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Sentence #5941053

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 Pfirsichbaeumchen Pfirsichbaeumchen March 19, 2018 March 19, 2018 at 2:01:09 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

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CK CK March 19, 2018 March 19, 2018 at 2:04:29 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Rather than tag this as "joke," I'd suggest "pun."

Puns often can't really be translated.
It would be impossible to translate this into Japanese without sounding like nonsense.

 Hybrid Hybrid March 19, 2018 March 19, 2018 at 2:16:40 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

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What did the ocean say to the beach? Nothing, it just waved.

added by Hybrid, March 11, 2017
➜ #13431245Mitä valtameri sanoi hiekkarannalle? Ei mitään, aaltoili vaan.

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