@@Some._.Random._.Person I think it is from "That Mitchell and Webb Look", Mitchell and Webb being the two comedians perhaps better known from Peep Show.
@@Dzokhar well, except that by the time nazi Germany attacked USSR, the latter has been exporting wheat grain to the former in the amount of about 420 million German marks a year, let alone other european countries. We were all agricultural, and quite mechanized too, by the way. USSR has been producing grain harvesters since like early 1930s. If not for that war, we probably would be one of the wealthiest countries in the world by 1950s.
@@AlexAmelkin ummm... in case you haven't noticed USSR is long gone. most of the agriculture, industry and technology in the USSR came from ukraine. the rest of the USSR was pretty much worthless wasteland anyway.
@@anssiluomaranta34 Of course, we all know that there is no greater country in the world than Ukraine and that everything that has ever been invented or made, came from Ukraine. Oh, please, cut that shit! As much as I despise Putin, I just as much can't stand that Ukrainian propaganda bullshit. "The rest of the USSR was pretty much worthless wateland" ? What a hilarious nonesense! Especially in regard to technology and industry. Study something beyond modern UA propaganda, please.
Most underrated line is: "... nothing. And it we learned ANYTHING in the last 1000 miles of retreat, is that russian agriculture is in dire need of mechanizition."
I honestly think it's a better theory that time travelers are PROTECTING him, in order to prevent something worse (or someONE worse, taking over Nazi Germany). Judging by how many assassination attempts he seemingly dodged by pure luck... maybe he was just an idiot who was gonna lose the war from the beginning and time travelers have to keep him alive to prevent Germany from winning.
@@heliumtrapeze69 There's definitely been a short story or a comic or something that was two SS guards going "y'know people keep coming back in time to kill Hitler.. maybe we ought to take the hint"
@@heliumtrapeze69 Cracked cartoonist Winston Rowntree did a great one page gag on the subject that practically is a storyboard for such a sketch (and a sketch in the literal sense).
There should be a Game Of Thrones version of this sketch were soldiers working for House Bolton start wondering about the fact that they fight for people with flayed, tortured men for their coat of arms.
What makes this funny is that you 1000% know 2 German soldiers had this exact conversation at some point of the war probably around about march/April of 1945
"What's so good about a sycle?" "Well... nothing and obviously if there's one thing we've learned in the last thousand miles of retreat it's that Russian agriculture is in dire need of mechanisation"
@rerereuj "media literate" moment Superearth is more of a parody of the modern West, neo-liberalism and "Our Democracy™". Just look at how diverse Superearth is. It's more [REDACTED] than anything. If Superearth was [REDACTED], it would at least have a way cooler aesthetic and actually take pride in architecture and art. Instead it's got that whole soulless neo-liberal global homogenisation aesthetic going on. NO INDIVIDUALISM. NO UNIQUE CULTURES. EVERYTHING MUST BE HOMOGENIZED. [REDACTED] PEOPLE AND GREY SURROUNDINGS. SOULLESS AND STERILE. WE LOVE _Our Democracy™_ I 100% gaurentee that the vast majority of the denizens of Superearth live in pods and eat bugs (and that's a good thing!) They, of course, have female Helldivers, too. God forbid women actually be women. Not in _Our Democracy™_ . Superearth really is a funhouse mirror image of modern Western society. Comparing Superearth to anything else is really stretching it and requires a lot of mental gymnastics. "Managed Democracy" sounds kinda similar to what we have now. Y'know, where our democratic leaders who supposedly love democracy oh-so-much won't allow the "wrong" people to participate in it. Because it's "their democracy", as if democracy is something they own, as if it's something only they possess and get to choose who can and can't take part. Look at the current state of Germany. A certain party is being persecuted by the state because they're supposedly a "threat" to democracy. That's so ironic lol. The only way to save Our Democracy™ is by destroying actual democracy. Truly amazing. I love our dear leaders. It's happening all over the West, not just in Germany. The state is using the "preservation of democracy" as an excuse to prevent rival parties from participating in democracy. It's really a terrible thing. I actually do love democracy. Real, actual democracy, not this facade of democracy the West is currently engaged in, so it's very sad for me to see so many Western countries go down this path. RUclips really does not want me to post this comment lol. I'll keep redacting words until it let's me post it. It finally worked.
@@Dushmann_ It’s what you are, as clearly demonstrated by the nonsense you spew. Everyone here knows it already, so go take your political con somewhere else.
@@Dushmann_ Fascism is not really something you can pin down but there are common characteristics in fascism. Here's why I think you're a fascist: - All the points you made in all caps describe fascism yet you turn around and accuse your enemies of doing it. - You're crying about how Super Earth allows women to join and don't treat them like child factories to make more soldiers for the war. - Running defense for political parties that are trying to use democracy to destroy it. And considering it's Germany, they have a perfectly valid reason to be extra careful. - "Live in pods and eat bugs" is referring to the WEF conspiracy theory which has very anti-semitic undertones.
@@kevinwillems8720 There's a dialog line in original Helldivers where one of the ship crew expresses concern about the skulls on the cape/helmets. I think it's a direct homage to this skit.
+Ben Sohawon Would've been better without the deliberate typo of humor. Considering Humorism is called Humorism, not Humerism, it was entirely unnecessary.
this and the brain surgeon sketch. that one is such a rare joke in that even during the setup you know exactly what the punchline's going to be, but it's all in the delivery
OH MY GOD EXACTLY!! First day playing that I just called up my friend and said Me: Did you join the Brotherhood? Friend: Yeah why? Me: Are we the baddies?
Honestly, I think that applies more to joining the Legion in New Vegas. :V The Brotherhood, or at least a lot of the lower-ranked people, are more Well-Intentioned Extremists than outright villains, while the Legion can't even pretend to that.
Pixelated Potato Oh I couldn't say, haven't played 4 yet. Heard it ain't too great, that they cut out narrative for more a strictly first person shooter experience. Which is fine but I like the narrative and the atmosphere in Fallout, not the gameplay.
