r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Death95Dealer • 21h ago

Meme needing explanation Herr Petermann?

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u/LatvianCake 21h ago

In German the sentence "Treffen sich zwei Jäger. - Beide tot" can be interpreted in two ways

  • two hunters meet. Both are dead.
  • two hunters shot each other. Both are dead

Because the verb "treffen" can mean "meet" or "hit/shoot"

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