ICYMI: This cracked me up over the weekend

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You’ve probably already seen this gag — other people I showed it to this morning had — but for those who missed it, here’s a funny for you.

And no, it’s not supposed to be serious commentary or anything; it’s just a funny picture that was suggested by Trump’s body language in the photo, combined with Angela Merkel’s expression, which looks like a teacher addressing a wayward pupil. So lighten up, Francis.

I don’t know who did it. It was brought to my attention by this Tweet, from someone who didn’t know who had originated it, either…

 

8 thoughts on “ICYMI: This cracked me up over the weekend”

  1. Norm Ivey

    One of my favorite things about the Internet is the crowd-sourced comedy, especially when something silly starts trending on Twitter.

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    1. Brad Warthen Post author

      Yeah… but you know, ever since the first one of those I saw — the one about Star Trek, which Burl brought to my attention in 2009 — those “Downfall” parodies have gotten less and less funny.

      By the way, how many of you saw the original? Pretty good movie…

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    1. Brad Warthen Post author

      She’s German, you see. You take that and combine it with Trump’s fascist tendencies (authoritarianism, ethnic nationalism, personality cult, etc.), and you have a joke.

      Don’t overanalyze it. That’ll kill any joke…

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