▲ 118 ▼ What's your favorite joke that doesn't translate to English very well? (lemmy.world) submitted 9 months ago by Zombiepirate@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 82 comments fedilink hide all child comments Give me your wordplay and obscure culture references, I love them all.
[–] CiderApplenTea@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago (1 child) Who's the stinkiest Norse god? Gar-loki Works better in Dutch, I swear permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dreugeworst@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago 3 students share an apartment and 2 of them study a lot but the third spends most his nights partying. The 2 studious housemates decide to pull a prank on him, and one night when he comes home they are waiting for him next to the bedroom door wearing white sheets. One of the friends says 'welcome friend, I am Peter!'. The other says 'welcome friend, I am Paul'. The drunk house mate looks at them and says 'Colleagues! would you mind stepping aside? I am Lazarus!' yeah, that doesn't translate... in Dutch, the names refer to St peter and St Paul and both end in -us as well: Petrus and Paulus. Also, 'being Lazarus' means being very drunk. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dreugeworst@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago 3 students share an apartment and 2 of them study a lot but the third spends most his nights partying. The 2 studious housemates decide to pull a prank on him, and one night when he comes home they are waiting for him next to the bedroom door wearing white sheets. One of the friends says 'welcome friend, I am Peter!'. The other says 'welcome friend, I am Paul'. The drunk house mate looks at them and says 'Colleagues! would you mind stepping aside? I am Lazarus!' yeah, that doesn't translate... in Dutch, the names refer to St peter and St Paul and both end in -us as well: Petrus and Paulus. Also, 'being Lazarus' means being very drunk. permalink fedilink source parent