The Awful German Language (1880) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18147467 - Oct 2018 (311 comments)
But there are plenty of other threads where commenters have referenced it. For fun here are some:
Ghoti - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23581841 - June 2020 (239 comments)
On Truth and Lying in the Extra German Sense - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20232136 - June 2019 (52 comments)
German for Programmers - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19109371 - Feb 2019 (253 comments)
Shavian alphabet - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17844526 - Aug 2018 (113 comments)
English is weirdly different from other languages - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14450379 - May 2017 (115 comments)
Why the German language has so many great words - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11266465 - March 2016 (158 comments)
How language gives your brain a break - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10002595 - Aug 2015 (40 comments)
Why God Hates German Words - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2826507 - July 2011 (66 comments)
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1097258 - Feb 2010 (69 comments)
Writing English as a Second Language - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1055465 - Jan 2010 (26 comments)