Do the Germans understand Irony

[RoubaixCube]

Bit of a strange advert by Audi. Id say clever marketing as their adverts always seem quite tame or professional and have a lot of 'black' whereas this ones quite colourful

Maybe its just Audi clowning around but it could be pretty effective.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Mod Note:
after numerous reports I'm going to delete the "Joke" and all the references to it.
I seem the only Mod to be on line now, if @Chris S can explain himself better the post may or may not be reinstate by the rest of the mods team once we can consult.
End of Mod Note

I was born in Germany, have lots of family there.
I did not read the post as a joke but as a political opinion, hence my delaying in acting on the reports.

 

[smutchin]

I did not read the post as a joke but as a political opinion

In which case it definitely has no place in a light-hearted cafe thread about tv car adverts, surely?

 

[Pat "5mph"]

In which case it definitely has no place in a light-hearted cafe thread about tv car adverts, surely?

You make a good point: I wasn't following the thread.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Not irony but funny!

Is it?

 

[sheddy]

'dodgy' boy racer suzuki advert (seen on ITV TdF ad breaks) - now who do I complain to ?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN50Vh82lBA

 

[Chris S]

Mod Note:
after numerous reports I'm going to delete the "Joke" and all the references to it.
I seem the only Mod to be on line now, if @Chris S can explain himself better the post may or may not be reinstate by the rest of the mods team once we can consult.
End of Mod Note

I was born in Germany, have lots of family there.
I did not read the post as a joke but as a political opinion, hence my delaying in acting on the reports.

FYI: I thought it was rather ironic that Angela Merkel's attempts to atone for past anti-Semitism had actually increased it in contemporary Germany. It wasn't meant as a joke. I think the comment was appropriate on a thread about Germans understanding irony but if the moderators don't then I'm not going to argue about it.

 

[Katherine]

FYI: I thought it was rather ironic that Angela Merkel's attempts to atone for past anti-Semitism had actually increased it in contemporary Germany. It wasn't meant as a joke. I think the comment was appropriate on a thread about Germans understanding irony but if the moderators don't then I'm not going to argue about it.

Thank you for your explanation.

 

[smutchin]

I think the comment was appropriate on a thread about Germans understanding irony

"Off-topic / politics. ... Threads and posts on current affairs, political, religious, and social issues are to be limited to the News and Current Affairs forum."
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/forum-rules.213557/

HTH

 

[Dayvo]

Is it?

No, but the joke was that you might have shat yourself.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

No, but the joke was that you might have shat yourself.

I think you need to go out on your bike more & stop watching puketube