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3* The chorus of "Pussy":
4--> You've got a pussy!
5--> I have a dick-ah!
6--> So what's the problem?
7--> Let's do it quick!
8--> So take me now before it's too late
9--> Life's too short so I can't wait
10--> Take me now, oh don't you see
11--> [[BlatantLies I can't get laid in Germany!]]
12** Another possible contender from that song would be the totally random shouts of "GERMANEEEEEEE!" later in the song. Also the goofy-ass grin on Paul's face as he's having sex with 'his' model.
13** Nearly all the English lyrics are funny. The intro goes like this:
14--> Too big
15--> Too small
16--> Size does matter after all
17** Also:
18--> Too tall
19--> Too short
20--> Doesn't matter, one size fits all
21** "Blitzkrieg mit dem Fleischgewehr" and "steck Bratwurst in dein Sauerkraut" are also contenders.
22** Hell the entire video can be counted as one, being a ridiculous, over-the-top parody of porn stereotypes, complete with goofy faces and cheesy lyrics.
23** The early demo version is even funnier, because it lacks the self-awareness of the final version, with much more dramatic music, but entirely in English, making it even more absurd because it's taking itself seriously.
24* A couple of scenes from the "Amerika" video -- one where the band members are holding hands and dancing around the American flag, and the scene immediately after when they're all standing in a cheerleader pyramid. All while wearing space suits. On the moon.
25** Plus, the video juxtaposes the song's guitar solo... to one of the band playing a {{Pinball}} machine, [[MickeyMousing with the music set to the sound effects of the pinball game]]. Again, on the moon.
26** The chorus though: It's "WE'RE ALL LIVING IN AMERIKA, AMERIKA IST WUNDERBAR!" except for the last two times. In the second-to-last time is WE ARE LIVING IN AMERIKA, '''COCA COLA, [[{{Pun}} WONDERBRA]]!''', and the last time it is sung, it becomes "WE'RE ALL LIVING IN AMERIKA, COCA COLA, '''[[BreadMilkEggsSquick SOMETIMES WAR!]]'''"
27* The "simulated sodomy" at "Bück dich" stage show.
28** The "Bück dich" stage show is taken up to eleven in the ''Made in Germany'' tour. It starts off with Schneider abusing the other band members and ends with Till squirting his dildo right into Schneider's face.
29** This [[https://www.rammsteinshop.us/en/catalog/rammstein-soap-buck-dich.html "Bück dich" soap]].
30*** [[CrossingTheLineTwice Especially useful for prisoners.]]
31* The "Keine Lust" video. It has the band after they... put on a few pounds (except Flake) playing the song. It's just as funny as you'd imagine.
32* "Haifisch". It puts TheFunInFuneral!
33** At the start, the rest of the band take out a photo of the group with Till's face cut out... and start putting other metal vocalists in the spot. Then they pull out a picture of James Hetfield and seem to reach a consensus. They do all of this ''at the church during the funeral''.
34** Richard, Ollie, Flake and Schneider are all thinking about how they would have killed Till... then it cuts to [[HoYay what Paul's thinking about]]...
35** During the fight scene, keep an eye on Ollie and Schneider. While Richard and Paul are going nuts and beating the crap out of each other the other two are just sort of weakly shoving each other around.
36** Partway through the fight, a little girl picks up two bloody teeth and excitedly holds them up for her mother to see.
37** The ending. Flake falls onto the coffin and breaks the lid... but there's no body inside. Cut to a Hawaiian beach...
38* Also, "Das Kleines Ton", a video of Rammstein's ''Live aus Berlin'' performance... set to the Mexican cumbia song "El Sonidito", and perfectly synchronized with the band's moves, to boot!
39* Schneider's [[{{Troll}} trollface]] at the end of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKqHqwEhdkU this video]] after irritating Till is priceless.
40* Flake struggling to carry his surfboard, only to have it stolen by one of the beach girls in the "Mein Land" video.
41** The "Mein Land" video in general, which has the jolly bright color scheme and goofy antics of a Frankie and Annette beach party film.
42*** And the ending (which is a sudden JumpCut from [[TheSixties 1964]] to the same beach in [[NextSundayAD the then-present 2012]]) is also hilarious, as the jump from a corny Music/BeachBoys-style beach party to a more... well, ''[[ShapedLikeItself Rammstein]]''-style beach party (complete with the band in gimp suits, MonsterClown makeup, and [[FireBreathingWeapon fire breathing]] [[InstrumentOfMurder guitars]]) is [[MoodWhiplash so jarring]] that [[CrossesTheLineTwice it's hilarious]].
43* The "Mein Teil" stage show, which was overhauled from its original version where Till would [[KillItWithFire cook Flake with a flamethrower]]. In the new version, Till discovers that Flake survived his initial attempts at roasting him and is no worse for wear... so he simply goes back and [[BiggerStick grabs a bigger flamethrower.]]
44** Taken up to eleven as of their 2019 stadium tour, in which Flake survives the second flamethrower and gets flamed at almost point-blank range inside a fireproof suit, eventually crawls onto the stage smouldering and waving a white flag of surrender and - to top it all off - [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking gets left hanging when he tries to shake hands with Till]].
45* As shown in the ''Völkerball'' DVD, Till decides to do a bit of ad-libbing [[https://youtu.be/PdIxGIjlHEo while performing at a club in Japan]]. During "Mein Teil" -- which is about [[ImAHumanitarian a cannibal cooking and eating someone]] -- Till interrupts himself while singing a verse to point at Flake and exclaim "Sushi!"
46* Watching Flake's dance number in "Weisses Fleisch" is... [[ICantDance a unique experience.]]
47* Take a moment to browse through their wonderfully diverse range of [[https://shop.rammstein.de/en/catalog official merchandise]]. [[https://shop.rammstein.de/en/catalog/Menu/Mein-Teil-Rammstein-table-mat.html "Mein Teil" place mat]], anyone? Or how about a [[https://shop.rammstein.de/en/catalog/Whats-New/Rammstein-LOGO-Toaster.html Rammstein toaster]]?
48* In 2016, during performances of "Du riechst so gut", instead of "Der Wahnsinn", Richard would take a minute instead to sing in a light voice "Ya sexy motherfucker~" which is ''very'' out of nowhere.
49* The dancing and jazz hands displayed by the riot police at the end of the "Radio" music video.
50* Flake getting left behind with the natives in the "Ausländer" video. And then he becomes chief for some reason...
51* The video for "Zick Zack" has some choice moments.
52** The excessive plastic surgery makeup on the band is grotesque, yes, but it's also pretty funny.
53** Till taking a champagne glass from the bottom of a decorative pyramid of glasses, with predictable results.
54** Till using [[FacialHorror a staple gun and Scotch tape to fix his face after the surgery begins to fail]].
55** During the final riff, Till begin pounding on his knee as he usually does during musical interludes...and then immediately walk backstage with a limp.
56** The entire audience consists of elderly people. At one point, one of the women has her friends lift her walker so she can jab it at the stage. Near the end, one of them actually ''flashes the stage!''
57** As for the song itself, while most of the lines are rather unnerving, there's a section about having your stomach shrunken "[so] the penis sees the sun again", which is a hell of a way to put it.
58* Some shows during the Europe stadium tour have included the small but very funny moment of Paul, Schneider and Richard dancing what can only be described as their version of the Locomotion in the background when things get quiet during Mein Teil. Sometimes they even work in some finger snaps!

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