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Why do Germans have no sense of humour?

Or so sayeth the common stereotype...

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  • 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.

    • 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

      • 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.

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

    • So, LPS (laughter per second) should be higher for German comedians?

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

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

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