tchncs
  • Communities
  • Create Post
  • Create Community
  • heart
    Support Lemmy
  • search
    Search
  • Login
  • Sign Up
oleorun@real.lemmy.fanM to Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish · 9 months ago

A German warship blasted the Darth Vader theme on the Thames. 'No deeper message,' Navy says.

apnews.com

external-link
message-square
32
link
fedilink
  • cross-posted to:
  • world@lemmy.world
124
external-link

A German warship blasted the Darth Vader theme on the Thames. 'No deeper message,' Navy says.

apnews.com

oleorun@real.lemmy.fanM to Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish · 9 months ago
message-square
32
link
fedilink
  • cross-posted to:
  • world@lemmy.world
German warship blasts Darth Vader anthem in heart of London. 'No deeper message,' navy says.
apnews.com
external-link
Germany’s navy says there was "no deeper message” in the choice to blast the famed Imperial March — Darth Vader’s theme song in the “Star Wars” films — from one of its warships as it cruised down the River Thames through London.
alert-triangle
You must log in or register to comment.
  • ninjabard@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    47
    ·
    9 months ago

    Imperial March. At least use its proper title.

    • 7355608@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      14
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      edit-2
      9 months ago

      While I agree. “Darth Vaders theme song” is more broadly recognized than the actual name. Also it might have something to do with the fact that it isn’t the only song named “Imperial March”, just the most current and popular one.

      One of the other songs named Imperial March.

  • Noble Shift@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    34
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    edit-2
    9 months ago

    deleted by creator

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      arrow-down
      7
      ·
      9 months ago

      It’s been 30,000+ days since the start of the war

      Germany Suspends 29 Police Officers for Sharing Racist, Far-Right Material on WhatsApp

      It’s not like Germany surrendered and then all the fascism went away the day after. Occupied Germany remained a deeply fucked state well into the 1970s. And the hollowing out of the East German economy, following unification, only threw gasoline on the dying embers of far-right extremism.

      Catching a bunch of German Navy guys blasting the Imperial March just reminds folks of how close the apple fell to the tree.

      • Noble Shift@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        6
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        9 months ago

        deleted by creator

        • Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          4
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          edit-2
          9 months ago

          But there are far fewer opportunities for outrage that way! When the rage addicts get some perspective where are they going to get their fix?

        • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          9 months ago

          Germany isn’t the birthplace of fascism

          Who said it was?

          • Noble Shift@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            3
            arrow-down
            1
            ·
            9 months ago

            deleted by creator

    • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      4
      arrow-down
      27
      ·
      edit-2
      9 months ago

      “Haha remember that time we tried to conquer you? Don’t worry. Our Neonazis don’t have control of the government yet” is not “dark humor” from a warship in your territory.

      The only real defense would be them not being called stormtroopers in the German translations, which I suppose is possible.

      Second best is “I’m just a nerd and an idiot.”

      • AAA@feddit.org
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        11
        ·
        9 months ago

        While I agree that Star Wars is indeed a serious matter and not to be taken lightly, it is, in fact, fiction.

        • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          3
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          9 months ago

          Star Wars is indeed a serious matter and not to be taken lightly, it is, in fact, fiction

          And “Psycho Killer” is just a song. But if I see a guy wearing a hog’s face as a mask and brandishing a giant meat clever walking towards me while singing it, maybe I feel a little uncomfortable.

      • Noble Shift@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        10
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        9 months ago

        deleted by creator

        • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          arrow-down
          16
          ·
          9 months ago

          Removed by mod

          • Noodle07@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            11
            arrow-down
            1
            ·
            9 months ago

            No u

          • Noble Shift@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            1
            arrow-down
            2
            ·
            edit-2
            9 months ago

            deleted by creator

            • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              2
              ·
              9 months ago

              Nazi.

