Eurasian Pygmy Owl
Eurasian Pygmy Owl
Photo by Wolfgang Kippes
The caption called this a sperlingskauz, which was translated to "Sparrow Owl."
I'd never heard of a Sparrow Owl, but the EPO has a scientific name that is Latin for "Sparrow Owl" that I will assume is how it got its German name.
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New word learned!
That's one of my favourite 'flat jokes' (Flachwitze in German).
Ah, I was finally able to figure out the "joke," as I only got the "flat" earlier as I didn't know "huhu." I had just searched for "eulenwitz," and this thing popped up a million times. I knew "uhu" but I was too tired yet to notice the extra H to figure it was a pun. I knew one of you would lead me to the answer though!
For everyone not in on it:
Was sitzt auf einem Baum und winkt? — Ein "Huhu“! What is sitting on a tree and waving? – A “Huhu”!
Explanation: in German, “huhu” is a greeting, while “Uhu” signifies an “owl”
The intern was supposed to order a box of Uhu (brand that's synonymously used for glue).
They're packaging is pretty distinctive as it is, but I'm a little sad they named it after such a cool animal, but then did not seem to have an owl related logo or anything other than the Adventure Glue bottle, which I don't think exists anymore.
It's broken
Edit: Shows on web, not in app
:( And here I hoped that changing the instance would help
It can also be found here: https://kekememes.de/picture/der-praktikant-sollte-eine-kiste-uhu-bestellen-xva1Xf4f8
You beat me to it! I also added an explanation in a comment. It's quite cute :D
Your explanation has more details, so it's still the better one.
Plus you taught me about flat jokes, so I got to read a few more looking for the owl explanation.
What is sitting in the tree and waving (hello/farewell)?
A Huhu
That's not only a play on words. Uhu is the German word for GHO. By adding the H it turns into an interjection and word that's used when people call out in greeting/to get another person's attention. At the same time it's how Germans imitate a GHO's hoot - huhu.
Oh cool! I'll have to keep this one in mind for if I ever get to tell jokes in German lol
I took it to mean you can just hoot at them as a way of saying hello 🤗
That too lol