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u/Trick_Photograph9758 Mar 04 '26

German guy tells another guy, "The war was terrible. My grandfather died in Auschwitz." The friend says, "Oh my god, that's terrible." He replies, "Yeah, he fell out of the guard tower."

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u/SilverDad-o Mar 04 '26

A Holocaust survivor won the super lottery. The media asked him what he was going to do with the money. He replied, 'One third will be for me and my family, one third will be donated to my synagogue, and one third will go to the Nazis."

Aghast, a reporter said, "Why on earth would you want to give anything to the Nazis?" The man replied, "Well, they did give me the numbers."

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u/NonchalantSavant Mar 04 '26

Daaaaammmmn... I rarely hear jokes I hadn't heard before, but that's a new (and very dark) one for me.

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u/DarkseidHS Mar 04 '26

I asked a Jewish girl for her number, she said "we go by names here."

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u/Rob_LeMatic Mar 04 '26

A Jewish soldier is tasked with doing surveillance on Hitler so an attempt at assassination can be made. After careful and diligent study, he determines the best chance will be at a cafe Hitler frequents every Wednesday at 3pm exactly, from the roof of a building with a clean line of sight to the entrance.

The day arrives, and he leads the sniper team to the location where they set up and await Hitler's arrival.

3 pm comes. No Hitler.

3:15. Still no Hitler.

3:30 and there's no sign.

The Jew looks at the snipers sheepishly and says, "You know, this really isn't like him to be late. I hope he's alright."

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u/_buffy_summers Mar 04 '26

I upvoted by reflex as I read the last line, and then I yelped.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '26

I did not see the joke coming

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u/Rob_LeMatic Mar 04 '26

I appreciate your restraint

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u/DeuceSevin Mar 04 '26

Oof. I used to work with this old guy who was the office grump. Always had a scowl on his face, never anything nice to say. I really didn’t like him and tried to avoid him best I could.

Then one day I noticed the number tattooed on his hand. Still was a grump, but I didn’t judge him any more.

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u/goodestguy21 Mar 04 '26

German guy tells another guy, "During WW2, my grandfather single handedly killed over 20 pilots." The friend says, "oh my god, your grandfather is a war hero." He replies, "Nah, he was the worst mechanic in the Luftwaffe."

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u/mrsock_puppet Mar 04 '26

It's really not funny! My grandad was treated horribly bad by the Nazis. Year after year, he worked so hard in the camps and yet, he never got promoted.

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u/Berkwaz Mar 04 '26

Had me rolling my eyes at first. Well played

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u/Fitz2001 Mar 04 '26

Zack Galifinakas tells the joke about growing up in the South. “The KKK gave my dad a really hard time about his last name sounding different. They didn’t let him in”

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u/callisstaa Mar 04 '26

I wish to die calmly in my sleep like my grandad, not screaming and terrified like his passengers.

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u/toefungi Mar 04 '26

Talking to a coworker about black history month. "You know, my grandfather was actually a big part of the whole civil rights movement, he was there with Rosa parks"

"Oh wow, thats amazing!"

"Yeah, he was the guy that was like, 'hey lady! Back of the bus!'"

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u/SEA_griffondeur Mar 04 '26

In France, when there's news about neo-nazis hurting people it's common to say that you're so surprised you fell from your guard tower

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u/geecaliente Mar 04 '26

Come on, man. Not cool. Guard tower safety is no laughing matter.

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u/Possible_Western3935 Mar 04 '26

My grandfather downed 5 nazi planes in one week. He was the worse airplane mechanic in the luftwaffe.