The humour bench | rewboss in brief

This may well be the most German thing I have ever heard of: a bench that explains to you how to be funny.

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[GalacticCommanderMars]

"Mit der Benutzung dieser Bank stimmen sie unseren Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen zu"

[theosib]

"The floggings will continue until morale improves."

[pinkmuffin]

If I see three people grinning at me consecutively, I'm gonna assume that I have toilet paper stuck to my foot or something.

[starstenaal]

The thought of these people trying to force people to be happy actually made me laugh.

[qugart.]

Andrew: You can't manufacture happiness by brute force.

And that, Charlie Brown, is what drugs are for

[kellyearthrise]

Not sure if it was the intention of the video, but I found myself smiling a couple of times while watching it.

[kunstkritik]

It is at least very german of you to complain about some bench in or out of your neighbourhood

[DB-ouyebut]

This video made me laugh 🤣 Sometimes it is even funnier to hear someone rant about not to tell people how to be funny😅

[CrowArchLane]

It has started the conversation, so it is probably working exactly as planned

[theosib]

"German humor is no laughing matter." 😆

[red.aries]

Deutschland ist eben sehr sparsam:
Hier trägt man sogar seinen Humor zur Bank...

[nbell]

now... I am happy to agree with everything argued, except

the automatic disparagement of professional clowns.

I trained to be an actor and my 'physical' training was done by a professional clown/acrobat - a fellow who has worked with Cirque du Soleil (amongst other things). I further worked with this fellow in a workshopped production of Shakespeare's "Pericles", and I have never worked so hard, physically nor mentally, certainly not on an extended project, in my life.

Thus, I will automatically rally to the aid of a clown's reputation knowing that there are wonderful professionals out there who bear no semblance to the cheaply diminished 'American' style of cheap jesterism (yes, a word I just made up).

[floriantischner]

Assimilation really did a thing to you. A very German video. 😊

[TheEulerID]

"Here's a little song I wrote
You might want to sing it note for note
Don't worry
Be happy
In every life we have some trouble
But when you worry you make it double
Don't worry
Be happy, don't worry, be happy now

[Chorus]
Don't worry, be happy
Don't worry, be happy
Don't worry, be happy
Don't worry, be happy

[Verse 2]
Ain't got no place to lay your head
Somebody came and took your bed
Don't worry
Be happy
The landlord say your rent is late
He may have to litigate
But don't worry
Be happy, look at me, I'm happy"...

song by Bobby McFerrin

[HansBezemer]

An old Berliner told me he had taken a cab in the sixties, when he returned from abroad. _"Geschaftsreise?"_ asked the cab driver. _"Oh nein, ich bin in die dreißiger ausgereist und habe eine Weile in Ausland verbracht"_ he answered. _"Na, "_ the cab driver replied _"Dann hab'n Se nischt viel verpasst."_

[HotelPapa]

Reminds me of another mandated anarchy: In Schleswig-Holstein you can get a brochure "wildes Schleswig-Holstein" listing 12 places where you are officially allowed to pitch a tent off a campsite... (Wildzelten auf Deutsch, wild camping)

[rogink]

I wouldn't argue with any of this, except the bit about smiling. I'm a late middle age male. My local area has a lot of students. There are also many obstacles such as bins blocking the pavement. So I often have to stop and wait for a passer by to pass, or vice versa. This unfailingly generates a smile from both sides, and more often than not it's a young woman letting me through. I smile and she smiles back. What's not to like?

[MartinBrenner]

Even German Geocachers are special. They tend to create super complicated "multicaches" requiring decoding hints instead of just hiding a box.

[Hollaraedulioe]

This is possibly the most British clip in all history of this channel. Can't think of any other coming close.

[Rebellpfilosuffi]

Maybe our Chancellor should be invited to this bench. Just to check the effectiveness.

btw i'm german and that's humor