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'''Some examples of German humour:'''
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== East-Germany jokes ==
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** "Before the [[Berlin Wall]], we were on the edge of disaster<ref>lit.: at the edge of a canyon.</ref>. Today, we have taken a huge step forward."
* While the Trabant joke wave was still rolling, a humorous semi-a cappella song single-handedly spawned its successor, a long series of jokes about the [
* Basically the same stereotype that attached to Chevy Camaros in America and Ford Capris in Britain at about the same time.
** The shortest Manta joke of all: A Manta is parked in front of a university (shortest in german: "Steht 'nen Manta vor 'ner Uni").
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** What does a Manta driver do at a gas station for four hours? He tries to quit smoking.
** What's the last thing that goes through a Manta drivers head, when crashing into a wall? The rear wing.
** What's a Manta Light? An [
* Saxon / Bavarian / Austrian / East Frisian / whatever stereotypes.
* Puns, including humorous 'kennings' (e.g. 'Groschengrab', 'dime grave' for parking meters).
* Schadenfreude, which is taking pleasure from another's misfortune.
** ...which goes so far that Germans have [
** One good example: On a small Allgäu farm, a kid runs home during a terrible rainstorm. His mother opens the door and then asks him, where his dad has gone to. The son, who is totally soaked and cold, but tries to explain,
*** "''D-D-Daddy... h-he... oh g-g-god... o-o-on t-the field... r-rain...''"
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