I have no idea what this is about, but the German guy’s reaction is hilarious

I wouldn’t be surprised if the numbers were off by an order of magnitude. 1500 units with on average 2 people works out to 3000. Looking at the pictures, that feels like a more realistic number.

The turtle moves!

I miss living in Montreal, great choice :)

My name is Guybrush Threpwood. I’m a mighty pirate.

My guess would be that the word made it into the English vocabulary via Yiddish.