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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/
1 0 ReplyIt'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!
3 0 ReplyMaybe 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...
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Ich bin ein Berliner. Yep, JFK.
3 0 ReplyThat's a myth
2 0 ReplyReally? What's the real story?
1 0 ReplyHe said it right and there was some paper that made a comment that was misinterpreted by a lot of people.
1 0 ReplyI found it! Thanks for the correction!
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