It's amazing too, because it applies in more ways than one. After the standing ovation in the parliament, they wanted to remove it from historical records, they persecute people who criticize it, and at least one journalist in Brittain was arrested over it. AND this whole thing started because they glorified the Nazi as a war hero exactly because he fought Russians in the WWII. And this sketch starts with them remarking about how they will fight the Russians. Seriously, just on the face of it, applauding someone who fought the Russians in WWII is outrageous. Maybe they could be excused if they applauded a war hero who they didn't know which war he was veteran of, and which side he was on. But they literally announced it to the parliament before the applause. It's like they really have no idea they are the baddies.
0:58 For those asking themselves the same question, in this context, it (Totenkopf) basically symbolized the SS's strong defiance of death, disregard for their own imminent peril, and will to die while fighting. It followed the Nazi Party's overall tendency to glamorize death and sacrifice in battle, which, in this case, resulted in high casualty rates among SS divisions throughout the war, despite their elite status.
This sculls are from the time much longer ago, as Germany was still in many little parts with different armies sometimes fighting against each other. This scull means that this soldiers do not make prisoners. They kill or die. Basically a unit which is rushing through the enemy lines and create a free path for the other units.
@@micropower8 Yes, the scope of my comment was strictly limited to the Nazi regime and its SS Divisions in WW2. Of course, I think you might be perhaps referring to the Black Brunswickers, from the Duchy of Brunswick, especially during the Napoleonic wars, or perhaps to the Prussian Hussars, but correct me if I'm wrong. Regarding that earlier interpretation of the Totenkopf you mentioned, I haven't gotten much knowledge of it apart from some instances among SS Divisions, and I'd appreciate it if you provided me with some references. Either way, thanks for adding to my comment ;)
@@arthurrubents - Yes, I had the "Black Hussars" from 1742-1892 im my mind. I can not add a link, so I add a quote here: "At first they were only called "black hussars" because of their uniform. They had their name after their strange clothing, the black Dolman with the white cords. On the hat they also wore the sign of bravery without fear of death: the skull." For me this was very strange as I saw this, but there is a historical reason. They did need this type of soldiers for special operations. If the soldiers take care of the wounded or want to give up, then the losses in the unit would be sometimes much higher or even 100%. So this soldiers are very ... they do not care about their comrades, they push through. This does not sounds nice, but this ruthless military tactic is working and it is reducing losses in this special situations. But in other situations this way of thinking would increase the losses.
@@micropower8 Oh yes, the Black Hussars. Thanks for adding the quote. That's interesting, I wasn't aware of their unique approach to their own battlefield casualties. At times, ruthless conditions call for ruthless measures, I suppose, albeit always accompanied by considerable risks, as you rightly pointed out. Thanks for sharing this info, I'll make sure to look further into it.
Nazi propaganda glorified the death of "martyrs" and the skull on the uniform was supposed to symbolize the SS's willingness to look death in the face and march on anyway. Well, that's what they believed anyway.
MrSafeguy69 ***** What the hell are you guys talking about? It's hugo boss, the guy who joined the nazi party and sponsored the Schutzstaffel when his business collapsed. HE PERSONALLY designed the uniform without question. He kept a photo of him with Hitler. He used labour camps to staff his company. What are you even denying here? It was 100% him personally, and his company.
To anybody that came here, the skull design was originally used by a number of elite German horse cavalry regiments (long before WW2), the Death Head's or "Totenkopf" regiments, and then later by some militia Friekorps units during the interwar period between WW1 and WW2. The SS appropriated the design to look cool/historical, and probably because some of their older members had been Friekorps veterans. So it isn't new, just misused.
Specifically, Hussar regiments of Prussia under Frederick the great. Given that Hitler and Himmler both were pretty massive Frederick fan-boys (though not so much of Prussia), it makes sense they'd try to ape one of its most renowned symbols.
@@Ruosteinenknight Yes, I always thought it was a dick-move on the Nazi's part, given their dislike of the Juncker officer class, though visually it is looks very cool with the grey/black Hugo Boss uniforms.
You know I once got into an argument with a Neo-Nazi and had almost this exact argument play out. It was intentional on my part, of course, but the Nazi was legitimately trying to argue that the skull doesn't make them the baddies, because it's like a Totenkopf skull that goes back to the Second Reich or something. And meanwhile I'm just line-for-line quoting this back at him to everything he says. Good times.
Funfact: The British Army Royal Lancers use a skull in their batch as does the Royal Air Force No100 Squadron and the US Marine Corps Reconnaissance Battaillion. ☠😁
The Death Head on the SS caps didn't have anything to do with their enemies. It represented that they would serve until death, so it's more symbolic of their own skull.
Not in the SS (as this supposed to be a division of). You didn't get into the SS unless you were a completely fantastical and irredeemable scumbag. I can assure you this conversation would never have taken place in real life. In the German army (wehrmacht) sure, especially after they eh... "lent a hand" to the SS divisions.
Fun fact, members of the German Wehrmacht weren't allowed to be Nazi party members, which became increasingly difficult to regulate once replacements were needed.
A self reflecting American ! I applaud you from across the pond ... let your illness runs rife across your nation. Most Americans are utterly oblivious to US meddling, hence 9/11 being such a huge shock above and beyond the horrid act of violence it was. With a military force as large as the next seven nations who else has 700 bases in 80 nations ... best regards.
Well, Saint Jerome was believed to have kept a skull on his desk, to remind him of his own mortality. It's not the cheeriest imagery; in fact, it's almost as grotesque as you can get, but it has its uses.
@@andrewwalsh1417 Because that is how British comedy is done in all the TV studios, it comes from the culture of theatre!!! It aids both the actors during the performance and generates atmosphere for the viewer at home with audience feedback like in stand up comedy. You can get tickets to see any of the productions at the studios. Even filming outside of a studio an audience watches that section on monitor but it does incentivise sticking to the studio. Editing can mean different multiple takes and audience audio sections on different takes or masking inappropriate moments but it's not "canned laughter". It has become less fashionable now due to the move towards more intimate (monologue driven which requires additional editing) and immersive "mockumentary" style comedy in last couple of decades.
