Ken Gargett Posted May 28, 2012 Posted May 28, 2012 Best German joke of the Week? Angela Merkel arrives at Passport Control at Paris airport. "Nationality?" asks the immigration officer. "German," she replies. "Occupation?" "No, just here for a few days."
coblos Posted May 28, 2012 Posted May 28, 2012 What did the German boy say when he pushed his little brother off a cliff? Look Mum, No Hans!
Ken Gargett Posted May 28, 2012 Author Posted May 28, 2012 i'm sending that back to the mate who sent me the original one.
Ryan Posted May 28, 2012 Posted May 28, 2012 Very good. My favourite German joke, I've probably posted it here before. An official at the Olympics goes up to one of the track and field athletes and says, "Are you a pole-vaulter?" "No, I'm German but how did you know my name was Walter?"
Vinnyc Posted May 28, 2012 Posted May 28, 2012 Allegedly the German air controllers at Frankfurt Airport are renowned as a short-tempered lot. They, it is alleged, not only expect one to know one's gate parking location, but how to get there without any assistance from them. So it was with some amusement that we (a Pan Am 747) listened to the following exchange between Frankfurt ground control and a British Airways 747, call sign Speedbird 206. Speedbird 206: "Frankfurt, Speedbird 206 clear of active runway." Ground: "Speedbird 206. Taxi to gate Alpha One-Seven." The BA 747 pulled onto the main taxiway and slowed to a stop. Ground: "Speedbird, do you not know where you are going?" Speedbird 206: "Stand by, Ground, I'm looking up our gate location now." Ground (with quite arrogant impatience): "Speedbird 206, have you not been to Frankfurt before?" Speedbird 206 (coolly): "Yes, twice in 1944, but it was dark,...... and I didn't land."
Vinnyc Posted May 28, 2012 Posted May 28, 2012 Allegedly, a Pan Am 727 flight waiting for start clearance in Munich overheard the following -Lufthansa (in German): "Ground, what is our start clearance time?" Ground (in English): "If you want an answer you must speak in English." Lufthansa (in English): "I am a German, flying a German airplane, in Germany. Why must I speak English?" Unknown voice from another plane (in a beautiful British accent): "Because you lost the bloody war."
jazzbass Posted May 28, 2012 Posted May 28, 2012 Tell someone you love them today, because life is short. But shout it at them in German, because life is also terrifying and confusing.
TexAg Posted May 28, 2012 Posted May 28, 2012 Growing up near the German capitol of Texas, New Braunfels, and growing up in a family of Germans, I've seen this hold true: You can always tell a German, but you can't tell them much.
frenchkiwi Posted May 29, 2012 Posted May 29, 2012 Tell someone you love them today, because life is short. But shout it at them in German, because life is also terrifying and confusing.
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