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Loriot, an icon of refined German humour († 2011) The German language's finesse offers a sort of unintentional humour through ambiguity: The sentence above is intended to mean: This area is under video surveillance by the police to prevent crimes but can also be understood as This area is under video surveillance to prevent crimes committed ...
The Senior Citizens' Day is organised by the German National Association of Senior Citizens' Organizations (BAGSO) together with its 120 member organisations. [2] The three-day event takes place every three years in another federal state. The patronage of the German Senior Citizens’ Day is in rotation the Federal Chancellor or the Federal ...
Ace trivia night with these cool and random fun facts for adults and kids. This list of interesting facts is the perfect way to learn something new about life. 105 Fun Facts About Science, History ...
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For many years, the bits of vandalism and/or fun that struck people's fancy were kept here on a page called "Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense" (BJAODN). In fact, it was one of the oldest pages on Wikipedia, having been created on January 26, 2001. [1] Here is the original explanation of the page:
It shares many characteristics with Nordic folklore and English folklore due to their origins in a common Germanic mythology.It reflects a similar mix of influences: a pre-Christian pantheon and other beings equivalent to those of Norse mythology; magical characters (sometimes recognizably pre-Christian) associated with Christian festivals, and various regional 'character' stories.
Pretty much every funny movie quote from the 1975 film is still as hilarious as it was back in 1975. Maybe more so after circulating through pop culture for last 50 years.
In the 1980s, as elsewhere, the pre-recorded sketch show came into its own in Germany: Sketchup, So Isses, Harald und Eddi. Like Britain's Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979–82), one such show, Rudis Tagesshow, although not exactly alternative comedy, also poked fun at the main news programme and involved political satire.