r/Unexpected • u/NoBlissinhell • 14d ago
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u/signmeupnot 14d ago
Rick Gerweiss
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u/Nizzemancer 14d ago
Reichard Gerweiss
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u/Emotional-Engineer35 👨🏿‍🎓 Only slightly tainted 14d ago
Reinhard Gerheissdrich
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u/Comfortable-Can4776 14d ago
Sieg
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u/tskank69 14d ago
That’s what I was gonna say. He looks so similar
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u/FrankNitty_Enforcer 14d ago
And it’s perfectly on brand for something he would do
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u/ThisIsARobot 14d ago
Gervais would lose his fucking mind if he could trick a room full of Germans to say "Sieg Heil".
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u/WillKillz 14d ago
Jesus, how old is Ricky Gervais?
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u/Mr_Brandalf 14d ago
Ricky Gervais and Tom Hanks fusion
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u/Bou_Czang 14d ago
Now all I can think about is them lovemaking... Thanks for that.
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u/Tru-Queer 14d ago
Try imagining Gilbert Gottfried eating out Fran Drescher while they’re both stoned and inhaled helium
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u/popeboyQ 14d ago
How'd you find my journal?
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u/Tru-Queer 14d ago
Your journal was written on the pages of my heart
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u/_Tactleneck_ 14d ago
Gilbert voice:
“Oh yeah, do you like that? Huh? Do you enjoy when I “-
Goddamnit I couldn’t even finish it without disgusting myself
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u/manonthemoonrocks 14d ago
Notice all the serious faces in the crowd. Specially the old men.
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u/ReapCreep65 14d ago
This reminds me of that one Bo Burnham bit where he tricked his whole crowd into saying the n-word
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u/Slippery_Slug 14d ago
That's interesting because the Bo Burnham bit reminded this guy of this video.
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u/Knife_Operator 14d ago
Yeah but that wasn't the self-own for the crowd that this is.
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u/WeHaveAllBeenThere 14d ago
He wasn’t saying it was.. he just said it reminded him of it.
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u/Jadedinsight 14d ago
That doesn't translate to "that is not allowed", but more to something like "you've got to be kidding me"
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u/Haunting-Ad9521 14d ago
When I searched Google, it said this was around the 1970s, roughly 25yrs after the fall of Nazi Germany, so I think he’s probably partially correct with his last statement about former comrades in the crowd.
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u/rlysuck 14d ago
So what is the Ziggy zaggy saying that the man show always said? What does it mean?
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u/Last_Friday_Knight 14d ago
Zigge zagge is basically “a toast to friendship/fellowship/coziness”
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u/MonaganX 14d ago
People saying it might have those feelings while saying it but it doesn't really mean anything in particular. It's just a call and response "battle cry" that people use to hype each other up while drinking, partying, sometimes sports. It's like a generic, nonsensical "when I say X, you say X".
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u/RuthaBrent 14d ago
That and don’t forget Prost! Gotta love German culture
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u/RobSpaghettio 14d ago edited 14d ago
I Googled what prost meant to show my friends in Bali early March 2020 one time because a beer there was called Prost. I knew what it meant in Germany having been a brewing student, but Google translate decided that day that it was Romanian and meant dumbass lol.
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u/broly78210 14d ago
You always have to listen to the whole sentence to understand mip
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u/RuthaBrent 14d ago
Mip?
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u/Bananafish1929 14d ago
When I lived there, it amazed me how every local’s grandparents were in the “resistance.”
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u/mortalitylost 14d ago
But who did you resist, Hans? WHO did you resist??
Answer me HANS
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u/CrymsonStarite 14d ago
I lived with a host family when I was there, older couple. In Ostfriesland. The husband was born in ‘39, and he spoke very openly about how his dad was in the Kriegsmarine, has pictures of him with the armband, the whole thing. Honestly was kinda fascinating how open some people were that it happened, and how much they (at least the older people) were adamant it should never happen again. His dad went into merchant shipping afterwards, he survived the war.
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u/buckydean 14d ago
I have an older friend who lived in Germany in the 70's. He said in the smaller towns there was a division between the WW2 veterans. A lot of average soldiers that were conscripted into the Wehrmacht looked down on the more zealous SS/NAZI party people even all those years later
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u/CrymsonStarite 14d ago
Fair, everyone was conscripted in the later part of the war, very different from the fanatics. My host always joked (he had a dark sense of humor) he was only four years away from getting conscripted so he was glad the Allies won… he would have been 10. Funny guy, liked his American bourbon.
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u/MooFz 14d ago
Even in the Netherlands, all my friend's grandparents were in the resistance somehow
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u/RuthaBrent 14d ago
I know right. Lol; at least they’ve apologized and have taught their children better.
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u/Bananafish1929 14d ago
What’s amazing was in 2020 Germany was cool with Americans leaving…. I wonder what happened since 2020 to make the Gerry’s change their mind?
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u/RuthaBrent 14d ago
Gerry’s?
