# Germany calls on its young to be the Covid heroes of 2020 – by staying on their sofa

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germany-calls-on-its-young-to-be-the-covid-heroes-of-2020-by-staying-on-their-sofa/925704>\
**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [November 16, 2020, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germany-calls-on-its-young-to-be-the-covid-heroes-of-2020-by-staying-on-their-sofa/925704 "2020-11-16T12:57:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2020, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germany-calls-on-its-young-to-be-the-covid-heroes-of-2020-by-staying-on-their-sofa/925704/1 "2020-11-16T12:57:52Z")

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I hope you enjoy this German PSA as much as I did. (German w/ subtitles, 90s)

[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZgmIx3FmKc)

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germany-calls-on-its-young-to-be-the-covid-heroes-of-2020-by-staying-on-their-sofa/925704/2 "2020-11-16T14:51:27Z")

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Thanks! I’m forwarding it to others!

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**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2020, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germany-calls-on-its-young-to-be-the-covid-heroes-of-2020-by-staying-on-their-sofa/925704/3 "2020-11-16T14:54:40Z")

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Happy to do my part. You can count on me 🛋🛌🛋🛌🛋🛌.

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**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germany-calls-on-its-young-to-be-the-covid-heroes-of-2020-by-staying-on-their-sofa/925704/4 "2020-11-16T15:03:33Z")

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I am glad you like it. I am looking for the follow-on spot with subtitles.

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**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germany-calls-on-its-young-to-be-the-covid-heroes-of-2020-by-staying-on-their-sofa/925704/5 "2020-11-16T15:05:43Z")

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Found it.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/SrS-Tf3y3Lk/maxresdefault.jpg "German public health advert COVID 19 14 Nov 2020 Episode 2") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrS-Tf3y3Lk)

Now let us all work “as lazy as racoons” into everyday speech.