r/mildyinteresting • • Jul 02 '26

humankind hiccups 😅 The way this German bakery writes their S.

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Is this a common way to write S for Germans?

UPDATE: I reached out to the bakery, it's in a large US city, it was opened in 2011 and owned by a couple who immigrated from Germany many years ago. The sign was written by one of their workers who is not German, and does their community outreach/participation in Farmer's markets. This was the first time it was brought to their attention. Looks to be innocent, but not well thought out.

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u/mrv_wants_xtra_cheez Jul 02 '26

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u/SavageGreek Jul 03 '26

Lmao that’s literally the face I made

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u/CourtingBoredom Jul 03 '26

Y'all def ain't alone on that

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u/eleamao Jul 06 '26

This is literally the face i am doing right now 😂

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u/becamax Jul 07 '26

Why are we all making the same face 😂

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u/Consistent_Farm8844 Jul 08 '26

Lmao omg sammeeee, scrolling down to immediately find this gif and comment was chefs kiss

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u/Ok_Improvement_9133 Jul 02 '26

mildly infuhreriating

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u/delta9thc1974 Jul 02 '26

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u/impreprex Jul 02 '26

Even the cat is like, “Don’t you dare even THINK about hitting THAT upvote!!”

I think this cat knows what is going on and has it all figured out. I’d surely pay an arm and a gonad to listen to this cat’s Ted Talk.

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u/DaSuspicsiciousFish Jul 02 '26

Nice to know he got reincarnated where he deserves

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u/bdanenberg Jul 02 '26

This post is unlikely to go anywhere and my upvote might be your only one. But for what it's worth: DAMNED WELL DONE!

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u/AB3reddit Jul 02 '26

Mildy too!

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u/ComprehensiveCup7104 Jul 03 '26

I did nazi that coming either.

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u/AdNovel9668 Jul 02 '26

You are a good man, Ok_Improvement_9133.

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u/Lintlee Jul 02 '26

'Sind wir die baddies?'

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u/Top_Carpet_7866 Jul 02 '26

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u/Minimum-Amount-1894 Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

Never noticed the little ss in the background

Edit: Awh, an award 🥺

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u/cPB167 Jul 03 '26

I still don't see it

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u/Loudmouthedcrackpot Jul 03 '26

The way the fringe on the flags drape

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u/Ajjaxx Jul 03 '26

Oh, damn - thank you! I thought I was losing it haha

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u/BlightedErgot32 Jul 02 '26

nein das kanns nicht sein

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u/dinoooooooooos Jul 02 '26

Im German and n o😭

ETA honestly if i saw that somewhere id say something and ask Them whats up w that. Bc the “ss” there was .. not necessary. This font isnt necessary.

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u/AlternativeWhich2947 Jul 02 '26

I let them know, waiting for a response.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Local40 Jul 03 '26

So, did they respond? What state is this?

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u/Impressive_Yoghurt Jul 03 '26

Is this in Germany? Why is the sign written in English?

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u/esushi Jul 03 '26

"A German bakery" could mean a bakery in the US owned by Germans too

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u/dinoooooooooos Jul 03 '26

Hey so just in case but Germans speak english :D

We also have touristy areas!

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u/CannibalFlossing Jul 03 '26

I doubt it is. The sign is in English and the writing on the metal bar beneath is also english

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u/dinoooooooooos Jul 03 '26

(Once again we start to learn english in 2nd grade. Touristy areas exist.)

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u/CannibalFlossing Jul 03 '26

I’m aware. Although given English is the only language shown…and there is literally a fitting on the wall engraved with English writing on it…it’s probably safer to assume the bakery is located predominantly English speaking nation first

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u/Vedfolnir5 Jul 02 '26

They know what they are doing

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u/Brief-Equal4676 Jul 02 '26

You can't write these Ss and think it's reich

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u/GlitterPirateKiki58 Jul 03 '26

Yep, that is a *choice*.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '26

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u/MetalJucro Jul 03 '26

That style the S is written in resembles the Sowilo rune and was used as a symbol from the Schutzstaffel (SS) which at the beginning were a kind of bodyguards and paramilitary force for the nazis up to being one of the main organs organizing the holocaust

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u/DirectionSolid9113 Jul 02 '26

Mildly fascist.

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u/Mr_Nerdcoffee Jul 02 '26

One might even say it’s mildly fascistnating…

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u/AB3reddit Jul 02 '26

But not mildy?

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u/Phoenixon777 Jul 02 '26

TIL the name of this subreddit is misspelled. I never noticed this for years..... wtf...

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u/nocturnal_carnivore Jul 02 '26

there’s another one called r/mildlyinteresting (spelled the right way)

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u/Phoenixon777 Jul 02 '26

wtf... i'm in both...

