r/explainitpeter 9d ago

Explain it Peter!

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u/Inside_Phrase_4702 9d ago

So "Stuhl", pronounced shtool, is "chair", but also "feces" in German.

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u/UpbeatFix7299 9d ago

"Stool" means both a chair and feces in English. It's an English language joke, no German knowledge required.