The strong focus on the “skull” in many comments falls short in my opinion. It worked very simple an universal as prop for the punchline. The actual object of the "comic" absurdity is the tentatively emerging doubt in the face of the well-known atrocities.
+Vlad Ureche How does that change *anything*? "Totenkopf" is just "skull" and whether it's a hundred years, a thousand years or five minutes old, it's still a negatively connotated symbol.
For 3000 years before the Nazis the Swastika represented life and good luck. I have a post card from an estate sale that is postmarked 1909 - well before Nazi Germany - and it is emblazoned with roses and lilac on a pink background with gold-like accents and says: "Good Fortune Prosper In All You Do" in a very decorative font. In the lower left corner is a gold Swastika.
@@Oscarphonetoo bad. The common media will burn you at the stake because of a single party. Ironic considering no westerners have issues with a Hammer and Sickle.
@@Oscarphone I'm sure I don't need to tell you that the nazis rotated the symbol by 45 degrees to suggest that they stand for the opposite of peace. Still, its interesting that in the west, we overlook this fact and see all swastika symbols as nazi without any intended irony.
@@jackrutledgegoembel5896 Can you name them please? The Dark Eldar, Orks, Tyranids, Necrons, and Tau aren't exactly very nice. Yes, even the Tau are assholes. I will admit that I left the "regular" Eldar out, but that's because I don't know the details about how fights involving them start. And considering the fact that most of these want humanity dead or enslaved for simply existing, see humans as food, or see humans as something to kill for fun, I wouldn't consider the Imperium that bad for being ultra religious space N@zis when they kind of need to in order to survive. As for fighting other humans? You do realize that many countries have put down rebellions or attempts to join other nations or succeed and gain independence, right? And have done bad things to the people rebelling, right? And let's not forget about the threat from Chaos.
@@andyfriederichsen The Imperial Guard is absolutely horrid and bottom tier, I bet even Tyranids treat their own better than that. People are conscripted from hive worlds with undercities where billions of people work all hours and never see the sun, they live in conditions worse than chattel slavery, and an exterminatus can be called by a single inquisitor on their planet at any time for a menace that may or may not exist. So its Tau, Eldar, etc. and even some of the baddies who are "angels" compared to the imperium. The Eldar for example would never Exterminatus their own, the Tau provide good quality of life for all species (even human desertors), there is no comparison.
@@andyfriederichsenAnd Space Marines are genetically deformed, fanatical, brainwashed bio-horrors that literally spit acid (look it up), and have several inherited diseases including vampirism and lycanthropy from corrupted geneseed, in a way that would make Nurgle blush.
Germany: We just lost the largest war known to man... Also Germany: That was fun, lets do it again but bigger this time Germany now: We're gearing up for the next, new largest war but lets try being on the side of the two time defending heavy weight champions' side this time
My Kuperjanov's Infantry Battalion also had skull and crossbones as their symbol, made us feel quite special as the symbol was used already in 1918, even my great grandfather fought with that emblem in the Estonian War of Independence. One of the officers said that when he went to the US, he had to remove it after the first day, because he got too many questions and bad remarks though ;)
The skull insignia was in fact supposed to represent the soldier's willingness to readily sacrifice his life for his country/cause/leader. It has actually been used by several elite guard units throughout history, for example in the Ottoman Empire. So it wasn't meant to be intimidating, as much as to show the SS's special devotion and esprit de corps/self-image, in the spirit of other historical guard units. I find that pretty interesting, because it puts into perspective the willingness of the SS and the individual soldiers, to execute sometimes near-suicidal missions and to readily accept their often huge losses, all while still maintaining high morale (when a regular army unit's morale would likely break).
This never gets old... (sadly). Just recommended it in the comment section of the latest release by the excellent channel Insights from Ukraine and Russia: The Latest Complaints Of Russian Soldiers And Their Wives That They Posted Online. If anyone's curious they won't even need to get through the whole video, the relevant bit is at the beginning.
@@TheBuckeyeHistoryGuy1776 but I know it is not of the nature of white to strive for something like USSR either way, yall are more like old school Germany
The Death's Head insignia was used by hussar regiments in Frederick the Great's Prussian forces. The British Royal Lancers have used it as their insignia since the 18th century. The USMC Marine Division Recon also display it in their badge, as do numerous other army and paramilitary groups worldwide. Anyway, yeah - the SS were dicks. But it wasn't because of the badge.
The European Union commissioners have announced that agreement has been reached to adopt English as the preferred language for European communications, rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, Her Majesty's Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a five-year phased plan for what will be known as EuroEnglish (Euro for short). In the first year, "s" will be used instead of the soft "c." Sertainly, sivil servants will resieve this news with joy. Also, the hard "c" will be replaced with "k". Not only will this klear up konfusion, but typewriters kan have one less letter. There will be growing publik emthusiasm in the sekond year, when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced by "f". This will make words like fotograf" 20 persent shorter. In the third year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkorage the removal of double letters, which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horible mes of silent "e"s in the languag is disgrasful, and they would go. By the fourth year, peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" by "z" and "w" by " v". During ze fifz year, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou", and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of leters. After zis fifz yer, ve vil hav a reli sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubls or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech ozer. Ze drem vil finali kum tru.
submariners were viewed as borderline piratical by regular navy etc, and adopted the skull and xbones as a way of turning an insult into a source of pride
This is the British "the front fell off". The show is "That Mitchell and Webb Look" and you absolutely should watch it, especially if you like Olivia Colman.
I love how they didn't even bother to attempt a German accent. Rather, in full Douglas-Pierce-fashion, they presented themselves as British Nazis.
Which is funny because there was a British SS volunteer unit that existed towards the end of the war.
Pierce makes some bomb ass music though
@@link6397Ok nazi scum😂
What’s the name of the show this is from?
@@Some._.Random._.Person I think it is from "That Mitchell and Webb Look", Mitchell and Webb being the two comedians perhaps better known from Peep Show.
"Pirates are fun!" "I didnt say we werent fun" kills me every time lol
My favorite line, along with the 1,000 miles of retreat agriculture joke.
