Finally the Führer has been exectued

[Monk]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
wouldn't Hitler be considered Nazi paraphernalia, which is illegal in much of Europe?

Not really, no. There's a good bit of tolerance left for displays of anything Nazi-related when it's done for the 'right reasons'.

Presumably this is why there was a sign next to the wax Hitler that nobody should use 'him' for pictures. Having watched the behaviour of tourists at various museums, I don't question at all it wouldn't have been a week before the first jackass wanted a picture of himself and the Führer to take home.

[Elok]

Originally posted by Oerdin


Pre-beheading.

Someone needs to photoshop in a shot-glass on the table in front of him.

[Monk]

Originally posted by BeBro
Where did they get the "controversy" thing from? Hardly noticed anything, and as other Kraut media reported there's another waxwork Adolf in Hamburg since the 1940ies and nobody ever gave a damn.

You don't read German tabloids, I suppose. But I do, not that I'm proud of it, and prior to the beheading, Bild and BZ took this up, I think both had the imitation Hitler on the front page.

[Ecthy]

Both would like to have Hitler in front of their country.

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by germanos
Sir Ralph, what have you done to yourself

QFMFT

[Monk]

Originally posted by Ecthy
Both would like to have Hitler in front of their country.

Nah, let's not go overboard. Bild seems quite happy about both Chancellor Merkel and Vice-Chancellor... what was his name? Schweinsteiger!

(Edit: No - 'Schweini', was it.)

(Edit 2: What a horrible nickname.)

[Japher]

Originally posted by Elok


Someone needs to photoshop in a shot-glass on the table in front of him.

Or a big fruity cocktail with a little umbrella in it.

[Combat Ingrid]

Originally posted by Japher


Or a big fruity cocktail with a little umbrella in it.

[Harovan]

Originally posted by Oerdin

Es bleiben im Raum: Keitel, Jodl, Krebs und Burgdorf.

DAS WAR EIN BÄFÄÄÄÄHL!!! Der Angriff Steiners war BÄFÄÄÄÄHL!!!

...

[Dinner]

you need to change your name back, Ralph.

[BeBMan]

Originally posted by Monk


You don't read German tabloids, I suppose. But I do, not that I'm proud of it, and prior to the beheading, Bild and BZ took this up, I think both had the imitation Hitler on the front page.

Nah, didn't read that. But interestingly just right after this there's surfacing a bit more of this 'debate' elsewhere too. But it's kinda ridiculous.

[Provost Harrison]

And you need to stop speaking foreign too

[DrSpike]

I was in Berlin earlier this week and saw it arrive actually. The press coverage was pretty intensive and (at least from my command of German) it claimed they were taking extreme precautions to stop people (a) taking their picture with the statue and (b) beheading it.

Looks like the safeguards were circumvented pretty quickly.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
And you need to stop speaking foreign too

Yes, he speaks that filthy pig latin. I have no idea what he's saying. Something about stay in place and war in Steiners.

[Harovan]

It's Hitler's famous tantrum in the movie "Der Untergang", when he learned, that Steiner's SS Panzerkorps was unable to break the siege of Berlin from the north:

All leave the room except: Keitel, Jodl, Krebs and Burgdorf.

THIS WAS AN ORRRRDERRRR! Steiner's offensive was an orrrrderrrr! Who are you, that you dare to defy my orrrrderrrrs? ... (etc.)

It's a quite amusing sequence.