Little Erna

Little Erna is the main character of the typical hamburger Klein Erna jokes. The figure goes back to the real person Erna Nissen.

Erna Nissen

Erna Nissen was born in the early 20th century in Schleswig -Holstein. Her family lived in Niebüll and in Preetz. The first small - Erna anecdote goes to a mishap of the young girl in a christening back: As it should christen a boat on the name " Klein Erna ", the champagne bottle did not break. This story was further spread when the family Nissen 1906 relocated to Hamburg. Erna's brothers joined the youth club " Alster- pirates" in and told the anecdote. Soon invented them and their club mates new small Erna stories, called in Hamburg also döntjes that were told in Missingsch, a mixture of high and low German. Died in 1958 Erna Nissen in Upper Bavaria.

The writer Vera Möller (1911-1998) collected later, many of the widespread small - Erna - jokes, gave the main character the name Erna Pumeier and gave illustrated by her stories about the typical hamburger Deern from 1938 in several episodes in book form out.

Pattern of the jokes

Klein Erna jokes tend to have laconic punchlines. The jokes are structured according to different patterns. This will be illustrated with some examples:

Naivety and illiteracy

A large group of Jokes flirts with the naivety and the illiteracy of the people of Hamburg Gängeviertel:

  • In Hagenbeck: " Little Erna, go not so get close to the polar bears - are anyway so cold! "
  • Mom aus'n window: " Little Erna, Musha the cat nich always draw on cock! " Klein Erna "Do I harm also gaa non. The cat always attracts, I hold her bare tight! "
  • Little Erna had mal'n English friend [ ... ] remain the consequences indeed nich from. - But three days the child has only one lived. Mom: "Oh, Little Erna, let you, we would have understood it anyway non! "
  • Little Erna sitting with Fritze on stairs. If the mother and asks, " What are you doing back already? " Fritze says: "I 'll show Little Erna just how to make children ..." Says the mother: " Oh, I thought, it smokes again ... "
  • Little Erna lives in een 4- storey house in Eppendorf tree. One day mords shouting kömmt'n ut'n Keller: " Mama, Mama here is'n man!" " Yes un, lot him! " "Lift me yet, but he wants no'mal! "

The value of people

The ( Un - ) value of the human mind is measurable, what is the significance of his absence or death:

  • Woman Kripganz to small Erna's Mom: " How many children have you got? " Woman Pumeier: "Five: Heini is Bierkutscher, Frieda goes to the factory, Maata is in service, and for small Bubi " " But these are only four! " " Nah, I 'm still five! Heini [ ... ] Small Bubi - Oh sooo small Erna! The isha, for four weeks in hospital, Musha watch times directly after! "
  • On a beautiful Sunday waamen mom, Erna Klein and Klein Bubi mit'n steamer fahrn of jetties to Blankenese initially Baden. And as for arriving at Blankenese, mom says to Klein Erna " Little Erna, Where's because small Bubi? " " The is already fallen in Neumühlen in water " "Stupid brat, Musha equal sagn! "!

Pragmatism, hygiene

Life in the transitions districts was shaped by practical thinking:

  • Mom: " Little Erna, come ra - on, wash feet, mum needs the Kumme equal to Sala -at! "
  • Small Bubi is to relax at Aunt Frieda in Schwaazenbek. As he has on toilet times, he goes to because Aunt Freda and asks: " Where can I comfortable here again?" Aunt Frieda shows him because even the house mit'n heart hold door. [ ... ] How Small Bubi because auf'n hole for Kinners sitting since come louder Brummers and settle anywhere where small Bubi gaa like nich! And just as he finished is because he goes to Aunt Frieda un says: " [ ... ] so many Brummers, and the place is always ready to go whenever I gaa nich like it " Aunt Frieda: " Musha nich jetz going there someday but lunch 12-2, then the Brummers all in kitchen! "

Confusion

Also the confusion joke should not be missed:

  • Little Erna goes with ihr'n Heini walk in the dark. And how they are held around Bismarck monument and 'n bushes snog says Klein Erna mit'n times: " Heini, wis ma see where I am at opariert Blinddaam? " " Oh, yes, Little Erna, show it to me " "! Look, down there where the lights burn, as is the Harbour hospital, I'm opariert to Blinddaam! "

Culture

Although the Pumeiers go to Thalia-Theater and into the opera, but only because of the subscription. For the educated middle Pumeiers not belong anyway. The evidence of a number of jokes.

  • " Yesterday I was back in the theater. " " Zu'n pleasure "? " Nee - Abomang! "
  • " Are you subscribed to in Thalia Theater? " " Since the year ends - peep already gaar not anymore gone"!
  • " Yesterday I was in theater: fist. I think, is'n mourning piece and pull me 'ne covered blouse. I walk towards: is'n like piece "!
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