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Urgently need German humour magazine recommendation

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    Urgently need German humour magazine recommendation

    So I walked into this great shop filled wall to wall with every type of magazine. About a hundred different titles for computers, a hundred for masculinity, a hundred for home improvement, about fifty on sudoku puzzles alone, etc, etc. It's all in German of course and I can't understand much, but I thought I'd learn it starting out with some comics or something. All I can find is a translation of Daffy the Duck.

    So I ask the Maedchen if they have a magazine with some good German jokes in it. She takes a few seconds to understand the concept, looks at me as if I'm mad, takes another few seconds to search the back of her memory, then gives me a definitive "Nein!?!"

    Maybe somebody with a knowledge of the Continent can help me out here? I haven't even sorted out my apartment and health insurance yet, and I'm really blocked on this one issue.
    Der going over der to get der der's.

    #2
    Originally posted by darrenb View Post
    So I walked into this great shop filled wall to wall with every type of magazine. About a hundred different titles for computers, a hundred for masculinity, a hundred for home improvement, about fifty on sudoku puzzles alone, etc, etc. It's all in German of course and I can't understand much, but I thought I'd learn it starting out with some comics or something. All I can find is a translation of Daffy the Duck.

    So I ask the Maedchen if they have a magazine with some good German jokes in it. She takes a few seconds to understand the concept, looks at me as if I'm mad, takes another few seconds to search the back of her memory, then gives me a definitive "Nein!?!"

    Maybe somebody with a knowledge of the Continent can help me out here? I haven't even sorted out my apartment and health insurance yet, and I'm really blocked on this one issue.
    Wenn ist das Nunstück git und Slotermeyer? Ja! Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!

    Hahaha!

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      #3
      Some people joke that Germans do not have a sense of humour, but Germans do not find this a laughing matter.

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        #4
        Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
        Some people joke that Germans do not have a sense of humour, but Germans do not find this a laughing matter.
        Was it Bob Monkhouse who said to his family he was going to be a comedian and they just laughed.

        Bob later commented "Well, they're not laughing now...."

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          #5
          Zo, a british and a german were out hunting. They zee a wabbit the brit aims, fires and misses 10cm to the left. The German takes a shot misses 10 cm to the right. He proceeds to walk away. The brit says but surely now we'll hit the rabbit with a third shot, Ja says the german but on average the rabbit is dead.
          "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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            #6


            Something of a tradition in these parts
            While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'

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              #7
              Titanic magazine?

              You can get fired from your job as a sports presenter for jokes like this one:
              Bei der Frauenfußball-WM sollen erstmals Headphones zum Einsatz kommen, über die sich die Schiedsrichterinnen während des Spiels von ihren Ehemännern die Abseitsregel erklären lassen können

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                #8
                Who says the Germans have no sense of fun?

                http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13107599
                "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by darrenb View Post
                  So I walked into this great shop filled wall to wall with every type of magazine. About a hundred different titles for computers, a hundred for masculinity, a hundred for home improvement, about fifty on sudoku puzzles alone, etc, etc. It's all in German of course and I can't understand much, but I thought I'd learn it starting out with some comics or something. All I can find is a translation of Daffy the Duck.

                  So I ask the Maedchen if they have a magazine with some good German jokes in it. She takes a few seconds to understand the concept, looks at me as if I'm mad, takes another few seconds to search the back of her memory, then gives me a definitive "Nein!?!"

                  Maybe somebody with a knowledge of the Continent can help me out here? I haven't even sorted out my apartment and health insurance yet, and I'm really blocked on this one issue.
                  The Germans find the Financial Times quite amusing.
                  "Condoms should come with a free pack of earplugs."

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                    #10
                    I'm surprised no-one mentioned Eulenspiegel.
                    Der going over der to get der der's.

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