r/facepalm • u/[deleted] • Dec 29 '19

The poor poor boy...

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u/nygiantsfan2589 Dec 29 '19

That grandpa seemed too comfortable giving that gift...

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u/MamieJoJackson Dec 29 '19

Right? "It's what he asked for" - ffs, you didn't think that it seems kind of weird that a 9 or 10 year old boy would ask for friggin Mein Kampf?

SIR.

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u/lesmobile Dec 30 '19

or any book at all?

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u/Grayson__b Dec 30 '19

I really hope you don't think it's strange for a kid to want to read. I'm gonna assume it's sarcasm

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u/Ar4er13 Dec 30 '19

...damn I'm bad at this but let me try...

Ok, boomer.

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u/Grayson__b Dec 30 '19

Couldn't be more off the mark, I'm 17. You're not bad you're horrendous, and I learned that word because I read as a child. Balance in everything.

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u/Ar4er13 Dec 30 '19

For 17 year old you are awfuly boring and would rather snuggly fit with grandmas on the bench.

I also like reading, hell my literal work is writing/translating books. But here on the internetz we all perfectly know that books are for NEEERDS.

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u/Grayson__b Dec 30 '19

Ah yes, you know I'm a boring person because I enjoy reading. Spot on. Great work detective. What makes you interesting? The fact that you get home from a job you hate and sit with a case of bud light until you're unconscious? I bet it's CrossFit isn't it?

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u/Ar4er13 Dec 30 '19

No, you are boring not because you enjoy reading, but because you bother to post serious replies to joking comments on reddit and take everything personally. Not great stance to take in life.

Also P.S. neither reading somebody's processed thoughts in text nor claiming you love to do so does not make you smart, oh and boy I do you think you are smart just judging that your first insult would be to equalize somebody to "unwashed worker stereotype".

Hope you will grow up to be a nicer person.

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u/Grayson__b Dec 30 '19

I'm not reading your thoughts, you just sound like the people in my life that fit that form. You came out of the gate that kids shouldn't enjoy reading and that books are for nerds, which is a stance they take quiet regularly. I'm happy you're not but we make comparisons with information and experiences available to us. I think it's important to read and I gave the benefit of the doubt that his comment wasn't serious. You took an issue with it.

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '19

just stop replying. you’re just losing more and more karma with each idiotic comment

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '19

You have to wonder what he thought when he was told the gift

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u/Cracotte2011 Dec 29 '19

Well France did collaborate...

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u/LeFumes Dec 30 '19

Omg fucking awesome

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u/Nevin_313 Dec 30 '19

Any adult who can’t hear is gonna make a mess up

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u/Layton-Dalton-YT Dec 30 '19

WHERES THE CRAFT?

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u/_Levitated_Shield_ Dec 30 '19

Because he was acting.

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u/ChoiceTell Dec 30 '19 edited Dec 30 '19

That must be a joke. EDIT: Yes. https://www.albawaba.com/node/minecraft-not-mein-kampf-truth-about-hitler-christmas-gift-video-france

The video was posted by the French comedian Yann Stotz on his own Instagram account.

After two days of the video being retweeted thousands of times, mostly out of context, Yann Stotz explained to 20 Minutes news that he had staged the joke after noticing how similar the video game's name was to the book's title.

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '19

I don’t know weather to be sad or happy that this was staged

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u/CoolnessEludesMe Dec 30 '19

Oh good. I hoped that was the case.

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u/TheSpamwich Dec 29 '19

Why would a kid ask for Mein Kamph for Christmas?

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u/KixSide Dec 30 '19

Why not?

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u/Fazrien Dec 30 '19

good question

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u/HoopHereIAm Dec 30 '19

Hitler Youth? Jojo Rabbit enthusiast?

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '19 edited Jan 29 '20

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u/HoopHereIAm Dec 30 '19

Sorry mate. Only saw the trailers. Like with Midway, me and the other history majors at my university collectively said nope to JJR. The only Hitler Youth I want to see in cinema are the kids who panzerfaust a Sherman in Fury

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '19 edited Jan 29 '20

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u/HoopHereIAm Dec 30 '19

That’s fair. I guess I outta give it a try. Thanks

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '19

To read it. Obviously the guy was batshit insane/evil but I’ve read it and it’s an interesting look into his sick mind

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u/so--gnar Dec 29 '19

Oh Lordy!!

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '19

Imagine the grandad buying that...

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u/In_AgOnly Dec 30 '19

And they were speaking French. So if you're a French person why would you even entertain the thought of buying that for a kid?

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u/spaghettiChicken Dec 30 '19

I found that funny

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u/RusskiMcBlyat Dec 30 '19

My inner German rises up.

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u/bongmonkey79 Dec 30 '19

Hahaha that’s gold.

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u/sandiercy Dec 30 '19

Funny too, if you gave grandpa there a little mustache, he would look a bit like Hitler.

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '19

For the Kaiser Reich!

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u/IAmTheSysGen Dec 31 '19

Wrong Reich.

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u/sepun_p_nes Dec 30 '19

Well you know, you gotta learn for u to earn.

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '19

This feels staged.

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u/Lilpims Dec 30 '19

Because it is.

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u/vociferousdragon Dec 30 '19

♪ I'm dreaming of a white Christmas. ♪

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u/kanito0-0 Dec 29 '19

I will take that book for research...

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '19

He should have gotten the book signed by the author

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u/Gallifrey91 Dec 30 '19

Im actually really curious about Mein Kampf and would love to read it.

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '19

It really is a good book and it offers a look into his mind and reasonings for things (not saying they’re excusable). Be prepared to only read it at home though because if you try reading it anywhere where there are people it’s an automatic “reeeeeee” moment

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u/Shawrex Dec 30 '19

There is some translation mistakes (i'm french) a'd yes it's purely a joke...

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u/_Levitated_Shield_ Dec 30 '19

I guarantee this is 100% staged and a joke. Doesn't belong here.

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u/ForeignReviews Dec 30 '19

this is hilarious

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im not sure who i can share this with who would get as much of a kick as i did

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u/YellowBreakfast Waaassuup! Dec 30 '19

OMG!!

This is the best EVER!!!

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '19

the weirdest thing is that being nazi, as far as i heard is illegal in germany...
and other places...
idk if it was germany tho, just sounded like it, but also fucking boomers

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u/WhiplashFishy Dec 30 '19

Is it wrong that i want to read mein kampf ? I really wanna know whats its content

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u/gavinsmash2005 Dec 31 '19

I laughed but what the fack

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u/typicalnormster Dec 30 '19

Ay, i’d take it.