The Lives of Others

[Man of Harveys]

If it's arschlochs you're after try looking in the mirror in the morning.

He has a point though: the titles of German porn films are superb - in our teens my cousins and I used to keep ourselves entertained by picking out the best titles in porn shops, which are the size of airship hangers over there.

Translated, some of our favourites included:
Grandpa's Ringpiece - with a cover picture of a naked smiling moustachioed old gent surrounded by topless girls. (in the light of recent events that one was probably Austrian)
Five Cocks On Her Birthday
Cap'n Ballbag On Deck
Eartha Quake
Lady Gourmet (don't ask)

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

no, i'll just wander down to osborne vilas , plenty around there .

Touche

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

He has a point though: the titles of German porn films are superb - in our teens my cousins and I used to keep ourselves entertained by picking out the best titles in porn shops, which are the size of airship hangers over there.

Translated, some of our favourites included:
Grandpa's Ringpiece - with a cover picture of a naked smiling moustachioed old gent surrounded by topless girls. (in the light of recent events that one was probably Austrian)
Five Cocks On Her Birthday
Cap'n Ballbag On Deck
Eartha Quake
Lady Gourmet (don't ask)

I like the way there is no shame attached to them as well. We had a porn shop in Berlin with clear glass windows and all manner of things in the window sitting matter-of-factly next to a grocers and other dull daily shops.

Japan has a very open relationship with porn as well. The kiddy-porn Magna comics are bizarre and freely available.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Eartha Quake

Who said the German's have no sense of humour eh?

 

[Man of Harveys]

Colin have you seen a film called Pin ?.

Sorry Gavster, I lost sight of this: I haven't. Any good?

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Who said the German's have no sense of humour eh?

Did that joke work in German as well ?

 

[Trufflehound]

Did that joke work in German as well ?

Let's ask the Babelfish. I typed in Eartha Quake, hit 'English to German', and it gave me:

Ein Mann geht in einen Pub und sieht ein Zeichen, über dem Stab zu hängen, der liest:

Käse-Sandwich 1.50
Belegtes Brot mit Hühnerfleisch 2.50
Handjob 10.00

Seine Mappe überprüfend, findet er einen einzelnen Tenner, geht er oben zum Stab und winkt bis eine der drei außergewöhnlich attraktiven Blondinen zu, die einer eifrig-schauenden Gruppe. Männern Getränke dienen.

"Ja?" sie erkundigt sich mit einem wissenden Lächeln, "Kann ich Ihnen helfen?"

"Ich war wondering" , Flüstern der Mann, "sind Sie die Person, die die Handjobs gibt?"

"Ja", schnurrt sie, "in der Tat ich bin."

Der Mann antwortet "Wohle Wäsche Ihre Hände, wünsche ich einen Käse sandwich."

 

[Man of Harveys]

Who said the German's have no sense of humour eh?

The ever-witty and not at all a bit of a weirdo the Spanish, generally.

Did that joke work in German as well ?

DKMutti, zat vos ze original title.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Five Cocks On Her Birthday

What's this one about?

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

The GG range from Germany are quite bizarre. It ends up like a fight in a custard factory.

 

[Captain Haddock]

Downfall is magnificent. Not seen the lives of others but heard it is good.

Well whadya waiting for, US?!! Go for it! It's a masterpiece.

A rare 9.6 rating from me.

 

[Trufflehound]

What's this one about?

Young lady inherits a poultry farm collective on her 21st. It was an East German classic in pre-reunification days.

 

[Man of Harveys]

Young lady inherits a poultry farm collective on her 21st. It was an East German classic in pre-reunification days.

It's not unlike the Lives Of Others: the female protagonist offering the Communist party chap leg, breast and some nice stuffing.