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[-] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 83 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's the meme. They translate English expressions, names and brands into German 1:1, disregarding any standing idioms and available translations. Hard to read even as a German native. Struggling to figure out what to OP meant is like 90% of the fun.

[-] waz@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

Haha, I remember trying to tell a German colleague that another colleague was ‘ingverklerten’ because he had red hair, apparently the German word for ginger is not used to represent colour. Almost as popular as our attempt to call someone a ‘glockenende’ when they had been foolish. Sounds like I should look into ich_iel a bit.

[-] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

What you should tell your German colleague about the ginger is "Wo das Dach rostig ist, ist der Keller feucht."

[-] waz@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

But also; rusty crotch, pubes like 13A fuse wire

[-] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

Fun fact: pubes have the same color as someone's eyebrows.

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