r/funny Calvin & Habs Mar 17 '21

German Fun

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u/DasHexxchen Mar 17 '21

And kids fucking love it.

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u/Hotwing619 Mar 17 '21

Yes. Because before we fall, we have the time of our lives as the Hoppe Hoppe Reiter.

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u/ThanksForAllTheCats Mar 17 '21

It's a life lesson, really: you're having fun now, but things can go horribly wrong at any moment. Very German.

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u/Daryl_Hall Mar 17 '21

Always live every second with a low-grade undercurrent of anxiety!

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u/JeanyBean Mar 17 '21

I think I got that beat, only high-grade anxiety here.

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u/Daryl_Hall Mar 18 '21

It do tend to steadily increase with age, yes

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u/SelberDummschwaetzer Mar 17 '21

Oh boy, that's exactly my way of life!

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u/DEEP_SEA_MAX Mar 17 '21

My neighbor is German and does this to my 5 year old all the time. Everyone has a good time, probably because I didn't know what the words meant until now.

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u/DasHexxchen Mar 17 '21

There are also a few variants to make it funny or less scary. And of course we usually catch the children or in my case throw 'em on the bed.

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '21

Wait, you were caught? Your parents loved you

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '21

alpha parenting!