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u/SpecialistAd2205 Jul 02 '26

I think we've all gone through these exact steps of realization 😂

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u/Watermelon_Crackers Jul 03 '26

The fact I’m not in both and just realised …. That this one is misspelled and that there are two? My (Reddit) life is a lie.

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u/Watermelon_Crackers Jul 03 '26

Edit: what the fuck. There’s also a [r/midlyinteresting](r/midlyinteresting)

Edit: damn, that wasn’t an edit at all. Oops. I’m high, please excuse

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u/Deastrumquodvicis Jul 03 '26

Okay but your edit that the first wasn’t an edit made me laugh though. Upvote for that alone.

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u/AB3reddit Jul 03 '26

That’s how they get you.

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u/modo_11 Jul 04 '26

Lol, I hadn't noticed either.

Now I think their should be a third (or more apt misspelling of this one) to midlyinteresting, as in mid-ly. Posts should be only a little more interesting there...

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u/Greenie302DS Jul 02 '26

Fuck, me too. That’s mildly interesting.

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u/ComprehensiveCup7104 Jul 03 '26

There are two subs, room in the Interwebs for both.

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u/Mr_Nerdcoffee Jul 02 '26

It’s because r/mildlyinteresting is BS. I’ve tried posting there many times and they always get removed by mods, because they break the rules that are pedantically and arbitrarily enforced; Or it’s “not interesting” or “too interesting”. 🙄

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u/Mr_Nerdcoffee Jul 02 '26

Apparently not, because my phone decided so.

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u/bebop1065 Jul 02 '26

Sending a message to like-minded individuals.

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u/MonstersAtOurDoor Jul 02 '26

On one hand, all of their letters have flat edges, even the O.

However, wouldn't it have been more in-style to have a squared S and not the Sig rune?

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u/Summer_Is_Safe_ Jul 03 '26

What about the b’s and r’s? Seems purposely selective.

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u/MonstersAtOurDoor Jul 03 '26

The B's are squared off (pointed, not round). The R is rounder, yeah.

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u/real-crackheadhours Jul 02 '26

Definitely a dogwhistle

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u/smircat Jul 04 '26

even their reply doesn’t hold water for me if the sign is not updated expeditiously.

plenty of people choose to use dog whistles because they can take advantage of plausible deniability. pretend it’s a price change and tape a correction over it, now guys.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '26

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u/SentientFotoGeek Jul 02 '26

This is not normal German writing. The letter for ss is ß.

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u/Crafty-Photograph-18 Jul 02 '26

There are words that use two letters S

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u/amilliontimeshotter Jul 03 '26

If you look closely, you’ll see it’s written in English and not German.

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u/Molitor_5901 Jul 02 '26

Is it in Argentina?

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u/AlternativeWhich2947 Jul 02 '26

US

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u/autistic_and_angry Jul 02 '26

German and in the US and using that font for S??? No fucking way they don't know

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u/Vondelsplein Jul 02 '26

Name and shame

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u/SentientFotoGeek Jul 02 '26

Namen und shamen.

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u/OiFelix_ugotnojams Jul 02 '26

play dumme gamen, winnen dumme prizen

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u/ReivynNox Jul 09 '26

Suddenly Dutch.

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u/PossessedToSkate Jul 02 '26

Then it makes perfect sense.

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u/haysu-christo Jul 02 '26

Are they in MiSSiSSippi?

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u/Perfect_Opinion7909 Jul 02 '26

So its not a German bakery but an US bakery.

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u/RebaKitt3n Jul 02 '26

I’m guessing it’s a bakery in the US that serves German baked goods. What would be called a German bakery.

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u/BloodSoakedDoilies Jul 02 '26

Is a Mexican restaurant in the US a "US restaurant"?

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u/DiegesisThesis Jul 02 '26

If you eat Indian food in Germany, is it now German food?

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u/Underbadger Jul 03 '26

"Our bread is so good, you'll want to Goebbel it up!"

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u/PizzaPugPrincess Jul 03 '26

Not subtle at all.

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u/freebiscuit2002 Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

Yeah, I'm suspicious. I would want them to explain that. Are they mimicking the Nazi SS?

If so, they can fuck right off.

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u/GenderOobleck Jul 02 '26

suSSpicious

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u/dread_companion Jul 02 '26

They must really like Slayer.

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u/Abigail_Normal Jul 02 '26

Or Kiss

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u/Np-44 Jul 02 '26

Or Black Sabbath

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u/ZelezopecnikovKoren Jul 02 '26

their favourite metal is rheinmetal

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u/bmiller218 Jul 05 '26

There was a rock panel show on Youtube and a guy had a KISS poster but something didn't seem right. I found out later that he had a German KISS poster and the SS were different.