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u/Gold_Firefighter_448 14d ago
A term for Germans. Kinda like calling British people "Brits"
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u/Historical_Flight_92 14d ago
Ehh I lived in Northern Bavaria for a few years. Old people were pretty open about being nazis. Lots were even proud.
Fucking cunts. So glad I don't live there anymore.
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u/cdigioia 14d ago edited 14d ago
And every American was against the 2nd Iraqi war!
Obviously dramatically different levels of things here, but similar phenomenon.
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u/Maxcorps2012 14d ago
You can tell he didn't think it would work and is horrified.
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u/Fine_Reserve_7154 14d ago
You can see him saying something after covering his mouth with his hand, right after.
Probably the german equivalent of wtf.
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u/OkRefrigerator8562 14d ago
"Das darf doch nicht wahr sein" would be translated to "this can't be real" very similar to wtf, but is wrongly subtitled as "that is not allowed"
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u/Dr_Hiasl 14d ago
But in the end he was talking about "so many old comrades here, unbelievable..." Source: speak german
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u/Fine_Reserve_7154 14d ago
Taking into account the video is subtitled, am I being wooooooshed right here?
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u/Dr_Hiasl 14d ago
Youre not being whooshed, but the subtitles arent rlly that accurate, he doesnt say "thats not allowed" for example, he says something like "this cant be true" The tone in which he says the last sentence is kinda weird, just my interpretationno offense
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u/elscallr 14d ago
Kinda like we'd say "no fucking way" or, for the Boondock Saints fans, "I can't believe that just fucking happened!"
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u/Fine_Reserve_7154 14d ago
So, basically we're 50/50 about the comrade remark being ironic or not.
I agree that the line delivery is a bit ambiguous.
Dw, no offense taken.
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u/arathorn867 14d ago
They speak German, they can't read English so they didn't know that was in the subtitles
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u/Rhoshack 14d ago
They can type in English but can’t read it?
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u/arathorn867 14d ago
Clearly, there's no other explanation.
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u/Ronnie_999 14d ago
They can't read English? Clever of them to be able to write in English then.
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u/Pucked_Off_Canuck 14d ago
It means they can write in English but proofreading is verboten.
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u/Beautiful-End3611 14d ago edited 14d ago
No, he knew precisely that it would work. He moves before the “heil” even comes. This is edgy comedy at its best. Surprised to see it coming from a German though as they’re not known for having a sense of humor.
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u/OBD-1_Kenobi 14d ago
How many Germans does it take to screw in a light bulb?
One. Germans are very efficient and not very funny.
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u/cawclot 14d ago edited 14d ago
Germans are very efficient and not very funny.
Reminds me of the time Robin Williams was on a German talk show...
Host: Mr. Williams, why do you think there is not so much comedy in Germany?
Robin: Did you ever think you killed all the funny people?'
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u/exploding_cat_wizard 14d ago
Great burn, not the least cause it's true. The amount of brilliant culture workers that left Germany or were killed by the fuckers...
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u/Randolpho 14d ago
Surprised to see it coming from a German though as they’re not known for having a sense of humor.
Germans are very serious about their humor
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u/Sundiata1 14d ago
I mean, the joke is to get everyone to heil, so it’s a special joke Germans can respond well to.
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u/locaton 14d ago
I always wonder if the Germans have no humor thing is really true or if it's just that Germans have a kind of humor that many people don't understand. I Could be a bit biased since I'm German though haha
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u/ThatOneGuy1294 14d ago
My understanding is that German humor is much more about the cleverness of a joke as a whole, rather than how funny a punchline is.
"Sieg Heil" just isn't funny as the punchline, but is hilarious when you get a crowd of Germans to accidentally say it.
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u/LiftAxe 14d ago
I lived in Germany for 12 years(Saarland) they like to laugh and have a good time, I had to be accepted before they opened up, then I truly understood what they are all about. I learned a-lot about myself there, If you make a friend in Germany you have a friend for life, they will really give you the shirt off their back.
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u/Shady_Mania 14d ago
Someone’s blind. Dude was clearly feigning shock for comedy. He’s literally smiling.
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u/Maxcorps2012 14d ago
Since I can't speak German I can't verify if that is the closest translation.
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u/Danghor 14d ago
It’s pretty much the literal translation of it.
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u/Maxcorps2012 14d ago
Anyone else speak German that can verify?
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u/davidfavorite 14d ago
Literally he said: „that cant be real, what?!“. Pretty much the 1960 equivalent of wtf
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u/Nizzemancer 14d ago
Old habits die hard
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u/helpnxt 14d ago
I mean it must be weird going from being conditioned into always replying with a certain phrase after another is said to then almost over night it not being allowed, like that conditioning wouldn't just go away.
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u/deliamount 14d ago
It doesn't. I hadn't been to a catholic church in decades until a funeral a couple of years ago. Even trying my hardest not to, I did slip out the response to one of the priest's lines. After all that time it still came out unthinkingly.
