Many missed the best joke in this sketch, at 5:35 shows Chamberlein in 1938 proudly waving a worthless piece of paper of Munich agreement on which Hitler "promised" that after anexing Chezch land he won't make any more demands. Hence Britain's best pre war joke
The best joke is on you for showing you haven't even the faintest clue as to what you're talking about, although you 'think' you do. 🤣 But I'm not surprised, considering you don't even know how to spell 'Czech'. 🙄
Markronom What did you expect? Of course they'd protect the public from such a heinous piece of knowledge! They even stated in the documentary that it was illegalised by the geneva convention!
I know I'm late in responding, but I'll do it anyway. In a way, that makes sense, considering two of the Pythons, John Cleese and Michael Palin, were in that film.
Thanks for the data input. I'll forward this information to the British Ministry of Defence to advise them to tweek the latest version. We obviously regret any collateral damage.
I am convinced that the NSA has suppressed any proper knowledge about this lethal weapon, and hence distributed these foolish films to misdirect the public with its agitprop
I am convinced that the NSA has suppressed any proper knowledge about this lethal weapon, and hence distributed these foolish films to misdirect the public with its agitprop
Sorry English folks there can't ever be a translation of the joke simply because everyone capable of understanding German dies before being able to retaliate
The funniest part of this, I think, is actually right at the end. Watch carefully at 9:43 -- Eric Idle must have had to *run like hell* to get out of that shot in time for the zoom out.
I've finally decoded the joke matrix, it took countless restless nights, but now I can put my plan of mass murder into action. What's the difference between a piano and a fish? You can tune a piano, but you can't tuna fish.
A true must have for a python fan is vol. 1 and 2 of just the words. The t.v scripts. Such good fun. Includes stage directions. With jokes included that will never be read on air.
tinpot1978 So you cannot commit an act on ethnic cleansing(for example) of a whole community of people with a few words that if spread will kill anyone that hears it?
Sorry, my comment was directed at Elemental_Phoenix who said it would need to be translated for it to commit genocide. I don't understand why, when I click 'reply' to someone, that name doesn't get added to the comment.
tinpot1978 Yeah it's some sort of a bug on RUclips. Really annoying and creates confusion. It only quotes properly if you do it inside a notification box already.
I love the way that, even though the German translation is mainly nonsense words, it makes even less sense still to answer a question starting with "wenn", with "ja!" It's just that slightly bit more absurd and I bet the Pythons were aware of it too!
This is my favorite Monty Python skit. The part where the British soldiers are running through the woods reading the joke aloud with Germans falling out of the bushes and trees laughing had me literally rolling on the floor.
I always wonder what the bloopers are like and how much fun it must have been to be in the flying circus :) and... I always wonder how they go home and eat dinner with their families like they are normal people with normal jobs : )
I love the scene where the General walks aided by way of a cane down the wooded path explaining background information.We are led to believe that the Genral was wounded in battle but my sources say that HE himself was "1 of them saw 2 words & spent several weeks in the hospital".I thought British call that a fortnight?
In response to Belinda: Monty Python is widely considered the cleverest, funniest and/or most brilliant comedy troupe of the 20th century, or very close to it. When I say "widely considered" I mean across generations, nationalities and cultures. The point I am making however, is not to defend them (as if they needed me to). The point I am making is specifically for your benefit: When you are a person who goes through life honestly believing that dismissing the perspective of vast groups of different people is wise, you have a problem. It is a very limiting, and ultimately an unhappy, form of arrogance that allows you think your own limited viewpoint so trumps others that you regard all others' views as worthless. Give yourself a chance not by liking Monty Python but simply by recognizing that when many other people come to a conclusion on their own and in an honest way, there is value in their collective viewpoint. You are always free to disagree, but when you are so dismissive it is only you who suffers from a lack of perspective. Incidentally you also lose credibility when you try to defend your position.
You articulated your point well. Some people just don't get it, and that's fine. Of course it's another not to get it out of spite (which is common in our society.). It is what it is,
If you listen closely you can here that In this version they are oooooo'ing. Not like in "2001 Space Odyssey" were they are iiiii'ing. Common mistake. ;)
That was footage of Neville Chamberlain holding up the Munich Agreement paper. He claimed it was proof of “peace for our time”… less than a year before the Germans invaded Poland and started World War II.
