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Twitter Sure Does Have a Lot of Nazi and Holocaust Jokes for the Germany-Brazil Game!

BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL - JULY 08: Brazil fans look dejected during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Semi Final match between Brazil and Germany at Estadio Mineirao on July 8, 2014 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
Really, guys? Photo: Michael Steele/2014 Getty Images

Five first-half goals for Germany left Brazil stunned and teary-eyed in today’s World Cup semifinal and it only got worse from there. But for the amateur comedians of the internet, German dominance can mean only one thing: time for some Holocaust jokes. By the time finals-bound Germany scored its sixth and seventh goals, “Nazi” was trending on Twitter and just about every variation of an edgy but not-too-offensive Hitler or World War II reference had been used and reused. The onslaught was not as ugly as the game, but not quite as funny either.

A brief sample, because you’ll understand pretty quickly:

Get it?

All the Nazi Jokes During Germany vs. Brazil