this post was submitted on 03 Dec 2025
150 points (100.0% liked)

Memes

53323 readers
1453 users here now

Rules:

  1. Be civil and nice.
  2. Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS
 
top 7 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] url@feddit.fr 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I dont really get the joke

[–] ZonenRanslite@feddit.org 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

German fairy tales were often about morality and what happens if you don't behave properly. The Suppenkasper has starved to death, Hans Guck in die Luft has drowned, the fingers of the Struppelpeter have been cut off, etc. I recommend the Wilhelm Busch house book.

[–] Arlaerion@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 hour ago

Hans guck in die Luft was saved by dockworkers, and it was the Daumenlutscher with the cut off fingers.

Grimm Brothers were also German and the collected the most famous stories (Snowwhite, Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, ...). In the original they were way more brutal too.

I'd change the meme to "... but written by Europeans."

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 hours ago

They’re often Grimm.

[–] ZonenRanslite@feddit.org 2 points 2 hours ago
[–] clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

I feel this daily

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago

The 2 flabbergasted cats are killing me