O.k. the "german version of the joke is dutch. *Spoiler alert* If you do not want translation read no farther!!!! When ist das nunstuck git und slatomeir? Ja der berhund das order das flipperwalt gersput! Apologies for spelling. Doing it by rote. Own the scripts. Translation now follows: last ⚠ spoiler ahead. When is the new straw this and something else? Yes! Is ordered forest confinement! Best translation manageable. Yes it's gobbledygook.
StoptHipHop This is StoptHipHop, reader of jokes, in a few minutes two weeks ago he read a German version of the funniest joke in the world and, after translating it, died laughing. Let his passing be a warning for all who handle humorous implements, to always know the proper safety precautions and understand the potential risks inherent in recreational comedy.
i was first disapointed because they read the deadly joke loud and in german so i should understand but i didnt get a single word! but its better i think, otherwise i would be dead now. clever made, you geniuses! :-)
Nerdy voice> What some people don't realize is that the Grey's plan is to put you in a lack of comatose state with nearly no- SHUT UP HISTORY CHANNEL! I'M WATCHING THE BEST FREAKING COMEDY GENIUS!
"Wenn ist das Nunstuck git und Slotermeyer? Ja! Beiherhund das Oder Die Flipperwaldt gersput!" The joke contains a number of nonsensical pseudo-German words, and does not translate into anything meaningful.
The History Department would like to point out that the images in this sketch correspond not to WWI, but WWII. It warrants mention that Great Britain lacked the technology and resources to mass-produce a good joke until the early 1940's; the first German translation of one such joke did not appear until 1944. Correction: The first British mass-produced joke actually dates back to October 1938, credited to then-Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain.
If Joke warfare is banned, why is Sarah Palin even a politician? Why does Fox News keep saying its News? Why does Congress keep meeting if its obvious partisan behavior won't allow anything to occur? [I neglected to use specific Democrat examples because you already took that aligned shot] American Politics is like a Joke World War. Now stop bringing politics into this.
Kal'sik Herensk I'm aware of what it's called. That doesn't mean it's any less hypocritical. FYI. I'd rather bring politics into this than name-calling. I think most 3rd graders resort to that.
Kal'sik Herensk yes,exactly..don't bring politics anywhere near monty python..its just not proper...shame on him..I get so tired of people bringing politics into conversations that are not about politics..
ernest scribbler is soooo funy lmfao .Ive had this in me favs for ages and haven't looked at it for a while. but im still lol when ernest scribbler appears ,palin is a genious and his travel programmes are amazing ,what a guy ,we love you micheal
Thier laughter is so contagious especially when i watch the laughing part over and over again. The joke would have real military potential if they snuck copies of it into the enemy base lol.
i read a joke once that was so funny that it took me 15 mins to read it because as soon as i started to read it i would laugh uncontrollably and had to start over.
When they were deciding on a name for their show, Michael Palin wanted it to be called "Gwen Dibley's Flying Circus". He had spotted the name Gwen Dibley in a magazine and thought it would be funny for her to discover she had her own TV show! (How *she'd* have reacted to this being her own TV show is anyone's guess) Obviously, that did not happen, but they occasionally would slip "Dibley" into their sketches. In this case, the Joke was written in a home on Dibley Road!
There is only one recorded instance of comedy killing someone - The Goodies "Ecky-Thump" episode where Tim Brooke-Taylor was dressed in a kilt using bagpipes as a weapon! It's authentic and verified that a man died of laughter whilst watching it!!!
Many missed the best joke in this sketch, at 5:35 shows Chamberlein in 1938 proudly waving a worthless piece of paper of Munich agreement on which Hitler "promised" that after anexing Chezch land he won't make any more demands. Hence Britain's best pre war joke
Very funny and I liked the German's joke too.
The best joke is on you for showing you haven't even the faintest clue as to what you're talking about, although you 'think' you do. 🤣
But I'm not surprised, considering you don't even know how to spell 'Czech'. 🙄
'10x as funny as Britains pre-war joke'
Brilliant!
5:31 "It was a fantastic success. Over 60,000 times as powerful as Britain's great Pre-War Joke..."
Yea, I didn't get that one, can you please explain it?