@@Dzokhar well, except that by the time nazi Germany attacked USSR, the latter has been exporting wheat grain to the former in the amount of about 420 million German marks a year, let alone other european countries. We were all agricultural, and quite mechanized too, by the way. USSR has been producing grain harvesters since like early 1930s. If not for that war, we probably would be one of the wealthiest countries in the world by 1950s.
@@AlexAmelkin ummm... in case you haven't noticed USSR is long gone. most of the agriculture, industry and technology in the USSR came from ukraine. the rest of the USSR was pretty much worthless wasteland anyway.
@@anssiluomaranta34 Брысь в схрон )))
@@anssiluomaranta34 Of course, we all know that there is no greater country in the world than Ukraine and that everything that has ever been invented or made, came from Ukraine. Oh, please, cut that shit! As much as I despise Putin, I just as much can't stand that Ukrainian propaganda bullshit. "The rest of the USSR was pretty much worthless wateland" ? What a hilarious nonesense! Especially in regard to technology and industry. Study something beyond modern UA propaganda, please.
Most underrated line is: "... nothing. And it we learned ANYTHING in the last 1000 miles of retreat, is that russian agriculture is in dire need of mechanizition."
What's more is that the Nazis retreated from a nation of farmers who as they say still directly tilled their lands with cold hard labor. Stupid Nazis.
razed villages and starvation, such funny lmao.
@@bullshitdepartment dark humor
@@Johnny2gyro true i just mostly hate british nationalists tbh they dont do shit and they larp like they did something
Especially as it's almost exactly a thousand miles from the Kremlin to the Reichstag.
I know the “are we the baddies” is the most famous part, but the part about Russian agriculture is such a funny line.
Do you know what "maganization" means there? I googled it and don't see anything.
@@justenhansen He said "mechanisation"
@@christian50111oh duh. Thanks 👍
"in dire need of Maganization" - the subtitles.
Russian industry was quite primitive at the time
I didn't realise this was the first joke ever on 'That Mitchell and Webb Look', great way to start a series.
Literally one of the best to start. Crazy huh
"Also, all these time travelers keep trying to kill our leader..."
I really like this as a sketch idea in itself
I honestly think it's a better theory that time travelers are PROTECTING him, in order to prevent something worse (or someONE worse, taking over Nazi Germany). Judging by how many assassination attempts he seemingly dodged by pure luck... maybe he was just an idiot who was gonna lose the war from the beginning and time travelers have to keep him alive to prevent Germany from winning.
@@heliumtrapeze69
"Let's Kill Hitler" is a Doctor who episode that has a bit like this in it.
@@heliumtrapeze69 There's definitely been a short story or a comic or something that was two SS guards going "y'know people keep coming back in time to kill Hitler.. maybe we ought to take the hint"
@@heliumtrapeze69 Cracked cartoonist Winston Rowntree did a great one page gag on the subject that practically is a storyboard for such a sketch (and a sketch in the literal sense).
There should be a Game Of Thrones version of this sketch were soldiers working for House Bolton start wondering about the fact that they fight for people with flayed, tortured men for their coat of arms.
Just a minor House marching under the Rat Anus banner would be enough for me. :P
NivMizzet89 haha House Words: Every other sigil had been taken
No a star wars one would be better
there is a house called the house of bolton? HAHAHAHAHA omg thats ridiculously funny, do they put brown sauce on everything and have funny accents?
Colin Buddz They are actually from the Game of Thrones version of Northern England haha
Those new Helldivers skins be like:
Hahahahaha thank you for this. Even six months later, it still works.
What makes this funny is that you 1000% know 2 German soldiers had this exact conversation at some point of the war probably around about march/April of 1945
It’s probably happening rn in Lviv
@@Notmyrealname69420 you mean russia
@@Notmyrealname69420Russia.
@@alikpale1724lmao stfu Russki you can only dream of reaching Lviv when you spent a year trying to get Bakhmut
Not necessarily. They had much bigger problems to worry about than their uniform symbols' moral implications.
"What's so good about a sycle?"
"Well... nothing and obviously if there's one thing we've learned in the last thousand miles of retreat it's that Russian agriculture is in dire need of mechanisation"
+Robin French *sickle
sickle sounds like the type of laugh that would follow a joke like this
I love that line, because it is referencing the Russian's scorched-earth policy.
That was pure class.
The irony of the mechanisation comment is that it was true of the German army and their logistics which contributed to their loss...
When I heard in helldivers 2 that we were forcing bugs to farms and stole tech from the ancient alien race I asked "dude we the bad guys?"
@rerereuj
"media literate" moment
Superearth is more of a parody of the modern West, neo-liberalism and "Our Democracy™". Just look at how diverse Superearth is. It's more [REDACTED] than anything. If Superearth was [REDACTED], it would at least have a way cooler aesthetic and actually take pride in architecture and art. Instead it's got that whole soulless neo-liberal global homogenisation aesthetic going on.
NO INDIVIDUALISM.
NO UNIQUE CULTURES.
EVERYTHING MUST BE HOMOGENIZED.
[REDACTED] PEOPLE AND GREY SURROUNDINGS.
SOULLESS AND STERILE.
WE LOVE _Our Democracy™_
I 100% gaurentee that the vast majority of the denizens of Superearth live in pods and eat bugs (and that's a good thing!)
They, of course, have female Helldivers, too. God forbid women actually be women. Not in _Our Democracy™_ .
Superearth really is a funhouse mirror image of modern Western society. Comparing Superearth to anything else is really stretching it and requires a lot of mental gymnastics.
"Managed Democracy" sounds kinda similar to what we have now. Y'know, where our democratic leaders who supposedly love democracy oh-so-much won't allow the "wrong" people to participate in it. Because it's "their democracy", as if democracy is something they own, as if it's something only they possess and get to choose who can and can't take part.
Look at the current state of Germany. A certain party is being persecuted by the state because they're supposedly a "threat" to democracy. That's so ironic lol. The only way to save Our Democracy™ is by destroying actual democracy. Truly amazing. I love our dear leaders.
