2009 at 15:23
No chicken ever consciously crossed any road. Chickens are birds and have no concept of roads. Therefore the question for it's motivation is irrelevant.
Of course there may have been a cock on the other side. (Maybe it was called Subjective Effect?) But then the chicken still just tried to reach the cock and the road just happened to be in the way, without any intention on the chicken's side to cross it.
hopper on 14/8/2009 at 15:38
You know what's funny?
Not this thread.
Jackablade on 14/8/2009 at 18:10
kind of the point, I think. Renzatic's brilliant post exempt.
