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[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

~~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/

[–] ECB@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It'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!

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Maybe 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...

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Ich bin ein Berliner. Yep, JFK.

[–] asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's a myth

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Really? What's the real story?

[–] asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He said it right and there was some paper that made a comment that was misinterpreted by a lot of people.