It's happening all over the West, not just in Germany. The state is using the "preservation of democracy" as an excuse to prevent rival parties from participating in democracy.
It's really a terrible thing. I actually do love democracy. Real, actual democracy, not this facade of democracy the West is currently engaged in, so it's very sad for me to see so many Western countries go down this path.
RUclips really does not want me to post this comment lol. I'll keep redacting words until it let's me post it.
It finally worked.
@@Dushmann_ Oh look, a fascist pulling the "NO YOU!" card. Classic.
@@theobell2002
define what a fascist is for me.
@@Dushmann_ It’s what you are, as clearly demonstrated by the nonsense you spew.
Everyone here knows it already, so go take your political con somewhere else.
@@Dushmann_ Fascism is not really something you can pin down but there are common characteristics in fascism.
Here's why I think you're a fascist:
- All the points you made in all caps describe fascism yet you turn around and accuse your enemies of doing it.
- You're crying about how Super Earth allows women to join and don't treat them like child factories to make more soldiers for the war.
- Running defense for political parties that are trying to use democracy to destroy it. And considering it's Germany, they have a perfectly valid reason to be extra careful.
- "Live in pods and eat bugs" is referring to the WEF conspiracy theory which has very anti-semitic undertones.
2:16 I cannot get over the delivery of that line years later
Average conversation between a Helldiver squad
I'm just waiting for someone to make this skit.
Or do a feature length machinima that's just starship troopers but translated to Helldivers.
I can see this happening on a destroyer
@@kevinwillems8720 There's a dialog line in original Helldivers where one of the ship crew expresses concern about the skulls on the cape/helmets. I think it's a direct homage to this skit.
@@ScottRitchie definitely, no question.
“Hans, are we the baddies?”
These days it’s “Schlomo, are we the baddies?”
No
isn't his name Jeremy
Why a skull?
Because jokes about bones are humerus.
+Ben Sohawon Would've been better without the deliberate typo of humor. Considering Humorism is called Humorism, not Humerism, it was entirely unnecessary.
+mastermanio2 It wasn't a typo. It was the deliberate replacement of the word "humorous" with the word "humerus" - the bone of the upper arm.
+Ulam Spiral Did you know that in India they hate word-play? They even vaccinate against it - you can't go unless you get your pun-jab
SANS! STOP MAKING PUNS OVER THE INTERNET!
It's sheer pundemonium, I tells ya
I cried when he said "are we the baddies". I come back to this video once in a while for a laugh.
Doesn't matter how many times I watch this, it cracks me up every time.
this and the brain surgeon sketch. that one is such a rare joke in that even during the setup you know exactly what the punchline's going to be, but it's all in the delivery
Joining the Brotherhood in Fallout 4.
OH MY GOD EXACTLY!!
First day playing that I just called up my friend and said
Me: Did you join the Brotherhood?
Friend: Yeah why?
Me: Are we the baddies?
Honestly, I think that applies more to joining the Legion in New Vegas. :V The Brotherhood, or at least a lot of the lower-ranked people, are more Well-Intentioned Extremists than outright villains, while the Legion can't even pretend to that.
Seriously, what the hell are they talking about. The Brotherhood was never bad. They are isolationists but they are the good guys.
+fredlburrows in fallout 4... I don't know, brotherhood has always been a favored faction of mine, but fo4's brotherhood is kinda bad.
Pixelated Potato
Oh I couldn't say, haven't played 4 yet. Heard it ain't too great, that they cut out narrative for more a strictly first person shooter experience. Which is fine but I like the narrative and the atmosphere in Fallout, not the gameplay.
Helldivers made me rewatch this 😅
Same lol
I love how Hans slowly but surely resignes himself to the fact that they are in fact the baddies
god, i love this skit so much. and the pinnacle line is made perfect by Mitchell getting all breathy, it adds so much to the delivery lmfao
The Canadian Parliament picking their new hero.
NAHHHHH (underrated comment tho)
It's amazing too, because it applies in more ways than one. After the standing ovation in the parliament, they wanted to remove it from historical records, they persecute people who criticize it, and at least one journalist in Brittain was arrested over it. AND this whole thing started because they glorified the Nazi as a war hero exactly because he fought Russians in the WWII. And this sketch starts with them remarking about how they will fight the Russians.
Seriously, just on the face of it, applauding someone who fought the Russians in WWII is outrageous. Maybe they could be excused if they applauded a war hero who they didn't know which war he was veteran of, and which side he was on. But they literally announced it to the parliament before the applause. It's like they really have no idea they are the baddies.
@@ShadowTheHedgehogCZ You realize that the Soviets weren't the good guys either, right?
@@DarkAdonisVyerssoviets were the bad guys only for the Nazis. Follow your leader
@@DarkAdonisVyers from this perspective there were no good guys at all. Everyone did something bad at one moment or the other
This clip has never felt more relevant xD
I'm here because it was quoted in a 'conversation' about Israel ! You gotta laugh.
0:58 For those asking themselves the same question, in this context, it (Totenkopf) basically symbolized the SS's strong defiance of death, disregard for their own imminent peril, and will to die while fighting.
It followed the Nazi Party's overall tendency to glamorize death and sacrifice in battle, which, in this case, resulted in high casualty rates among SS divisions throughout the war, despite their elite status.
Sounds like something the baddies would say
This sculls are from the time much longer ago, as Germany was still in many little parts with different armies sometimes fighting against each other.
This scull means that this soldiers do not make prisoners. They kill or die. Basically a unit which is rushing through the enemy lines and create a free path for the other units.
@@micropower8 Yes, the scope of my comment was strictly limited to the Nazi regime and its SS Divisions in WW2. Of course, I think you might be perhaps referring to the Black Brunswickers, from the Duchy of Brunswick, especially during the Napoleonic wars, or perhaps to the Prussian Hussars, but correct me if I'm wrong. Regarding that earlier interpretation of the Totenkopf you mentioned, I haven't gotten much knowledge of it apart from some instances among SS Divisions, and I'd appreciate it if you provided me with some references. Either way, thanks for adding to my comment ;)
@@arthurrubents - Yes, I had the "Black Hussars" from 1742-1892 im my mind.
