Calau
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Calau is a small town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southern Brandenburg, in eastern Germany. It is situated 14 km south of Lübbenau, and 27 km west of Cottbus. Calau is also called the ho
Town hall of Calau
Calau in 1758
Parish church
Memorial for Joachim Gottschalk
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German humour is the conventions of comedy and its cultural meaning within German-speaking countries. German humour encompasses traditions such as Kabarett and other forms of satire as well as more re
Calau
…in southern Brandenburg, in eastern Germany. It is situated 14 km south of Lübbenau, and 27 km west of Cottbus. Calau is also called the home of the Kalauer. The Town of Calau is situated in the middle of Lower Lusatia, about 27 km west of Cottbus at the eastern edge of the Lower Lusatian Ridge Nature Park…
Loriot, an icon of refined German humour († 2011)
Humour through syntactic ambiguity: the sentence depicted is intended to mean "this area is under video surveillance by the police to prevent crimes", but also means "this area is under video surveillance to prevent crimes committed by the police".
From a series of woodcuts dated to 1545, usually referred to in German as the Papstspotbilder or Papstspottbilder, and in English as Depictions of the Papacy, by Lucas Cranach, commissioned by Martin Luther. Title: Kissing the Pope's Feet. German peasants respond to a papal bull of Pope Paul III. Caption reads: "Don't frighten us Pope, with your ban, and don't be such a furious man. Otherwise we shall turn around and show you our rears."