From: rh@rudhar.com   
      
   Sun, 10 Aug 2025 19:13:38 -0000 (UTC): Christian Weisgerber   
    scribeva:   
      
   >(A relic of this is the   
   >verb-initial order frequently used in the opening lines of jokes:   
   >"Kommt ein Pferd in die Kneipe ...")   
      
   I rather think that is a shortened V2, like “Stellt euch mal vor, es   
   kommt ein Pferd in die Kneipe ...”. In Dutch “(Er) komt een man bij de   
   dokter ...”.   
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   Ruud Harmsen, https://rudhar.com   
      
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