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[Klaus]

Ugh, and here I thought Popeye was universal.

Known in the USA <> universal!

[bogs]

Ugh, and here I thought Popeye was universal.

Known in the USA <> universal!

Now would I say that if I thought he was only universal in the U.S. with you watching Klaus??

Popeye has a long and rich history spanning nearly a century and is one of the most recognizable and beloved cartoon characters in the world, consistently regarded as one of the best ever created.

I also don't think the U.S.==the world

[mwieder]

Klaus - I remember going by the Popeye village on Malta with the 2006 conference.

[Klaus]

Klaus - I remember going by the Popeye village on Malta with the 2006 conference.

Really? I don't.

Of course I know Popeye, but his cartoons have not been in german television in the last 40 years or so.

[bogs]

Oh, they haven't been on here either, sorry for using an outdated quip. I'll try to come up with more modern routines

[Klaus]

Not outdated, but a non-universal quip, just avoid american-culture-centric jokes, if you know what I mean.

"Wimpy" is hardly known outside of the US of A.

[dunbarx]

What other kind of culture is there?

Cant wait for this....

Craig

[bogs]

Not outdated, but a non-universal quip, just avoid american-culture-centric jokes, if you know what I mean.

"Wimpy" is hardly known outside of the US of A.

I dunno, I'm still working out whether the earth is flat or not, and now you tell me that Popeye and Wimpy aren't known outside the borders of the country I am in, despite assurances from the tooth fairy and Abraham Van Helsing that they are! (The Easter Bunny was unavailable, but I left a message!) Are you sure that you are not the one operating in a geographical bubble ? (i.e. do I have to figure out German quips?)

Oh no, I've gone cross-eyed

[Klaus]

... (i.e. do I have to figure out German quips?)

Yep, I'm afraid so. To get you started:
Wenn ist das nun Stück gitt und Schlottermeyer? - Ja: Bayer-Hund. Das, oder die Flipper-Wald Gespütt!

[mwieder]

LOL. And now it's time for the penguin on top of your television to explode.

[bogs]

Too late, I think my head exploded

The closest I could find was

The V-joke is not German at all.
German Wikipedia quotes it as

Wenn ist das nun Stück gitt (geht) und Schlottermeyer? - Ja: Bayer-Hund. Das, oder die Flipper-Wald Gespütt! (Gespött)“

This is made up to sound like German, but doesn't make any sense. It's obvious the joke had to be modified beyond distinction - Way too dangerous otherwise.

Btw, big Monty Python fan as well. Next week, I'm joining the Ministry of Silly Walks!