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What do Finnish people brew coffee with when they're angry? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by M137@lemmy.world to c/dadjokes@lemmy.world

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PERKELEtor

(Is this a valid dad joke, or should I post it in the "normal" jokes community instead/also?)

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[–] TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Great joke!

Click here if you don't understand

A coffee percolator is a type of pot used for the brewing of coffee by continually cycling the boiling or nearly boiling brew through the grounds using gravity until the required strength is reached. The grounds are held in a perforated metal filter basket.

TRANSLATION GUIDE

Finnish	English
perkele	damn

[–] antaymonkey@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

So... a damntor? I still don't get it. Or is the joke that a Finnish word sounds like a different English word?

[–] untorquer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Just a pun. Like, "What's a moderator's favorite fruit? ...A BANana!"