Yea, I didn't get that one, can you please explain it?
Britains pre war joke was that it believed HItlers peace declaration with Britai
alright thx
If you type the German joke into Google Translate it comes up with "[FATAL ERROR]"
Wtf I just tried and it said fatal error
Even Google translate dies of laughter
This is one of the most genius bits ever written. Holy crap.
Kurt Nakanishi a
K. Nakanishi b
May Bluekin c
"There were zwei peanuts walking down the strasse, und one was assaulted... peanut."
Der ver Zwei peanuts volking donw der strasse, and von vas.... assaulted. peanut. Oh ho ho ho.
... and the other was a dry roasted... peanut?
Amazes me that this was their first aired episode. Not too many of their skits have this level of production values and writing. Hilarious, to boot!
i saw this as a kid and was terrified of it.
A sadist and a masochist meet. Says the masochist:"Please, torture me!" The sadist smiles, then finally, he says:"No."
For anyone who wonders: the german parts are just gibberish with some german words.
Markronom What did you expect? Of course they'd protect the public from such a heinous piece of knowledge! They even stated in the documentary that it was illegalised by the geneva convention!
Markronom that german for ya
Markronom German is gibberish anyway.
The joke would have never worked on Germans. We have no humor.
Tbh, that's what I expected.
?? I just said I expected the joke of the sketch to be what you said, that the Germans wouldn't die because they have no humour.
german humor no laughing matter
Well, they couldn't write a joke xD
In that case, i guess they are dead serious.
This is actually quite ironic, because there was once a Danish doctor who died from excessive laughter watching A Fish Called Wanda.
I know I'm late in responding, but I'll do it anyway.
In a way, that makes sense, considering two of the Pythons, John Cleese and Michael Palin, were in that film.
Thanks for the data input. I'll forward this information to the British Ministry of Defence to advise them to tweek the latest version. We obviously regret any collateral damage.
I am convinced that the NSA has suppressed any proper knowledge about this lethal weapon, and hence distributed these foolish films to misdirect the public with its agitprop
I am convinced that the NSA has suppressed any proper knowledge about this lethal weapon, and hence distributed these foolish films to misdirect the public with its agitprop
Sorry English folks there can't ever be a translation of the joke simply because everyone capable of understanding German dies before being able to retaliate
That's why they translated it one word at a time. Or do you mean something else?
The main issue with that is that you may be able to translate one word at a time, but how do you know what order they go in?
The main problem is the audio quality. I live in Austria and therefore speak german, yet, try as I might, I only understood fragments.
Tyrannosaurus Rex That is because they are actually speaking gibberish. What they say sounds German, but it isn't.
That would also make a lot of sense.
Any joke that can make a German laugh at all is truly a superweapon.
The funniest part of this, I think, is actually right at the end. Watch carefully at 9:43 -- Eric Idle must have had to *run like hell* to get out of that shot in time for the zoom out.
I've finally decoded the joke matrix, it took countless restless nights, but now I can put my plan of mass murder into action.
What's the difference between a piano and a fish?
You can tune a piano, but you can't tuna fish.
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha ~~falls dead~~
The Mad Hatter Then resurrects because he's The Mad F***ing Hatter..
Oh f**k, I've been caught...
Very good!
you fucking killed my dreams, i thought i had it, but no, i wasted 6 years of my life for nothing, thanks a lot
A true must have for a python fan is vol. 1 and 2 of just the words. The t.v scripts. Such good fun. Includes stage directions. With jokes included that will never be read on air.
6:04 what a fantastic laughter and a fantastic fall :D
"One person accidentely saw two words of the joke and had to spend several weeks in hospital"
Next game, Call of Duty: Joke Warfare.
Aren't they doing that already? Every CoD game is more of a joke than its predecessor.
Dark Smurf yup :). Can't wait to play that. It will be the shittiest game ever I play.
I liked all of the Modern Warfare games, but the rest weren't very good.
@@TheDarkestSmurf No, the joke is people are still buying them.
One would think that the last resting place of the joke would be better guarded. You can commit genocide with that thing...
you have to pick it up without reading it, and then translate the whole thing yourself (without reading it)
I think you misunderstand what genocide actually means.
tinpot1978
So you cannot commit an act on ethnic cleansing(for example) of a whole community of people with a few words that if spread will kill anyone that hears it?
