Worst…German Accent…Ever

Jonathan Rowe on Sep 29th 2006

Baron Von Raschke

Although, I do find his scientific explication of how “the brain claw” works to be quite illuminating.

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5 Responses to “Worst…German Accent…Ever”

  1. # Maxon 30 Sep 2006 at 6:05 am

    Worst German Accent???? This is quite good english, compared with what I have to listen to in my English Classes here in Germany OO He even uses the th right and don’t subsitutes it with a ’ss’ :)

    Although I believe that his version of “German Accent” might be found in former Prussia (around Berlin and Brandenburg), it is mostly uncommon in the southern parts (Baden-Württemberg, Rheinland-Pfalz), because of the huge differents between high German (Prussia) and the derivations down here (We don’t use as many hard consonants as the Nordish).

    Best Wishes,
    Max (Karlsruhe, Germany)

  2. # Jonathan Roweon 30 Sep 2006 at 9:09 am

    Thanks. You may have misunderstood the joke. English, I think, is his native language, and he is trying to PRETEND that he is from Germany. In that case, he is supposed to substitute the “th’s” with “ss.” (Wrestling is a stage show; these are characters where Americans often pretend to be foreigners.)

    On the other hand, if he were trying to put on a “Prussian” accent, that went by me.

  3. # Charles Oliveron 30 Sep 2006 at 2:32 pm

    Jim Raschke is an American of Swedish descent, from Minnesota, I believe. Before he became Baron Von Raschke, he was one of America’s top Greco-Roman wrestlers. I think he may have even been a member of the 1960 Olympic team.

  4. # Jonathan Roweon 02 Oct 2006 at 9:33 pm

    Thanks. He could have put more work into a convincing German accent though.

    Those Greco-Roman and NCAA type wrestlers are tough customers. Before UFC and other MMA, I (and I think most people) didn’t realize how effective a form of martial arts such wrestling could be. Whenever it was someone who knew only wrestling v. only Karate or Boxing (stand up striking stuff), the Wrestler would almost always win (especially if he was bigger). Now, almost everyone learns every style.

    Before the cross-training, wrestling’s big weakness was an inability to defend against submissions, which is why the Brazilian JuJitsu guys tended to beat everyone.

    But now, everyone studies the ins and outs of BJJ.

  5. # Matt Kuznickion 03 Oct 2006 at 9:19 am

    I want to see him use “the brain claw.”

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