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1. blueflow ◴[02 Apr 25 22:40 UTC] No.43562581[source]▶

>>43524461 (OP) #

Go to Germany, select "KIKA" and you can see the depressed bread.

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2. j_french ◴[02 Apr 25 23:30 UTC] No.43563013[source]▶

>>43562581 (TP) #

I have so many questions. Why is the bread depressed? Why is it in space? Why is the soundtrack so cool?

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3. ternus ◴[03 Apr 25 00:12 UTC] No.43563335[source]▶

>>43563013 #

The bread is the mascot of the TV channel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernd_das_Brot -- an article surprisingly full of gems such as this:

> The reason for Bernd's depression was revealed in the 85th episode of the series. In his telling: "[...] A long, long time ago I fell in love with a beautiful, slim baguette. She was so unbelievably charming and funny. But unfortunately, my affection was in vain. She only had eyes for this perfect stranger, a multigrain bread. It was so devastating. [...] My heart has been a dry clump of flour ever since."

Late at night (i.e. right now in the US), KiKA plays a "late night loop" starring Bernd.

4. singularity2001 ◴[03 Apr 25 05:15 UTC] No.43565016[source]▶

>>43562581 (TP) #

For me Germany and Estland are confused de/ee !?

5. netsharc ◴[03 Apr 25 09:45 UTC] No.43567214[source]▶

>>43563013 #

1 month ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43205563

6. xobs ◴[03 Apr 25 10:15 UTC] No.43567445[source]▶

>>43562581 (TP) #

"KIKA" just shows an infinitely-looping 10-second clip of a sign swinging that translates to "Unfortunately, you can only watch the current video if you are in Germany."