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[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

Rudolph Schenkel (yes really)

What? What is weird about that name? Maybe I'm too German native speaker to get this.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Schenkel translates to “deer fucker” in german, I dunno I’m just making this up

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

"Thigh", actually :-)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think probably you're too German. It's kind of a goofy name from an English point of view. And, for clarity, we don't necessarily generally think German names are particularly goofy.

Either that or I'm missing what the guy is referencing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for your perspective.

For a moment I was wondering if it's the similarity to the Israeli currency Shekel, but that doesn't make sense to me either.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Shekel also sounds funny to us. It might be related to how it sounds kinda similar to shekel, but I think he's just noting that the goofy-sounding name is real.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I don’t get it either. It’s not like he’s called Wanker or anything.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I was thinking maybe because of Rudolph the red nosed reindeer, being kind of the alpha of the reindeer herd? No idea, really

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Isn't Schenkel thigh in German?