German Humor

Some might regard the phrase "German sense of humor" as an oxymoron. Nevertheless, the Caricatura Museum, recently opened in Frankfurt, is dedicated to exploring exactly that subject. According to the Telegraph:

Visitors are greeted at its entrance by a large sculpture of a moose wearing a hat and overcoat - a sight which Germans apparently find amusing. They are also fond of jokes which might not have much appeal beyond their borders. In one, a coast guard receives a distress call from a ship at sea: "Help, help, we are sinking." The coast guard replies: "Dass ist very interesting. Vot exactly are you sinking?"

It's first event: a Mohammed lookalike competition.

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Posted By: Alex - Tue Oct 28, 2008
Category: Humor | Regionalism

Comments

My home town is/was 50% of German descent (The other half was mixed Irish, African Am., and Jewish) and there was a real sense of humor present. Like when the founding fathers actually allowd for a park right in the path of a street thus not allowing it to run it's full length uninterrupted!

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/28/08 at 09:45 AM

MTV Networks just shut down Comedy Central Germany. Apparently they didn't find Sarah Silverman funny.

Posted by Caffeinated Katie in Atlanta, GA on 10/28/08 at 10:29 AM

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