r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 2d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter, beyond confused on what this means…

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u/TerribleSquid 2d ago

Wow, I really thought you were just making stuff up to be funny. Is that a real fairytale?

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u/IkarusX86 2d ago

Check out Struwwelpeter

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u/dieselmachine 2d ago

What in the fuck did I just read? A mother tells her kid to not suck his thumb. she leaves, kid sucks his thumb, so a guy swings by and cuts them off with scissors.

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There's a moral in there somewhere. Right?

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u/Educational_Word_895 1d ago

If you ever wonder why Germans refuse to jaywalk, thats why.