Sorry, my comment was directed at Elemental_Phoenix who said it would need to be translated for it to commit genocide.
I don't understand why, when I click 'reply' to someone, that name doesn't get added to the comment.
tinpot1978
Yeah it's some sort of a bug on RUclips. Really annoying and creates confusion. It only quotes properly if you do it inside a notification box already.
I love the way that, even though the German translation is mainly nonsense words, it makes even less sense still to answer a question starting with "wenn", with "ja!" It's just that slightly bit more absurd and I bet the Pythons were aware of it too!
"..joke warfare was banned at a special session of the Geneva Convention.." LOL, why didn't anyone laugh at that bit?
This is my favorite Monty Python skit. The part where the British soldiers are running through the woods reading the joke aloud with Germans falling out of the bushes and trees laughing had me literally rolling on the floor.
earnest scribbler.
Gestapo officer torturing prisoner with feather... You don't see that every day.
What is the hardest part to eat off a vegetable? The wheelchair.
Funniest one i have read so far
james winners i hear its the colostomy bag
😂😂😂😂😂😂😵
I died laughing watching this
you have very talented dead hands.
F
I always wonder what the bloopers are like and how much fun it must have been to be in the flying circus :)
and...
I always wonder how they go home and eat dinner with their families like they are normal people with normal jobs : )
I like the way they are advancing across the front lines, chanting the joke in German, while bombs and guns are going off all around. LMAO!!
This reminds me of the worst poem ever from the Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy.
Vogon Presteknik Jeltz:) unfortunate for poor old Arthur and Ford
I love the scene where the General walks aided by way of a cane down the wooded path explaining background information.We are led to believe that the Genral was wounded in battle but my sources say that HE himself was "1 of them saw 2 words & spent several weeks in the hospital".I thought British call that a fortnight?
Sketch's opening:
Pigs on the military map....
......??? I don't know why, but its hilarious.
"I shall be aided by the sound of somber music" Beethoven's Marcia Funebre from 3 symphony... simply brilliant!!
Only Chuck Norris did not die after reading the joke. He just smiled gently.
Of course, he couldn’t tell anyone else the joke. He’d be guilty of man’s laughter.
I love the way Terry Gilliam laughs, stumbles and collapses when he's told the joke.
I've worked in joke proof conditions too.
oof!
In response to Belinda: Monty Python is widely considered the cleverest, funniest and/or most brilliant comedy troupe of the 20th century, or very close to it. When I say "widely considered" I mean across generations, nationalities and cultures.
The point I am making however, is not to defend them (as if they needed me to). The point I am making is specifically for your benefit: When you are a person who goes through life honestly believing that dismissing the perspective of vast groups of different people is wise, you have a problem. It is a very limiting, and ultimately an unhappy, form of arrogance that allows you think your own limited viewpoint so trumps others that you regard all others' views as worthless.
Give yourself a chance not by liking Monty Python but simply by recognizing that when many other people come to a conclusion on their own and in an honest way, there is value in their collective viewpoint. You are always free to disagree, but when you are so dismissive it is only you who suffers from a lack of perspective. Incidentally you also lose credibility when you try to defend your position.
You win 10 Internet points!
There's just... something good about that comment (:
You articulated your point well. Some people just don't get it, and that's fine. Of course it's another not to get it out of spite (which is common in our society.). It is what it is,
Is that you Buzz Killington?
Is this a new SCP
It's not but it should be.
A man walks into a bar, and his uncontrollable addiction for alcohol is crippling his entire family.
i have deciphered this joke...it is as follows.
did you hear about the scarecrow that won the nobel prize?
he was just out standing in his field!
I like to imagine the joke is a script for a great sketch comedy show.
Its actually jibberish in the german scene
Don't laugh. This isn't funny. It's a true story. I read about it on CNN.
*laughs in sushi
FAKE NEWS!!!
*slap* ZHAT'S NOT FUNNY!
Normally a bomb squad is dispatched, here they need a joke squad, very funny!
The joke:
What did Cinderella do when she got to the ball?
She gagged.
possibly my favourite sketch
I hate when peace breaks out :( oohhh the humanity!!
