• orlyowl@piefed.ca
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    2 days ago

    Ok this one has me scratching my head. Any chance someone would be willing to explain it in english?

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      24 hours ago

      Mehr-zweck-fett (multi purpose fat) could be separated as Mehrz-weck-fett which sounds like Merz-weg-fett (fat to remove Merz).

    • trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      Mehrzweckfett is multi-purpose grease. But if you say it, it sounds just like Merzwegfett, which would be Merz removal grease, an unfortunately fictional magical substance many people would like to have.

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          8 hours ago

          Your question inspired me to a perhaps even more confusing meme, by the way:

          JETZT IM ANGEBOT! Drama Streichzart Merzweck-Fett

          Explanation:

          “Weck” is a regional German term for bread roll, and thanks to the power of German compound words, if you precede it with any other word, it will become the term for a bread roll with that other thing as topping. Like “Fischweck” being a bread roll with fish, “Käseweck” being one with cheese, so you could (provided you have a strong stomach) just as well make a Merzweck. Of course, this would taste even better with the appropriate kind of butter. But because Merz has ordered us all a healthy dose of austerity, it is just some generic kind of fat. A special kind for making Merz bread rolls, though, Merzweck-Fett.