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What does "Ich bin Laden" mean, or does it really mean anything sensible?

Google Translate translates it to "I am loading", but I am unsure...
Some other page claims "Ich bin im Laden" means "I am in the store/shop", but there is that extra "im" which to my knowledge is similar to "in" in English?

EDIT: Austrians are free to answer this as well, and maybe also Switzerlanderians.
Post edited 2 days ago by timppu
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It means "I am Laden" (as in, my name is Laden). It's most likely a play on words referencing Osama bin Laden.
It's one of those baffling internet memes that appears to have flared up like an ulcer or boil. Give it a day or two.
Some context would be nice.

It could mean "I'm loading" in the sense of "I'm off to charge my electric car's battery/load my stuff into the trunk.".
It could also be a colloquial and grammatically incorrect "I'm off to do some shopping." in some regions.

Our it could be a punny punchline to a joke combining the above with (Osama) bin Laden.
Post edited 2 days ago by Randalator
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timppu: What does "Ich bin Laden" mean, or does it really mean anything sensible?

Google Translate translates it to "I am loading", but I am unsure...
Some other page claims "Ich bin im Laden" means "I am in the store/shop", but there is that extra "im" which to my knowledge is similar to "in" in English?
As others have mentioned already: we need context, else this is near impossible to answer, because the (half) sentence: "Ich bin Laden" makes no sense.

First of all: is it "laden" or "Laden"? (lower case "l" or upper case "L"?)

The first means "to load" (a truck, etc) or "to charge" (a mobile phone, etc) - the latter means "store/shop".

So, a meaningful German sentence would be: "Ich bin dann mal am laden" - if the person saying it, is someone who is going to load stuff on a truck (or in a trunk, etc) and who wants other people to know about it
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if the person saying it, is someone who is talking on the mobile phone and is telling their dialogue partner, that he needs to end the call, because he needs to charge his phone now (because the battery is close to shutdown).

"Ich bin im Laden" (could also be: "Ich bin am Laden" (mind the capital "L" in both cases) = (I am in the shop / I am at the store) would be another meaningful sentence...but only with the "im" (in) or "am" (at) - not without it.

Logically, you can't be (a) store - which "Ich bin (ein) Laden" would mean.
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etna87: It means "I am Laden" (as in, my name is Laden). It's most likely a play on words referencing Osama bin Laden.
^that's what instantly came to mind for me too.