WD> What are you trying to explain ... or put in my mouth?
He just doesn't understand "black humor", Ward. I grew up during the period and have no problems with it. But Germans tend to take everything dead seriously, like Gerrit.
I remember one like:
Mama, why does papa have a rock tied to his leg? "Shut up and row!"
You'd have a hard time making a German laugh at that. It's typical American, or was in the 1970-1980s.