Finnish sense of humor
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Nuuska
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I've been thinking . . .
Oh no!
When was the last time we had a profound conversation?
This is what I have been afraid of!
So really good about our relationship and thoughts!
Should I jump?
Nuuska
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HORRIBLE NATURE
How is it when you get old?
I suppose your fur gets gray.
You can't cath rabbits anymore.
Females don't look at you.
Peeing is difficult.
Eyesight gets worse.
And hearing.
Your feet don't rise anymore.
...
Doesn't it either?!
WHAT?! What did he say?
fronobulax
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... and there the german player clearly pushed . . .
. . . so he gets penalty
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Lots of ambiguity for me. If the German is wearing blue and has the penalty called on them, then the joke is blatant bias by the referee. If the German is wearing blue then perhaps the joke is that the other player inflicted something far worse than an in game penalty? If the German player is in red then is there some irony about whether a penalty actually occurred?
Nuuska
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Well - this one was a bit tricky - because the translation is not straightforward - but the player with yellow shirt and blue trousers is the one who gets the penalty - and in last picture the penalty is showed.
In finnish the expression is RANGAISTUSPOTKU = PENALTY KICK - meaning the opposite team gets to kick the ball ( not balls ) - and while I could not finf a relevant expression due to my limited english skills I ended with the translation above.
Hope this explains it
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I think you’re over-thinking this one.
fronobulax
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OK. If the last panel is the penalty kick after the infraction then I can see a joke. But "German" is a red herring and every Olympics time Americans get bombarded with allegations of national bias by Olympic judges so...
Maybe if I watched more futbol than football I'd have seen it.
Maybe if I watched more futbol than football I'd have seen it.
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The last three have made absolutely ZERO sense to me. Maybe I'm not Finnish enough......
Frono, did you ever think it just might not be funny?
Frono, did you ever think it just might not be funny?
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Frono, did you ever think it just might not be funny?
Yeah, but the part of me that has learned much by interacting with non-USA LTG members figures this is a chance to learn something.
Do soccer players wear cups?
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merlin6666
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Strangely enough I got the Soccer humour right away. But I'm German...
Nuuska
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OK - so time to go back to them bunnies.
HORRIBLE NATURE
Look at them . . .
I wonder if we, too get to be the kind of couple, who has nothing to say to each other anymore, when we get old?
Let's hope so.
HORRIBLE NATURE
Look at them . . .
I wonder if we, too get to be the kind of couple, who has nothing to say to each other anymore, when we get old?
Let's hope so.