dummkopf

Ever defiant of gender strictures, Afiya plots: “She had heard them talking about how good his German was so she thought she would ask him for a German poem. Not even a dummkopf could misunderstand that she was asking him to translate a love poem for her, which was as good as asking him to write her a love letter.”

But dummkopf dotage is no excuse for Trump’s confusion.

The most honest thing that happens is that the two old pals, Erika and Clementine, regain their old ability to curse at each other in German, using words, like “dummkopf,” that they once thought of as terms of endearment.

“I knew nothing about carpentry, but I caught on fast enough that the dummkopf SS never knew the difference. Work less and conserve energy. That way, you’ll live a long life.”

Now, the dummkopf fiscal policies of Merkel’s government have begun to threaten even the German economy.