2:04 Isn't that the music from the wormhole voyage from "2001: A Space Odyssey"?
***** It was a joke. That music had a bizarre "wailing" in it, this reminded me of it somewhat.
If you listen closely you can here that In this version they are oooooo'ing. Not like in "2001 Space Odyssey" were they are iiiii'ing. Common mistake. ;)
It is hahaha
Darude - Sandstorm
Man, that would be deep! XD
Much respect to the unkown joke, I will have to pay a visit to the grave.
The army being cautious of a joke on a small peice of paper?
Pardon me, but this is just silly!
Haha! Stop it, you're killing me!
what did they mean by "almost 60000 times more powerful than england's pre-war joke"
That was footage of Neville Chamberlain holding up the Munich Agreement paper. He claimed it was proof of “peace for our time”… less than a year before the Germans invaded Poland and started World War II.
O.k. the "german version of the joke is dutch.
*Spoiler alert*
If you do not want translation read no farther!!!!
When ist das nunstuck git und slatomeir?
Ja der berhund das order das flipperwalt gersput!
Apologies for spelling. Doing it by rote. Own the scripts.
Translation now follows: last ⚠ spoiler ahead.
When is the new straw this and something else?
Yes! Is ordered forest confinement!
Best translation manageable.
Yes it's gobbledygook.
It's not dutch, believe me.
it's not dutch, nor is it german
it's just gibberish
wolffe93 I'm from Gibber! Just discharged from hospital.
Wenn ist das Nutstück gibt und Schlottermeier? Ja! Beierhund, das Oder den Flipperwald gesput. This is so funny. Tell my family i love them.
StoptHipHop This is StoptHipHop, reader of jokes, in a few minutes two weeks ago he read a German version of the funniest joke in the world and, after translating it, died laughing. Let his passing be a warning for all who handle humorous implements, to always know the proper safety precautions and understand the potential risks inherent in recreational comedy.
This is one of the best from Monty Python!
Seems like everyone who reads all 25 ends up laughing so hysterically they have to literally stop reading... ;)
Joke is ............ Ha ah ah ah ah ah ha ah i have died ......
really let me see that-looks at the joke- hey this isn't half bad -dies-
funnyblog100 I don't see what the big fuss is here, what's this then x_x
*policeman enters* hello hello hello, evening all and all that. What appears to be the problem... *reads the joke* xD hahahaha *dies*
Lololololol
*reads*... I don't get it...
"In 1945 piece broke out!"
Peace.
The germans tried so hard
i was first disapointed because they read the deadly joke loud and in german so i should understand but i didnt get a single word! but its better i think, otherwise i would be dead now.
clever made, you geniuses! :-)
>"Britain's great prewar joke"
>shows PM Chamberlain with the Munich agreement
This is among the reasons why I love Monty Python.
Jokers laughing gas?
Someone make this a SCP heheh.
Germans can make best tanks, weapons and have the best army, but nothing can stand English humour
Jordan America: hold my beer
With such a weather there,you have to laugh even with jokes denanding laughing -gas to be breathen in one inch perimeter
God rest your soul you brave heroic person for translating that joke
*sees the paper on the floor and reads it*
.... *reading*
OH MY GOD--- GAHAHAHAHA---- *dies*
Funny
What was the pre war Joke footage?
Neville chamberlain holding a peace agreement paper
Lol, Thanks! now i get the Joke!
Peruanderthal no you don't, else youd be dead
peanut.
everytime i watch this every now and then i still laugh at this joke.
Nerdy voice> What some people don't realize is that the Grey's plan is to put you in a lack of comatose state with nearly no- SHUT UP HISTORY CHANNEL! I'M WATCHING THE BEST FREAKING COMEDY GENIUS!
"Wenn ist das Nunstuck git und Slotermeyer? Ja! Beiherhund das Oder Die Flipperwaldt gersput!" The joke contains a number of nonsensical pseudo-German words, and does not translate into anything meaningful.
gazoontight!!!
FATAL ERROR
It so goes to prove that the Germans during WWI may have a funny bone, but not a sense of humor.
The History Department would like to point out that the images in this sketch correspond not to WWI, but WWII. It warrants mention that Great Britain lacked the technology and resources to mass-produce a good joke until the early 1940's; the first German translation of one such joke did not appear until 1944.