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u/Freddie_FRO7 Jul 02 '26

I like to imagine that the Schutzstaffel stole the idea from a bakery

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u/irene_polystyrene Jul 02 '26

no this is not a normal way to write s in germany

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u/Sharp-Use4006 Jul 02 '26

How deliberate

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u/Fuzzy_Fish_2329 Jul 02 '26

Post the name & address.

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u/citznfish Jul 02 '26

Also mildly interesting

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u/ComprehensiveCup7104 Jul 03 '26

I did nazi that either

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u/Tupperbaby Jul 02 '26

Maybe the owner is a Kiss fan.

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u/SRB112 Jul 03 '26

Probably done on purpose, but maybe the person writing it did not have any intention. The band Kiss did the same s to look like lightning bolts.

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u/Ro1ando_m0ta Jul 03 '26

I did Nazi that coming. Anne frankly im offended.

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u/Obvious_Serve1741 Jul 03 '26

illegal in Germany. They don't fuck around with this stuff.

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u/Noobmaster69isLoki01 Jul 02 '26

Bet he only sells überbread

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u/slimedewnautica Jul 02 '26

That's just muscle memory

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u/dreacee17 Jul 03 '26

Really poor decision to write it like a lightning bolt?😭😭

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u/Keroppi_Troublemaker Jul 03 '26

It's probably a German bakery in the US. In Germany that would never happen.

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u/alarming_wrong Jul 02 '26

AfD got any bread?

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u/Walrus_Morj Jul 02 '26

"Old habits die hard" moment

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u/DataOver544 Jul 02 '26

If these were teenagers when KISS was popular, I might be more forgiving.

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u/ToeTagTic Jul 03 '26

That's a dogwhistle

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u/snewchybewchies Jul 03 '26

Old habits die hard

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u/Coloeus_Monedula Jul 03 '26

That's really putting the 'ss' in deliciousness

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u/Evening_Experience53 Jul 03 '26

Don't let it rune your visit.

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u/osolovim Jul 04 '26

UPDATE: I reached out to the bakery, it's in a large US city, it was opened in 2011 and owned by a couple who immigrated from Germany many years ago. The sign was written by one of their workers who is not German, and does their community outreach/participation in Farmer's markets. This was the first time it was brought to their attention. Looks to be innocent, but not well thought out.))

bullshit. bullshit lmao. they are just afraid for being exposed as a nazi. alot of die hard hold out Familys in germany are still SS. no normal person makes Rune S. i

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u/JamesMariner Jul 02 '26

Maybe/hopefully they just liked the band kiss?

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u/GrimPhantom23 Jul 02 '26

This shit's a fucking dog siren

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u/rjd999 Jul 03 '26

Well, considering that this is the way the Nazi SS wrote their logo, I'd have nothing to do with these f**ks.

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u/SwissSeahawk91 Jul 02 '26

Nein nein nein nein!

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u/LiminalSpiral Jul 02 '26

It looks like the 'sowelo' rune.

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u/AllPerformancegyat Jul 03 '26

world news sources be like

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u/boontondt Jul 03 '26

No sir, I don’t like it

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u/BeneficialMuffinHead Jul 03 '26

My stepmom always used the Slayer ‘s’ when writing on our Christmas presents. It’s similar to this.. but this definitely seems a little too intentional for them to just have a good taste in music

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u/ByronsLastStand Jul 03 '26

I'm imagining this is a German-style bakery in the US, perhaps? If you did this in Germany there would be trouble

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u/AliceTawhai Jul 03 '26

Not an accident

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u/Grouchy-Commercial27 Jul 03 '26

Just some f*** nazis

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u/Chemical_Ruin3714 Jul 03 '26

this is so crazy oh my god

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u/osolovim Jul 04 '26

ha ha ha the rune S of the Elite german units.

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u/Fart_Barfington Jul 04 '26

There is 0 chance that this isn't intentional. Fucking nazi sign maker.

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u/AmbassadorMotor64 Jul 04 '26

In my own defense and partially theirs, when I use a chisel tip marker to write, those curved letters don't always come out curvy, or they look REAL bulky, so the S's and other letters get a lot more angular. No other reason behind it besides working around a chisel tip marker lol. That's just me though 😅

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u/hbrwhammer Jul 04 '26

I did Nazi that coming.

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u/EqualSalvation Jul 05 '26

It's from acdc, Germans are HUGE metal fans. ☺️

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u/A-cat1102 Jul 06 '26

The word delicousne"ss" 🥀😭

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u/ravendemyseri Jul 08 '26

Would you say it's mildly infuhrerating?

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u/Cultural_Bother_5939 Jul 03 '26

I do nazi why everyone thinks this is so hitlarious anne frankly, I'm offended.

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u/RKris999 Jul 02 '26

They might just be Kiss fans

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