# Another Monty Python Question
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-monty-python-question/69371
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [June 19, 2001, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-monty-python-question/69371 "2001-06-19T18:42:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Colin\_Trainer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colin_Trainer)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2001, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-monty-python-question/69371/1 "2001-06-19T18:42:45Z")
This one involves the “worlds funniest joke” episode. After killing many people with the joke, it is translated into german. And you have all these people saying the joke in german killing the nazis. Is it just german gibberish that they are saying or is it a really a joke translated. If it was translated what the heck is it?
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### Author:  [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2001, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-monty-python-question/69371/2 "2001-06-19T19:05:07Z")
It’s pure nonsense- a few real German words, mixed in with some phony, German-sounding words.
The “joke” wouldn’t make sense, even if it COULD be translated.
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### Author:  [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2001, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-monty-python-question/69371/3 "2001-06-19T22:04:25Z")
The correct translation is _hack_ _gasp_ arrgh \
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### Author:  [@Chas.E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chas.E)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2001, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-monty-python-question/69371/4 "2001-06-19T22:43:47Z")
Hey, I used to use The Joke as my .sig but I dropped it.
It is complete gibberish, it is made of parts of real german words so it sounds like german and uses (vaguely) german sentence structure, but it means nothing.
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### Author:  [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2001, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-monty-python-question/69371/5 "2001-06-19T23:33:38Z")
> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally [posted](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=533820#post533820) by Gilligan \*
> From the alt.fan.monty-python FAQ
>
> Q4. What’s the closest translation into English you can make?
>
> A4. [taken from an article to a.f.m-p by Dirk Rehberger]…
>
> ```
> I've seen it, I'm German, and here's the translation:
>
> Wenn ist das - If is the (note: "Wann" means "when", which would make slightly more sense, since it's a question)
> Nunstueck - nun = now, Stueck = piece
>
> git - that's obviously English! (but similar to "gibt"
> meaning "gives" or, in the phrase "es gibt", "there is".)
>
> und - and
>
> Slotermeyer? - DOESN'T MAKE SENSE (Meyer is a common German surname)
>
> Ja! - Yes!
>
> Beiherhund - Hund = dog, Beiher doesn't make any sense (Bayer means Bavarian, but you can't say "Bayerhund" for "Bavarian dog", you would have to say "bayrischer Hund")
>
> das oder die - the or the (das is neuter, die is feminine) (or: "that")
>
> Flipperwaldt - Flipper = pinball, Wald = wood/forest
>
> gersput - DOESN'T MAKE SENSE ("ge" and "ver" are very common German prefixes for past participles, but not "ger".)
>
> All in all: If is the now-piece (git) and (Slotermeyer)? Yes! ...(Beiher)dog that or the pinball wood (gersput)!
>
> ```