              • Noble Shift@lemmy.world
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                3
                arrow-down
                2
                ·
                9 months ago

                deleted by creator

                • Karyoplasma
                  link
                  fedilink
                  English
                  arrow-up
                  4
                  ·
                  9 months ago

                  toaster

      • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        9 months ago

        I’m pretty sure that the Germans were joking around and calling GB The Empire… Since ya know, they were an empire, kinda the largest one at one time…

        • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          9 months ago

          What does Reich mean?

  • cynar@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    28
    ·
    9 months ago

    As an Englishman, I say fair play on a good, clean prank. People forget that the German sense of humour can be even dryer than the British.

  • The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    20
    ·
    9 months ago

    Well Germany is where Stormtroopers come from, right?

    • Iapar@feddit.org
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      17
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      9 months ago

      • Thomrade@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        9 months ago

        Wow that’s an old one, I have seen that since probably 2005-2006? Did you have it to hand or go looking for it specifically?

        • Iapar@feddit.org
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          9 months ago

          Had it at hand. Saw it a couple of days ago in another thread.

    • Boris NotTooBadinov@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      15
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      9 months ago

      oof, I didn’t make that connection until you said it. Outfits brought to you by Coco Channel and Hugo Boss 😐

  • IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    18
    ·
    9 months ago

    Better choice than Wagner

    • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      9 months ago

      Idk, Wagner didn’t have stormtroopers in his operas.

      • IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        9 months ago

        No … but he did have Valkeries ride into battle to fetch fallen heros.

  • GarytheSnail@programming.dev
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    15
    ·
    9 months ago

    I initially completely misunderstood “no deeper message” to mean “there is no message deeper than the one being sent”. Like, what message are they trying to convey??

    I guess they meant, “don’t read into it”.

  • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    11
    ·
    9 months ago

    Didn’t a British marching band play it for the Saudi King?

    • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      9 months ago

      (Do read into it)

  • Boris NotTooBadinov@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    9
    ·
    9 months ago

    Reading the headline, I was revved up, and was about to be “that guy,” but then I read the article. The first line does state that it’s actually the Imperial March 😆

    BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Navy says there was “no deeper message” in the choice to blast the famed Imperial March — Darth Vader’s theme song in the “Star Wars” films

  • Swedneck
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    9 months ago

    ain’t it ironic that my immediate thought was commentary on the british government, rather than, you know, that part of german history

  • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    5
    ·
    9 months ago

    I like this music better

    https://youtu.be/n7em53GuJIA

    • Baggins@beehaw.org
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      9 months ago

      Too risky to click that at work!

      • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        9 months ago

        Youtube doesn’t let you download hardcore porn anymore. It’s the Superman theme, which you can find for yourself.

        • Brickardo@feddit.nl
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          9 months ago

          Ooooh, das Übermensch!

          • Karyoplasma
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            9 months ago

            der*

            Mensch is grammatically male.

Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fan

weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

Subscribe from Remote Instance

Create a post
You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: !weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

Rules:

  1. News must be from a reliable source. No tabloids or sensationalism, please.

  2. Try to keep it safe for work. Contact a moderator before posting if you have any doubts.

  3. Titles of articles must remain unchanged; however extraneous information like “Watch:” or “Look:” can be removed. Titles with trailing, non-relevant information can also be edited so long as the headline’s intent remains intact.

  4. Be nice. If you’ve got nothing positive to say, don’t say it.

Violators will be banned at mod’s discretion.

Communities We Like:

-Not the Onion

-And finally…

Visibility: Public
globe

This community can be federated to other instances and be posted/commented in by their users.

  • 104 users / day
  • 227 users / week
  • 1.34K users / month
  • 4.81K users / 6 months
  • 27 local subscribers
  • 1.44K subscribers
  • 932 Posts
  • 6.14K Comments
  • Modlog
  • mods:
  • lemmyfanadmin@real.lemmy.fan
  • oleorun@real.lemmy.fan
  • BE: 0.19.11
  • Modlog
  • Legal
  • Instances
  • Docs
  • Code
  • join-lemmy.org