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The Polish are safe at last (slrpnk.net)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

~~Reminds me of the famous "I am a jelly donut" line I think from JFK or whoever it was.~~

Edit: turns out its a myth! Another poster said it below but here's the page I found with the info: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-does-everybody-think-jfk-said-im-jelly-donut-180963779/

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It's a fun story, however I also found it really interesting after learning German that this is really overblown outside of Germany.

I once tried to reference it with German friends and they didn't even understand why it was supposed to be funny!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Maybe it just came across as sort of odd but it made sense. Like someone coming here and calling themselves an americano, we probably wouldnt think they were calling themselves a coffee.

Edit: on second thought I might know why the Germans didnt get the joke...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Ich bin ein Berliner. Yep, JFK.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's a myth

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Really? What's the real story?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

He said it right and there was some paper that made a comment that was misinterpreted by a lot of people.