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[–] Friendlybirdseggs@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 week ago (5 children)
[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 53 points 1 week ago (4 children)

In WW1 and WW2, the British and Germans were at war. Any German spy in a British camp would have to be careful to not use any common, especially 'automatic', German phrases when out and about.

This meme makes fun of that idea a bit both by the common English usage of the German term 'Gesundheit' after someone sneezes, and labeling 'the British camp' over a bunch of German troops, and 'The guy who said Gesundheit' as an American officer played by a British actor.

[–] Friendlybirdseggs@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

I get it thanks!

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