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In b4 some German/English speaker dissects this meme

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[–] oneguynick@lemmy.world 44 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Honestly, I got nothing. In German, we would say Besteck or Tafelsliber.

[–] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Silverware (Tafelsilber : banquet/table silver) exists.

Besteck used to mean sheath, bestecken could be translated as to decorate with, stecken is to put into.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 18 points 2 weeks ago

It's not that food weapon is close to the German word but it's the description this German guy came up with.

[–] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I could see the Swedish being translated as stabbers

skriva: to write
beskriva: to describe

sticka: to stab
bestick: stab-related noun?

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 weeks ago

Tafelsilber is silber tho.

[–] Balthazar@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 14 points 2 weeks ago

"Honey! Break out the fancy eatin' rifles! We got comp'ny!"

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

In America ... they would have handed him a Samurai mall sword and a shotgun

German guy looks around at everyone eating their food with swords and shotguns

[–] undefined@links.hackliberty.org 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Samurai mall sword

🤣 Why is that a real thing anyway?

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 14 points 2 weeks ago

Made from high grade aluminum. Says made in China in it so you know it's genuine.

[–] tipicaldik@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

my Dad liked to refer to it as fightin' gear...

[–] Track_Shovel 7 points 2 weeks ago

I'm stealing that