I can not add a link, so I add a quote here: "At first they were only called "black hussars" because of their uniform. They had their name after their strange clothing, the black Dolman with the white cords. On the hat they also wore the sign of bravery without fear of death: the skull."
For me this was very strange as I saw this, but there is a historical reason. They did need this type of soldiers for special operations. If the soldiers take care of the wounded or want to give up, then the losses in the unit would be sometimes much higher or even 100%. So this soldiers are very ... they do not care about their comrades, they push through.
This does not sounds nice, but this ruthless military tactic is working and it is reducing losses in this special situations.
But in other situations this way of thinking would increase the losses.
@@micropower8 Oh yes, the Black Hussars.
Thanks for adding the quote. That's interesting, I wasn't aware of their unique approach to their own battlefield casualties. At times, ruthless conditions call for ruthless measures, I suppose, albeit always accompanied by considerable risks, as you rightly pointed out.
Thanks for sharing this info, I'll make sure to look further into it.
A very apt sketch at this moment of history.
So many years later and still relevant :(
You just know this conversation must have come up at some point...
Nazi propaganda glorified the death of "martyrs" and the skull on the uniform was supposed to symbolize the SS's willingness to look death in the face and march on anyway. Well, that's what they believed anyway.
Hugo Boss designed the uniforms, ask him about the sculls lol
Hugo no longer owned the company by then. They were forced to make them.
*****
Chin up- a 'scullion' is a lackey. And a 'scallion', well...
***** Haha, thanks for that comment!
That is one of the most witty grammar nazi posts I've ever seen.
Hugo Boss didn't design the uniforms ffs, they like many other WW2 German companies were forced into mass production of whatever they were told to
MrSafeguy69 ***** What the hell are you guys talking about? It's hugo boss, the guy who joined the nazi party and sponsored the Schutzstaffel when his business collapsed. HE PERSONALLY designed the uniform without question. He kept a photo of him with Hitler. He used labour camps to staff his company. What are you even denying here? It was 100% him personally, and his company.
To anybody that came here, the skull design was originally used by a number of elite German horse cavalry regiments (long before WW2), the Death Head's or "Totenkopf" regiments, and then later by some militia Friekorps units during the interwar period between WW1 and WW2. The SS appropriated the design to look cool/historical, and probably because some of their older members had been Friekorps veterans. So it isn't new, just misused.
Specifically, Hussar regiments of Prussia under Frederick the great. Given that Hitler and Himmler both were pretty massive Frederick fan-boys (though not so much of Prussia), it makes sense they'd try to ape one of its most renowned symbols.
@@Ruosteinenknight Yes, I always thought it was a dick-move on the Nazi's part, given their dislike of the Juncker officer class, though visually it is looks very cool with the grey/black Hugo Boss uniforms.
Frickin Nazis grabbing symbols they liked and then ruining them forever.
You mean the Nazis misappropriated a historical symbol and corrupted it's meaning irreparably!?
Also it's the symbol of the 'Chelsea headhunters'
"Are we the baddies?". Simply priceless!
Pure piece of art.
Just an absolutely perfect sketch, in concept and execution.
So timely
You know I once got into an argument with a Neo-Nazi and had almost this exact argument play out. It was intentional on my part, of course, but the Nazi was legitimately trying to argue that the skull doesn't make them the baddies, because it's like a Totenkopf skull that goes back to the Second Reich or something. And meanwhile I'm just line-for-line quoting this back at him to everything he says.
Good times.
The funny thing is two helldivers can also have this conversation because they too have skulls on their uniform.
Brilliant. Never gets old.
My mother-in-law wears a gold necklace from which a charm featuring a corpse mounted on a torture device is hanging.
She sounds lovely
+dale carville Is it a crucifix by any chance?
+dale carville it is odd isn't it
+dale carville Wow, she's celebrating someone's death? She must really hate that person.
+dale carville is she a bolton (From game of thrones)?
Funfact: The British Army Royal Lancers use a skull in their batch as does the Royal Air Force No100 Squadron and the US Marine Corps Reconnaissance Battaillion. ☠😁
Yes but in this case they are democratic skulls 😇
Yes but those aren't nice Aryan skull shape, are they?
Webb's name in the first sketch is Hans. After coming in from Peep show thats just wonderful
Super in fact
"are we the baddies?"
"no, we're just... innocent men"
"We're just normal men."
November 8th, 2024.
This is just perfectly aged. 😂🎉🎉🎉
I'm convinced that Nazi uniforms were designed as a gift for comic book artists who wanted to make cool looking villains.
This is so well written tbh it’s hilarious
Americans after learning about Henry Kissinger
Watching this after the Canadian Parliament gaff makes this skit even funnier.
That wasn't a gaff.
This sketch came to mind when the US was the only one to vote against the ceasefire
fighting against the commies doesnt make one a nazi. maybe to you.
@@xisotopex No, but being apart of the SS does lol
@@ShunTachibana
wrong again. learn some history, not propaganda.
The Death Head on the SS caps didn't have anything to do with their enemies. It represented that they would serve until death, so it's more symbolic of their own skull.
annnndddd you just defended the nazis....
It's called a joke.
Kirz94 And what's wrong with that?
Kirz94 the Nazis fought for their country too....
Warsie but...they also fought for the nazis...hence why they were nazis...
What a classic.
Helldivers 2
Treason?
Season 4 of Attack on Titan be like 0:50
Oh man bloody brilliant :)
This should be a movie about two british gents on holiday in germany when the war breaks out and accidentally end up joining the axis forces 😂😂😂
“I didn’t say we weren’t fun” 😂😂😂
It's funny because this type of conversation came up a lot in the German Army at the time
Not in the SS (as this supposed to be a division of). You didn't get into the SS unless you were a completely fantastical and irredeemable scumbag. I can assure you this conversation would never have taken place in real life. In the German army (wehrmacht) sure, especially after they eh... "lent a hand" to the SS divisions.
