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[Monty Python] Funniest Joke in the World

http://www.jumpstation.ca/recroom/comedy/p...ython/joke.html

Can someone translate it into english? 
Thanks!!!

first
Wenn ist das Nunstruck git und Slotermeyer? Ja!...
Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!

second
Die ist ein Kinnerhunder und zwei Mackel uber und der bitte schon ist den Wunderhaus sprechensie. 'Nein' sprecht der Herren 'Ist aufern borger mit zveitingen'.
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first
Wenn ist das Nunstruck git und Slotermeyer? Ja!...
Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!

second
Die ist ein Kinnerhunder und zwei Mackel uber und der bitte schon ist den Wunderhaus sprechensie. 'Nein' sprecht der Herren 'Ist aufern borger mit zveitingen'.

i'm german but i didn't understand a word of this
indeed there are some german words in that two jokes but nothing that makes sence to me

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Reply #2 –
Well, I gave it a shot by asking a German tourist... unfortunately, he began giggling, foaming at the mouth, and then collapsed on my Birkenstocks. I left in a hurry. Sorry I couldn't do any better; I don't speak German, myself.

    - M.

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Reply #3 –
My girlfriend showed me this skit before, asking for a translation of the joke; but I couldn't understand any of it at that time either.
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"To understand me, you'll have to swallow a world." Or maybe your words.

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Reply #4 –
Oh thanks 
I've always wondered if those jokes had a meaning...


I suppose it's "english humor", isn't it?
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Well, I gave it a shot by asking a German tourist... unfortunately, he began giggling, foaming at the mouth, and then collapsed on my Birkenstocks. I left in a hurry. Sorry I couldn't do any better; I don't speak German, myself.

    - M.

At least he didn't punch you like the hungarian did in the "the hungarian phrasebook" sketch 

thanks
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They just wanted to make it sound german and didn't bother to use proper german.

If you watch "Die Hard", you can witness the same thing, by the way. German terrorists (  ) have taken over a skyscraper. But it seems that only one or two of them really know german, since the rest of them (especially the main "bad guy" and the higher ranking thugs) have quite a bad pronunciation. And i remember one guy saying something like "Schieß auf den Fenster!" which means "Shoot the window!", but somebody failed to realize that "window" isn't male. Oh well... Hollywood.

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They just wanted to make it sound german and didn't bother to use proper german.

Understood 
How strange: in one other sketch (italian lesson) they speak italian correctly ... wonder why 

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If you watch "Die Hard", you can witness the same thing, by the way. German terrorists (  ) have taken over a skyscraper. But it seems that only one or two of them really know german, since the rest of them (especially the main "bad guy" and the higher ranking thugs) have quite a bad pronunciation. And i remember one guy saying something like "Schieß auf den Fenster!" which means "Shoot the window!", but somebody failed to realize that "window" isn't male. Oh well... Hollywood.

Oh oh oh now i have a machinegun 

Yes that's Hollywood 

thanks & bye
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Reply #8 –
English joke :

"Let it be Lucy in the sky with diamonds
-Obladioblada Michelle ma belle !"

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Reply #9 –
 

Come more, more jokes wanted! 
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Reply #10 –
Well, i'll post one.

A girl came skipping home from school one day.
"Mommy, Mommy," she yelled, "we were counting today, and all
the other kids could only count to four, but I counted to 10. See? 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!"
"Very good," said her mother.
"Is it because I'm blonde, Mommy?"
"Yes, it's because you're blonde."
The next day the girl came skipping home from school.
"Mommy, Mommy," She yelled, "we were saying the alphabet
today, and all the ther kids could only say it to D, but I said it to G. See? A,
B, C, D, E, F, G!"
"Very good," said her mother.
"Is it because I'm blonde, Mommy?"
"Yes, it's because you're blonde."
The next day the girl came skipping home from school.
"Mommy, Mommy," she yelled, "we were in gym class today, and
when we showered, all the other girls had flat chests, but I
have these!"
And she lifted her tank top to reveal a pair of 36Cs.
Very good," said her embarrassed mother.
"Is it because I'm blonde, mommy?"
"No, it's because you're 25."

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Reply #11 –
This is the same thing as MP's "Hilter in England" sketch. When Cleese shouts from the balcony I think it sounds more german than german to a non-german speaker  Actually it doesn't make any sense.

Can someone tell me if the "Lumberjack Song" is sung in german in the original Flying Circus series?

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Reply #12 –
I was always told that the greatest german joke ever told was (I don't know german) "I'm calling in an airstrike," when translated into english. 


Jeff

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Reply #13 –
Great joke Atlantis... thx

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Can someone tell me if the "Lumberjack Song" is sung in german in the original Flying Circus series?

The Lumberjack song was sung in English originally. 

Sadly, we in the UK are not nearly as bilingual as our European neighbours (the Welsh notwithstanding)...
[span style=\'font-size:9\']\"Do not go gentle into that good night,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light\"[/span]

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Reply #15 –
Under normal circumstances the Pythons are rather accurate about foreing languages; they actually bother to translate and to learn some pronounciation. A good example is the Italian lessons sketch.

Actually it makes perfect sense that the Deadliest Joke In The World's german translation is just gibberish. How do you expect a joke that kills everyone instantly, and doesn't really exist, should be translated? Basically they had three options. It could have been a lame german joke, something naughty (i.e. the Hungarian Phrasebook sketch), really the most deadliest joke in the world, or just gibberish. The latter one is the most probable option if you think about it

The Hilter in England case is unforgivable though. It should have been proper german.

@Atlantis

And do you agree that Milano is better than Napoli

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And i remember one guy saying something like "Schieß auf den Fenster!" which means "Shoot the window!", but somebody failed to realize that "window" isn't male. Oh well... Hollywood.
Don't know if it's correct but after he said "Schieß auf den Fenster!" he said "shoot the glass".

Good one Atlantis  . What about you pio? you seem to have a good sense of humor

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Reply #17 –
I like Atlantis' idea particularly. Here's one British joke about Germans that could be "pythonesque" (yeah, that word exists, I learned it in the bonus-material of the "Life of Brian"-DVD). As I am German myself it should absolutely not be taken as an offense against Germans. Neither should it be the beginning of some country-bashing. I'm really serious about what I've written in bold types.

Now, on to the joke:

How do you bake a German cake?
First, you must occupy the kitchen.
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Reply #18 –
All right... in the same vein, I'll throw one in. I'm not Polish myself, but one of our dearest family friends is an elderly Polish gentleman - and perhaps one of the most intelligent men I know - who actually survived one of the death-marches in WWII. He shared the following with me:

  Q: What do the numbers 1492 and 1776 have in common?
  A: They're adjoining rooms in the Warsaw Hilton.

    - M.

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The Larch

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