Correction: The first British mass-produced joke actually dates back to October 1938, credited to then-Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain.
Dennis Chiu That's alright, but it does prove that they lack sense of humor due to that failed retaliation.
If you translate the German to English does it mean anything?
Nope
something with "ja!" and "spit"
It's just like germanlike gibberish. I'm german and I didn't understand anything but 'hund'.
The words are not german they are dutch. Its an in joke for pythyon fans in germany.
ozzymandistwenty14
It's not Dutch ;)
After watching this video I realize this sketch is actually the funniest joke in... (insane laughter followed by a body slumping over)
Und one vas...
ASSAULTED!
peanut!
This is bullshit! Everyone knows that we Germans have no sence of humor :D
If joke warfare was banned, then why did we re-elect Obama?
If Joke warfare is banned, why is Sarah Palin even a politician?
Why does Fox News keep saying its News?
Why does Congress keep meeting if its obvious partisan behavior won't allow anything to occur?
[I neglected to use specific Democrat examples because you already took that aligned shot]
American Politics is like a Joke World War.
Now stop bringing politics into this.
Kal'sik Herensk*Brings politics into this*
"Stop bringing politics into this!"
Nice
Its called a taste of your own medicine.
'Rolls eyes', simpleton.
Kal'sik Herensk I'm aware of what it's called. That doesn't mean it's any less hypocritical.
FYI. I'd rather bring politics into this than name-calling. I think most 3rd graders resort to that.
Kal'sik Herensk
yes,exactly..don't bring politics anywhere near monty python..its just not proper...shame on him..I get so tired of people bringing politics into conversations that are not about politics..
ernest scribbler is soooo funy lmfao .Ive had this in me favs for ages and haven't looked at it for a while. but im still lol when ernest scribbler appears ,palin is a genious and his travel programmes are amazing ,what a guy ,we love you micheal
Thier laughter is so contagious especially when i watch the laughing part over and over again.
The joke would have real military potential if they snuck copies of it into the enemy base lol.
I can’t believe that this was on the very series’ PILOT!
Matt and Trey told me to watch this. I'm glad i listened
wow, huge production values for the very first episode of season one.
This is a template for writing the best comedy ever....
bill o riley says: rain comes down, rainbow comes out, you can't explain that!
Exactly. It's like a compulsion: as soon as you see what the Joke can do, you have to know what it is.
Ironically a man died in 1989 by laughing to a movie written by John Cleese.
A Danish man it was. He was watching A Fish called Wanda...
6:04
I just LOVE the sound of him hitting the ground. XD
6:04
A Danish man died laughing while watching "A Fish Called Wanda", which starred Cleese and Palin. It's on Wikipedia.
I had to search this, and watch it, I haven't in years!
really very inserting video i like it thanks
i read a joke once that was so funny that it took me 15 mins to read it because as soon as i started to read it i would laugh uncontrollably and had to start over.
This eerily forsehadows the death of Ole Bentzen after watching John Cleese's "A Fish Called Wanda"
When they were deciding on a name for their show, Michael Palin wanted it to be called "Gwen Dibley's Flying Circus". He had spotted the name Gwen Dibley in a magazine and thought it would be funny for her to discover she had her own TV show! (How *she'd* have reacted to this being her own TV show is anyone's guess) Obviously, that did not happen, but they occasionally would slip "Dibley" into their sketches. In this case, the Joke was written in a home on Dibley Road!
truly this was a weapon far too powerful for mortal hands...
As a German, I - heh - have to say I find this h-hardly fhe, ffhhssss-s-s-s-s-sahahahahaBWAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA
~dead~
That is the best recommendation I ever heard! On it thanks!
what's more funny is the way ernest scibbler dies laughing.
I see where the TAC got their weapon to fight the Aragami.
Wow, That is a '90's anime reference no one will get.
It Killed Momiji Fujimiya and Momaru Kusanagi.
There is only one recorded instance of comedy killing someone - The Goodies "Ecky-Thump" episode where Tim Brooke-Taylor was dressed in a kilt using bagpipes as a weapon! It's authentic and verified that a man died of laughter whilst watching it!!!
Haha! I stand at your graveside and applaud your courage :D