Trying to work out this April Fool by the German Embassy and it's doing my head in.

[Berni]

Is it just Germans being really, really **** at humour? Or is it Germans mocking themselves about their famed inability to be funny? If it's the latter, it's a work of genius.

http://m.uk.diplo.de/Vertretung/unitedkingdom/en/__pr/Latest __News/04/Rugby.html (http://m.uk.diplo.de/Vertretung/unitedkingdom/en/__pr/Latest__News/04/Rugby.html)

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

They share that strange childlike quality with Americans, sometimes.

It's quite sweet, if often baffling.

[Classic Jorge]

April Fools is to humour what New Year's Eve is to drinking.

I find it best to just avoid everyone on both.

[Berni]

They've seen it done and can imitate the actions, but don't understand that what comes out is not only not right, but actually quite unsettling.

[Berni]

worth sharing.

'Rugby eggs'? :shrug: What is wrong with these people?

[Classic Jorge]

...but these are people who have designed toilets to have a little poo shelf, for this above all of their other foibles they need to be kept an eye on.

[PSRB]

[Classic Jorge]

I have been out with one cherman girl and have always assumed they're slightly anally fixated ever since.

[Rich]

I know that the German's much fabled sense of humour has a lot to answer for, but I'm not sure that full blame can be laid (sorry) at their door on this occasion.

[Berni]

[Berni]

[Classic Jorge]

bloody offputting, all that business, busily probling fingers are a great way to ruin the sexy ambience.

[Berni]