True. I was there. Our favourite topic in the trenches.
@@axismundi2142hans is that you?
Fun fact, members of the German Wehrmacht weren't allowed to be Nazi party members, which became increasingly difficult to regulate once replacements were needed.
why are you lying? the germans didnt believe they were the bad guys
Me, an American, after finding out about all the bad stuff we support around the world
That moment your police is brandishing punisher skulls everywhere....
I was thinking the exact same thing! Ha ha!
Every time I see a vehicle with punisher skulls I go “but why skulls tho?”
A self reflecting American ! I applaud you from across the pond ... let your illness runs rife across your nation. Most Americans are utterly oblivious to US meddling, hence 9/11 being such a huge shock above and beyond the horrid act of violence it was. With a military force as large as the next seven nations who else has 700 bases in 80 nations ... best regards.
One of the funniest sketches ever!
"Marching under a rats anus I'd be a lot less worried... " Lmfao
"If there is nothing we have learned in the la"st 1000 miles of retreat, it's that Russian agriculture is in dire need of Mechanization.
I love this sketch 💕
Well, Saint Jerome was believed to have kept a skull on his desk, to remind him of his own mortality. It's not the cheeriest imagery; in fact, it's almost as grotesque as you can get, but it has its uses.
Clearly, social customs are different from country to country.
@@Oscarphone
Clearly.
Sure, but he also had a lion and lions are, you know, quite nice!
@@bonnacon1610
Good, but not safe.
Pretty sure the encounter with the lion was a one-time thing, though.
"What an odd looking paperwa- oh dear God!" I'd imagine the first person walking into that man's solar or office or whatever would say 😅
“Pirates are fun!”
Gosh the laugh track is the real baddie.
These skits are filmed in front of live studio audiences so that’s just actual people laughing
@@MyratheDunmer how ya know that?
@@andrewwalsh1417 Because that is how British comedy is done in all the TV studios, it comes from the culture of theatre!!! It aids both the actors during the performance and generates atmosphere for the viewer at home with audience feedback like in stand up comedy. You can get tickets to see any of the productions at the studios. Even filming outside of a studio an audience watches that section on monitor but it does incentivise sticking to the studio. Editing can mean different multiple takes and audience audio sections on different takes or masking inappropriate moments but it's not "canned laughter". It has become less fashionable now due to the move towards more intimate (monologue driven which requires additional editing) and immersive "mockumentary" style comedy in last couple of decades.
Famous last words before the Freedom camp
The strong focus on the “skull” in many comments falls short in my opinion.
It worked very simple an universal as prop for the punchline.
The actual object of the "comic" absurdity is the tentatively emerging doubt in the face of the well-known atrocities.
truly one of the comedy sketches of all time
Technically the truth
Greatest comedy sketch ever made. Slightly ahead of 'Hail Doenitz'. :)
Russian agricultural mechanization... dont even bother
This was hilarious!
The skull insignia on their caps, called a "Totenkopf", is a Prussian symbol that has been in use since the 18th century.
+Vlad Ureche Totenkopf just means skull...
+Vlad Ureche How does that change *anything*? "Totenkopf" is just "skull" and whether it's a hundred years, a thousand years or five minutes old, it's still a negatively connotated symbol.
+Vlad Ureche cool story, still a skull
+Esta Fortaleza but the main nazi symbol is the sun.... the sun is nice isn't it?... :P
+CloakingDonkey From a very great distance and in periodically limited quantities, yes.
The Nazi's may have been evil, but damn were they stylish.
+Robert Smith Agreeable. Even some allied uniform designers said that the Nazi suits were better then the ones they designed.
If you like Homoerotic S&M.
Simon Watts well maybe a little ;)
I remember Bryan Ferry being #cancelled for saying exactly this. Though tbf, he probably didn't mean it as a joke.
Hugo Boss, makes everything stylish.
This sketch is as relevant as never before, greetings to Canadian SS lovers.
0:50
My entire thought process whilst playing Helldivers 2.
Man.. why can't i just enjoy this as a history buff? I'm like "the skull had a cool history until it got co-opted!"
I mean. It still looks evil, divorced of context.
@@alexis_electronic fair enough!
For 3000 years before the Nazis the Swastika represented life and good luck. I have a post card from an estate sale that is postmarked 1909 - well before Nazi Germany - and it is emblazoned with roses and lilac on a pink background with gold-like accents and says: "Good Fortune Prosper In All You Do" in a very decorative font. In the lower left corner is a gold Swastika.
@@Oscarphonetoo bad. The common media will burn you at the stake because of a single party. Ironic considering no westerners have issues with a Hammer and Sickle.
@@Oscarphone I'm sure I don't need to tell you that the nazis rotated the symbol by 45 degrees to suggest that they stand for the opposite of peace. Still, its interesting that in the west, we overlook this fact and see all swastika symbols as nazi without any intended irony.
I wonder if Hugo Boss had anything to do with the skulls?
Hugo boss designed the uniform for the ss
+graham white well, say what you like about the nazis, I thought they looked pretty badass. Have you seen their tanks? They're pretty epic
+Robbie Moore Not going to lie German uniforms during the period were on point
@@annabatarowicz wrong
A conversation between two Imperial Guardsmen...
If that's a Warhammer 40,000 reference, then I hate to break it to you but the Imperium are angels compared to the stuff they fight.
not when the stuff they fight is random innocent alien civilizations or their own people @@andyfriederichsen
@@jackrutledgegoembel5896 Can you name them please?
The Dark Eldar, Orks, Tyranids, Necrons, and Tau aren't exactly very nice. Yes, even the Tau are assholes. I will admit that I left the "regular" Eldar out, but that's because I don't know the details about how fights involving them start. And considering the fact that most of these want humanity dead or enslaved for simply existing, see humans as food, or see humans as something to kill for fun, I wouldn't consider the Imperium that bad for being ultra religious space N@zis when they kind of need to in order to survive.
As for fighting other humans? You do realize that many countries have put down rebellions or attempts to join other nations or succeed and gain independence, right? And have done bad things to the people rebelling, right? And let's not forget about the threat from Chaos.
