2211: Jacking Off

[dannyhatch]

Originally Posted by Lanfear

And then what are you gonna do?
Check whether they have Letterman appearances to determine they are worthy? Read the wiki page that will list shows and awards you never heard off? Watch their YouTube videos and not understand a single word they are saying?

I could just give you Random names and it would tell you nothing in this discussion

No you're right, Germans have great senses of humor...

[Sparrow]

all of this is very foreign and adorable.

i guess i have a prejudice around non-english websites. say what you will about how America thinks it's so great, but i'm not clamoring to use a .de global phenomenon.

(other peoples first world countries are just as good to be from. so. there's that.)

[Sparrow]

wait. is your Facebook in .de? what do those even mean? #USA

[dannyhatch]

de is German for lol.

[Enunciated Piffle]

I didn't even know Germans LOL'd. I was under the impression all they did was build Volkswagens, eat bratwurst, and look incredibly serious all the time.

I guess Apia, (and her schwester nachbar) make an interesting point. When I think comedy; I think of english speaking comedians. I'm not sure how American/ ignorant this is though.

I mean. Ricky Gervais is globally known. He's English/Brit/whatever the fuck. Jim Jeffries is known. He's Aussie. Louie Ck is American. He's huge. When people think comedy, do they normally think Germany? Is it simply the language barrier holding this country back?

I'd like a poll on this. What country do you think of first when you think comedy? Is it really just the one in which you live? If I were to name three; it'd be: America, Great Britain, and Australia.

I feel like Germany hasn't been X'd off of Keith's globe - yet. I have a suspicion there's a small dot near it though. Like he began to put his marker down. He thought about it

[CsisandDesist]

Originally Posted by Enunciated Piffle

Yeah. I guess I can see that. I gotta say though. I'm not sure American humor translates well to the culture you're from. I don't think Germans like 'quirky' 'weird' 'absurd' humor.

Does comedy even exist in Germany? Name 3 German comedians. I'm curious.

They all died in the 40s.

[CsisandDesist]

I honestly half expected a bit where Keith took a call and it was Jackie.

[CsisandDesist]

Originally Posted by Apia

Don't you think they would be dead by now anyway?

You're right, I guess it's like the Holocaust never happened?

[CsisandDesist]

Originally Posted by Apia

do you really think this?
I dont, as I was born in Poland, 100 km away from Ausschwitz.

Look how fast we came from I didnt like this episode to Holocaust denial.
How can German people ever learn to be funny this way?

You're the one that said that they would be dead now anyway. Note that I posed it as a question. Of course I don't think this.

[CsisandDesist]

Originally Posted by Apia

they were now about 110 years old.

and comedians dont always have healthy lives, so.....

Yeah being Jewish is unhealthy. In Germany. During the 40s.