On December 29 2010 04:58 LSB wrote:
Translated to English its "work will make you free". The phrase is notorious because it's on the entryway to Auschwitz.

Yeah, I get that, if you'd checked my country you could have probably guessed that I'm familiar with the phrase.

I just didn't understand why someone thought posting a mis-used historical phrase in a swedish vote without any translation from swedish to english and zero context whatsoever would be considered funny.

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Wesso

Netherlands1245 Posts

December 28 2010 21:14 GMT

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On December 29 2010 06:09 Shockk wrote:

I just didn't understand why someone thought posting a mis-used historical phrase in a swedish vote without any translation from swedish to english and zero context whatsoever would be considered funny

While now it's not funny for people who aren't able to understand it, it's more funny for the people who are (I, personally, hate it when jokes are explained unnecessarily, takes the fun out of them) The part of getting it is as large a part of humor as the joke itself IMO. (That's why inside jokes are so funny, even the 30th time)

If you just don't find it to be funny (because it's a sensitive subject to you or whatever), that's possible, but personally, I thought it was funny.

Shockk

Germany2269 Posts

December 28 2010 22:01 GMT

#4887

On December 29 2010 06:14 Wesso wrote:

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My last post on this little discussion (because I'm running out of pictures to back them up):

I understand this as well (why does everyone here think the other people in a discussion are braindead?). The only problem I had with that joke was:

Why does someone post a swedish article without translation on an english site and thinks it's funny? Because like 2% of the users will understand it without further explanation?

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inlagdsil

Canada957 Posts

December 28 2010 22:12 GMT

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On December 28 2010 10:43 PlaGuE_R wrote:

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I think that's in poor taste tbh, make fun of the bible thumpers all you want, but the bible itself is a beautiful piece of literature and a great read.

There was a lot of fuss and bans about this picture on page 243. I don't think people noticed that the text was not actually the Bible. It was the product of the LOLcat Bible initiative. This is an awesome project translating texts into LOLcat language: http://www.lolcatbible.com/index.php?title=Main_Page

They have developed a standardized LOLcat dialect and are translating most of the Bible into this awesome form. In LOLcat, God is Ceiling Cat:
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EDIT: it seems that they also use Invisible Man to translate God.
REEDIT: I don't find that this project is disrespectful to religions. The fact that people would spend that long working on the Bible shows that they find it important.

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Teraldent

United States89 Posts

December 28 2010 22:23 GMT

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whoa! that guy on the news is like the observers from fringe
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[UoN]Sentinel

United States11320 Posts

December 28 2010 22:24 GMT

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Only NSFW if taken out of context
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The text reads: "Be careful with fire in the forest."

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Tokensy

Poland16 Posts

December 29 2010 01:49 GMT

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My girlfriend just made these after being tired of me playing with my friends two nights in a row. I personally think they're hilarious.

"Enjoy your SC II :D"

EDIT: well, that didn't work.
added them as links, won't display as images

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EvanED

United States111 Posts

December 29 2010 06:16 GMT

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Reminds me of this comic:
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Trion

Canada291 Posts

December 29 2010 07:08 GMT

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oBlade

United States5765 Posts

December 29 2010 09:34 GMT

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dapierow

Serbia1316 Posts

December 29 2010 11:03 GMT

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Big Epic Picture

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Zurles

United Kingdom1659 Posts

December 29 2010 11:09 GMT

#4896

wow wtf

Tufas

Austria2259 Posts

December 29 2010 11:42 GMT

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To make up for my warning and show that I actually take it seriously and will not try to do it again...

here is A HORSE, merry christmas

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and you have to make this picture larger, its a facebook map. notice how russia does not exist ? made me laugh pretty hard
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Avitohol

Bulgaria125 Posts

December 29 2010 11:47 GMT

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Translates:
Fisto
for kids... for business
I've got a fucked up mind.
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smileyyy

Germany1816 Posts

December 29 2010 12:03 GMT

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On December 29 2010 20:42 Tufas wrote:
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To make up for my warning and show that I actually take it seriously and will not try to do it again...

here is A HORSE, merry christmas

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and you have to make this picture larger, its a facebook map. notice how russia does not exist ? made me laugh pretty hard
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Russian dont use FB http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vkontakte

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Ayush_SCtoss

India3050 Posts

December 29 2010 12:35 GMT

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On December 29 2010 10:49 Tokensy wrote:
My girlfriend just made these after being tired of me playing with my friends two nights in a row. I personally think they're hilarious.

"Enjoy your SC II :D"

EDIT: well, that didn't work.
added them as links, won't display as images

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Lmao, your girl is full of win.
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