Or so sayeth the common stereotype…

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    10 months ago

    From what I understand, German people are very serious and value efficiency in the workplace above all else. Or so the common stereotype goes anyway.

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      I believe German comedians have to complete a Bewerbungsformularfürakzeptablenhumor before every show and every audience member must complete a Formularzurhaftungsfreistellungfürhumor and hand in to the comedian before the show can begin at the precise time stated as detailed in the Regierungsgesetzüberhumor in Deutschsprachigenortenindeutschland

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        10 months ago

        Bewerbungsformularfürakzeptablenhumor

        That would be “Scherzereibewerbungsformular” nowadays. The old Bewerbungsformularfürakzeptablenhumor was abolished in August 2020, along with the Clownpolizei.

        If a Sherzereibewerbungsformular is approved, you get a Scherzereigenehmigung for the next 30 days, starting at the next non-holiday calendar day, good for 1x (one) Scherz per day. If you exceed that quota, you have to pay a fine to the Humorüberwachungsamt (HUA) or face jail time. Professional Scherzemacher and Sprücheklopfer are exempt from this and may get a Witzelei-Lizenz for up to one year at a time, but you need an official Dummfugdiplom for that.

        German humor is no laughing matter.

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        10 months ago

        Nobody writes Deutschsprachigenortenindeutschland nowadays. Instead everyone is using easy memorizable short abbreviation
        DtSChGTDtSchL.

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        10 months ago

        you compare the volume of carbon dioxide produced while telling the joke, vs the amount the audience produced laughing at it

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          10 months ago

          Then does optimizing means maximizing or maximizing minimizing this ratio? That is what does German comedian optimizes, the fun or the greenhouse effect?