German Text

Golf

Zwei Engländer spielen Golf.

Two Englishmen are playing golf.

Als ein Trauerzug vorbeizieht, nimmt der eine Engländer seine Mütze ab und verharrt ein paar Sekunden regungslos.

As a funeral procession passes by, one of the Englishmen takes off his hat and remains motionless for a few seconds.

"Das war eine nette Geste von Ihnen", sagt der andere.

"That was a nice gesture from you," says the other one.

"Was heißt nette Geste", antwortet er besinnlich, "in ein paar Tagen wären wir schließlich fünfundzwanzig Jahre verheiratet gewesen!"

"What do you mean with nice gesture," he answers thoughtfully, "in a few days we would have been married for 25 years!"

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