@@andyfriederichsen The Imperial Guard is absolutely horrid and bottom tier, I bet even Tyranids treat their own better than that. People are conscripted from hive worlds with undercities where billions of people work all hours and never see the sun, they live in conditions worse than chattel slavery, and an exterminatus can be called by a single inquisitor on their planet at any time for a menace that may or may not exist. So its Tau, Eldar, etc. and even some of the baddies who are "angels" compared to the imperium. The Eldar for example would never Exterminatus their own, the Tau provide good quality of life for all species (even human desertors), there is no comparison.
@@andyfriederichsenAnd Space Marines are genetically deformed, fanatical, brainwashed bio-horrors that literally spit acid (look it up), and have several inherited diseases including vampirism and lycanthropy from corrupted geneseed, in a way that would make Nurgle blush.
Germany: We just lost the largest war known to man...
Also Germany: That was fun, lets do it again but bigger this time
Germany now: We're gearing up for the next, new largest war but lets try being on the side of the two time defending heavy weight champions' side this time
My Kuperjanov's Infantry Battalion also had skull and crossbones as their symbol, made us feel quite special as the symbol was used already in 1918, even my great grandfather fought with that emblem in the Estonian War of Independence.
One of the officers said that when he went to the US, he had to remove it after the first day, because he got too many questions and bad remarks though ;)
Sorry to tell you but your great grandfather was one of the baddies.
@@matiasrisso5917 He fought against Bolshevik scum, so he couldn't have been a baddie. :)
@@matiasrisso5917 Why would that be?
@@matiasrisso5917 Found the commie
@@matthewfinger2381 it's a joke... Didn't you watch the video?
The skull insignia was in fact supposed to represent the soldier's willingness to readily sacrifice his life for his country/cause/leader. It has actually been used by several elite guard units throughout history, for example in the Ottoman Empire.
So it wasn't meant to be intimidating, as much as to show the SS's special devotion and esprit de corps/self-image, in the spirit of other historical guard units.
I find that pretty interesting, because it puts into perspective the willingness of the SS and the individual soldiers, to execute sometimes near-suicidal missions and to readily accept their often huge losses, all while still maintaining high morale (when a regular army unit's morale would likely break).
cocobot wait, are these skulls a real thing?
...But that's still a 'baddie' thing, isn't it?
+Ultradalek7 well elite units of soldiers aren't known to use their abilities for altruistic objectives.
sounds like a fucking excuse of germans' sympathiser.
In this case it represented a soldier's willingness to die so that the movement could continue to execute Jewish folks, my dude.
Don’t worry comrades if you survive until 2023 you’ll be applauded in the middle of Canada’s parliament.
the Canazis
Just been warned by FB that posting this sketch could result in my account being suspended. What a joke!!!
This never gets old... (sadly). Just recommended it in the comment section of the latest release by the excellent channel Insights from Ukraine and Russia: The Latest Complaints Of Russian Soldiers And Their Wives That They Posted Online. If anyone's curious they won't even need to get through the whole video, the relevant bit is at the beginning.
Imperium of Man be like:
This was great! 😂😅
US citizens finally realizing their government actions
and the UK government as well
2:07 Sick burn.
This is fucking hilarious.
“What’s so good about a sickle?”
Hunger
1990 average USSR citizen was richer than modern days average americans according to NATO data,though
@@atanaZion sure pal
@@TheBuckeyeHistoryGuy1776 It's not like the west would show you the truth,right?
@@TheBuckeyeHistoryGuy1776 but I know it is not of the nature of white to strive for something like USSR either way, yall are more like old school Germany
@@atanaZion tell me, what happened a year later from your comment?
USA, 2024
I think we just find out the ending for the whole Captain Hydra storyline in the current Marvel books.
america, we are looking at you
Humorous and darkly relevant.
The Death's Head insignia was used by hussar regiments in Frederick the Great's Prussian forces. The British Royal Lancers have used it as their insignia since the 18th century. The USMC Marine Division Recon also display it in their badge, as do numerous other army and paramilitary groups worldwide.
Anyway, yeah - the SS were dicks. But it wasn't because of the badge.
No such thing as "Royal Lancers". It was the cap badge of 17/21st Lancers.
Ahh! My bad. Still used by the "Queens Royal Lancers", formed after amalgamation of 17/21 and 9/12 Royal Lancers.
you call my grandfather a dick?
"...the SS were dicks. But it wasn't because of the badge." Well, I'm sure that the badge didn't help with their bad attitude.
I love the subtitles.
The European Union commissioners have announced that agreement has been reached to adopt English as the preferred language for European communications, rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, Her Majesty's Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a five-year phased plan for what will be known as EuroEnglish (Euro for short).
In the first year, "s" will be used instead of the soft "c." Sertainly, sivil servants will resieve this news with joy. Also, the hard "c" will be replaced with "k". Not only will this klear up konfusion, but typewriters kan have one less letter.
There will be growing publik emthusiasm in the sekond year, when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced by "f". This will make words like fotograf" 20 persent shorter.
In the third year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkorage the removal of double letters, which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horible mes of silent "e"s in the languag is disgrasful, and they would go.
By the fourth year, peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" by "z" and "w" by " v".
During ze fifz year, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou", and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of leters.
After zis fifz yer, ve vil hav a reli sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubls or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech ozer.
Ze drem vil finali kum tru.
I just red yur koment and nerly died lafing! As a German-Amerikan I aprov of zes speling changes.
CNN needs to watch this.
As well as its use by submariners, the Totenkopf even made its way into some US military insignia, I believe...
submariners were viewed as borderline piratical by regular navy etc, and adopted the skull and xbones as a way of turning an insult into a source of pride
If "Piggy" from "Lord of the Flies" had been able to grow up, that's him on the right.
Me when playing Helldivers 2 😈
They;'re so funny!
this is what happens to finn in force awakens
This is the British "the front fell off".
The show is "That Mitchell and Webb Look" and you absolutely should watch it, especially if you like Olivia Colman.
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