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u/myee8 14d ago
This was from the early 70s. Not surprising when you look at the age of the crowd, probably like a muscle memory type of thing to say too.
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u/Dakine_thing 14d ago
Well it’s a Catchy slogan obviously
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u/PrettymuchSwiss 14d ago
Summing up nazi indoctrination in one sentence.
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u/___DEADPOOL______ 14d ago
Catchy slogans, cool costumes, and crazy lore. That's how the Nazis get ya
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Some rats got squashed by the exterminators
Some rats scurried to remote parts of the globe
Some rats were able to hide in plain sight, by pretending they were a mouse just doing what they were told
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u/aBoyandHisVacuum 14d ago
This is fun and interesting, may i ask where its from?
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u/ManInBlack829 14d ago
I'm flattered, I just came up with it.
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u/Deadpool2715 14d ago
It’s honestly a very good quote 👏
it’s a little pessimistic because it’s possible some mice did just do what they were told, but the truth is it’s very likely some rats did exactly as you said and it’s important not to forget.
Maybe try adding a “waiting for more rats to return” but it might ruin the balance and poignancy
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u/ManInBlack829 14d ago
I grew up with a grandma who was a nurse during WW2, so I have a lot of generational trauma instilled in me.
The pessimism is intentional. All Nazis are rats.
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u/humanitarianWarlord 14d ago
These weren't die hard nazis, these were regular people who were indoctrinated during ww2, "heil hitler" has been pushed so hard into their heads it's permanently lodged in their brain to respond like that.
It's almost instinctual for them, they just respond automatically as they would have during ww2.
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u/Twixt_Wind_and_Water 14d ago edited 14d ago
That’s too rational for Reddit.
It’s easy for someone who has never lived under the threat of death if they don’t toe the line to judge people who had to toe the line… or die.
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u/The-Gamersaurs48 14d ago
A lot of people like to claim claim otherwise, but the reality is they’d react just like them.
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u/GunsBlazing10 14d ago
Oh, quit with your far-right propaganda! Do you know about the Tolerance Paradox? There are studies that prove it to be true [link].
Studies prove that people of your identity are structurally intolerant [link]. Studies also link hate crimes with unchecked free speech. Therefore, I'm banning from this subreddit if you disagree.
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u/Pixelwind 14d ago
More likely it's a little of column A & a little of column B.
Most nazis went free after the war and just went about their lives. Lots of normal people also were conditioned into acting that way for self preservation. But given a room of people this size you'd statistically expect a fair number of each unless it's specifically people of jewish descent or something where none (or very few) would be former nazis. Germany still has a very large white supremacy problem specifically due to never holding them accountable on an individual level. The laws they made help but they didn't make the nazis physically go away. They're still there, they just can't get away with what they want to.
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u/Pixelwind 14d ago
Might be true, but might not, the vast majority of nazis never had anything happen to them. Only a small number were ever tried, and most just went back to their lives after the war.
On a statistical level it's pretty fair to assume that the response in the video is likely a mix of people who were/are actually nazis and people who have just been conditioned to respond that way.
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u/___DEADPOOL______ 14d ago
This is the same thing with people raised Catholic. Call and response ques are hard to eliminate from your brain.
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u/Nilshrling 14d ago
wie zum fick kommt man von "das darf doch nicht wahr sein" auf "thats not allowed"?
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u/Sk-yline1 14d ago
All of those people in the audience spent over a decade being Nazis, some by force, many by choice, it’s not surprising they’d sieg heil by instinct
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u/JohnnyBoy11 14d ago
I remember seeing a sad video of someone's grandma with dementia who thought it was time to do the HH at family dinner.
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u/OblongAndKneeless 14d ago
TIL the Man Show "cheer" is from Germany: https://youtu.be/f95MrqxJMBY?t=1241
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u/hellothere066 14d ago
When was this filmed? Anyone know?
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u/WayfaringStranger16 14d ago
1973 I believe
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u/MiloReyes-97 14d ago
36 years after everything happened huh. Might be too soon for some but eh, sometimes a dark joke can be used to vent societal anxiety. But fucking hell I can only imagine the men and woman I that audience that were swearing bullets 0_0.
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u/Chi_Cazzo_Sei 14d ago
1973, it shows in the first few seconds.
I would certainly bet that crowd included literal nazis who were hiding in plain sight in West Germany.
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u/Doreen666 14d ago
"hiding in plain sight"
what did you expect them to do almost 30 years after the war
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u/MiloReyes-97 14d ago
Well its funny, despite the de-nazification that the allies first implemented working out pretty well, when reconstruction really started moving it became clear to the allies that any hope in rebuilding Germany into a strong enough partner, government structure needed to be reestablished....and the only people left who were qualified and available were former nazi party members.
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u/Soggy-Swordfish-7773 14d ago
They did nazi that coming
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u/Terry8675 14d ago
You can tell he is Fuhrer-ious with them for it.
I'm shook my head 😡 in disbelief, nein nein nein
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u/Unexpected-ModTeam 14d ago
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