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A solid 30% of posts in my feed are German memes. I don't understand the language, but I love the memes that I can't read.

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[–] Yearly1845@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Here's one off the top of my head

A man walks into a bar and orders a beer.

The bartender asks: Alcohol free?

The man replies: No, lactose free.

The bartender says: What? Are you pulling my leg?

The man replies: You started it.

You can work out the punch line in English fine, but its legitimately hilarious in German.

Or

A man says to his colleague, ‘Hey Stefan, how was your vacation?’ ‘Terrible’, Stefan replies. ‘I stayed in Room 100 and on the first day, the number 1 fell off the door.’