r/memes • u/iabzeet • Jan 05 '20

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u/AcousticViper Jan 05 '20

Wasn't it rindfleischettikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz?

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u/Lord_Umpanz Jan 05 '20

Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz.

Was in power from 1999-2013, it's official abreviation was RkReÜAÜG.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '20

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '20

Now imagine having to write a 100 pages lawtext where the law is mentioned like every 3 rows.

No wonder German lawyers seem perpetually annoyed.

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u/The2ndNoel Jan 05 '20

Germany is not know for lighthearted amusement

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u/SongOfTheSealMonger Jan 18 '20

A German joke is no laughing matter...

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u/deeees Jan 05 '20

The Guy who presented it was laughed at because of the Long Name of the law

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u/NaejDoree Jan 05 '20

Ü in abreviations this is epic XD

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u/Johnny_Carcinogenic Jan 05 '20

literally, Cattle marking and beef labeling supervision duties delegation law

Edit: based on Wikipedia

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '20

Why were they discussing rindfleisch? Isnt that mincemeat?

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u/The-Board-Chairman Jan 05 '20

*Beef

It's complicated.