SIMPSONS- could som1 explain it to dumb massa plz?

[massa]

Prosecuter/Lawyer:"And what about the Tatoo on your chest, doesn't it say 'Die Bart Die'?"
Sideshow Bob:"No, that's german for 'Die Bart Die'"
Female Juror: "No one who speaks German can be an evil man."
Judge: "Paroled granted."

 

[Yuri2356]

It's ironic because both world wars were started by Germany.

 

[HamaticBabylon]

Isn’t it "di Bart di"?

 

[DexterJ]

The initial quote by massa is wrong. as far as i can remember it goes:

Prosecuter/Lawyer:"And what about the Tatoo on your chest, doesn't it say 'Die Bart Die'?"
Sideshow Bob:"No, that's german for 'The Bart the'"
Female Juror: "No one who speaks German can be an evil man."
Judge: "Paroled granted."

 

[Azadre]

Die is a form of the in german.

 

[HamaticBabylon]

that makes sense if die= in for german!

 

[massa]

The initial quote by massa is wrong. as far as i can remember it goes:

Prosecuter/Lawyer:"And what about the Tatoo on your chest, doesn't it say 'Die Bart Die'?"
Sideshow Bob:"No, that's german for 'The Bart the'"
Female Juror: "No one who speaks German can be an evil man."
Judge: "Paroled granted."

the bart the makes much more sense indeed

 

[DexterJ]

@ HamaticBabylon no die means the
as in:

Die Aufregung hat sich gelegt. - The dust has settled.
Die Farben passen nicht zusammen. - The colours do not match.
Die Frage ist belanglos. - The question doesn't arise.
Die Frist laeuft. - The period runs.
Die Gelegenheit bietet sich. - The opportunity arises.
Die Hauptrollen waren gut besetzt. - The main parts were well cast.
Die Krankheit ist ansteckend. - The disease is contagious.
Die Leitung ist besetzt. - The line is busy.
Die Leitung ist tot. - The line's gone dead.
Die Luft ist rein. - The coast is clear.
Die Maschine laeuft mit Wechselstrom. - The machine runs on AC.
Die Mehrheit ist dagegen. - The noes have it.
Die Nachricht ist gut. - The news is good.
Die Nachricht jagte mir einen Schrecken ein. - The news made me jump.
Die Preise sinken. - Prices are on the decrease.
Die Sache gefaellt mir nicht. - I don't like the look of it.
Die Sache lohnt nicht. - The game is not worth the candle.
Die Schlagzeile fiel mir heute morgen auf. - The headline caught my eye this morning.
Die Sonne steht tief. - The sun is low.
Die ganze Sache ist abgeblasen. - The whole thing is off.
http://wolfram.schneider.org/dict/dict.cgi?plang=en german/english dictionary
I remember far too many simpsons quotes for it to be healthy

 

[massa]

It's ironic because both world wars were started by Germany.

well i thought there should be more behind that joke but doesnt seem so

 

[DexterJ]

Surely its the contrast and contradiction between Germany the nation of culture which is what the parole board is thinking of and Germany the nation caused major wars/killed lots of people

 

[sysyphus]

It's ironic because both world wars were started by Germany.

Not really, the first world war was started by Serbia.

edit: more accurately, A Serbian

 

[Hundegesicht]

I don't think it was meant to be a reference to the world wars... just "whacky" humor that should be taken at face value with no intended sarcasm. ("The bart the" was the main point of the joke)

Edit: And I also agree that people who speak German represent all that is good and pure in this world.

 

[Yuri2356]

Not really, the first world war was started by Serbia.

edit: more accurately, A Serbian

True, but at the end of it everyone blamed Germany.

 

[punkbass2000]

I think it's more to the point thatHitler was German.

 

[sysyphus]

True, but at the end of it everyone blamed Germany.

Not me, I blame Singapore. Half a world away eh? How convenient...

 

[sysyphus]

I think it's more to the point thatHitler was German.

[fanfare] And now it's time for Episode 2 of "sysyphus the historical nitpicker"!!! [/fanfare]

Actually, Hitler was an Austrian.

But of course Aussies ( ) speak German, so the joke still fits.

Anyway, this is spam, threadjacking and lousy humour all rolled into one, so I'll stop now

 

[bloodofages]

Germany didn't start WW1. The went to war to help Austria, fight Serbia.

 

[FriendlyFire]

Germany didn't start WW1. The went to war to help Austria, fight Serbia.

lMAO

Yeah they invaded Belgium and Luxunburg to HELP Austria.
Oh yeah and some small unimportanct country called france

 

[Grisu]

But of course Aussies ( ) speak German, so the joke still fits.

actually,the correct term referring to austrians is "Ösis" and I know some germans who claim that Austrians, in fact, do NOT speak german

on topic: I saw that episode a while ago in german. somehow the joke is pretty lame if the whole conversation is held in german (I mean what would you say if someone told you that the is the english word for the?

 

[EquinoxOmega]

I also think the comment on German-speakers refere to Hitler and he was, I'm sorry Austrian. But this is a fact we tend to leave out(or keep it very short) when we talk about our history. It's good for us that many people think Hitler was a German and that Beethoven(who was really a German) was Austrian. Nice exchange!

die Bart die, doesn't make any sense in German, because "die is the female articel", and Bart can be translatet as "beard", so it would mean: "the beard the", not funny at all?