cm0002@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 26 days agoThe Polish are safe at lastslrpnk.netexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: memes@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareRekorse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·25 days agoReminds me of the famous “I am a jelly donut” line I think from JFK or whoever it was.
minus-squareasdfasdfasdf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·23 days agoHe said it right and there was some paper that made a comment that was misinterpreted by a lot of people.
minus-squareRekorse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·23 days agohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-does-everybody-think-jfk-said-im-jelly-donut-180963779/ I found it! Thanks for the correction!
minus-squareECB@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·24 days agoIt’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!
Reminds me of the famous “I am a jelly donut” line I think from JFK or whoever it was.
Ich bin ein Berliner. Yep, JFK.
That’s a myth
Really? What’s the real story?
He said it right and there was some paper that made a comment that was misinterpreted by a lot of people.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-does-everybody-think-jfk-said-im-jelly-donut-180963779/
I found it! Thanks for the correction!
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!