ultramundane828Sep 2021Strongly recommends
▶ this video Bit starting at :43 (Germany) will easily go down as one of the greatest stand-up bits ever written and performed. And he was the perfect guy to do it.
in “Norm Macdonald has died” · View on HN
Norm Macdonald on Germany
Norm Macdonald on Germany on HackerTube: recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 separate months, 2021–2025.
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Norm Macdonald's 2015 appearance on Letterman's final Late Show, delivering a deadpan bit about Germany and its military history. Jerry Seinfeld reportedly called it Norm's best joke.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN shares it as one of the greatest stand-up bits ever, and pulls it out whenever Germany, war or trade come up.
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“will easily go down as one of the greatest stand-up bits ever written and performed”
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paganelApr 2025Recommends
> But this time, the trade war is against the whole world. Reminds me of this excellent Norm Macdonald sketch [1] on Germany of which I've learned only recently. [1] ▶ this video
in “Trump exempts phones, computers, chips from ‘reciprocal’ tariffs” · View on HN
Eddy_Viscosity2Mar 2022Cites it
As much as I think Putin's actions justify increased military power in Europe, Germany does not have a great track record as a military super power. Norm has some good points: ▶ this video
in “Germany plans to build Europe's largest military” · View on HN