Intended meaning of “Schrottsemmel”

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In the section "Hohlspiegel" of der Spiegel is the following:

Schrottsemmel

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(Aus der Bäckerei-Werbung in der Südwest Presse)

I'm guessing it must be funny because "Schrottsemmel" is a typo, since "Schrott" means scrap metal. But what is actually intended?

It's a typo which produces a weird new word. Literally it can be taken as "scrap (metal) bun". The first thing I actually thought of though was a really worn down car; "Semmel" as in "die Strasse langsemmeln", "Semmel" = "wheels"/"vehicle", also see "Möhre", "Kiste" — deceze, Sep 17 '14 at 12:15

Florian Diesch · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-17 00:20:38Z

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I guess it should be Schrot instead of Schrott.

answered Sep 17 '14 at 0:20

Florian Diesch

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Note that Schrott is also a mildly colloquial term for goods that are defective or of poor quality. – Ansgar Esztermann Sep 17 '14 at 8:47

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