Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] ......Leicas in movies......
From: Roger <contaxaholic@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 06:39:13 -0800 (PST)

Most valuable commodities on a U-Boat: Soap, Shampoo,
deodorant and tooth paste.

During a famine, last food item to be added to a
U-Boat menu: beans. (Whoa!) 8-)
 
- --- Dan Post <dpost@triad.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> I don't know about in Germany, but at the Museum of
> Science and Industry, in
> Chicago, they used to have U-505 on exhibit- you
> entered a hole cut in one
> end, and exited a hole cut in the other,  vast
> quantities of claustrophobia
> in between- it made the old submariner joke make
> sense---
> 
> The U-boot skipper gets on the intercom and
> announces, "Achtung!, The crew
> vill assemble at 0800 hour for a change of
> UNDERWEAR!"
> This is followed by loud cheers of joy and acclaim!
> The Kapitan- LT. continues-, "Schmidt vill change
> mit Grüber, Haas vill
> change mit Treudl, Söder vill change mit Gerwig,
> und...."
> 
> Carries the concept of 'hot-bunking' to a whole new
> level!!
> 
> Dan (Who switched from Ünterseeboots to
> Flugzeugträgeren after seeing
> U-505)Post
<snip>

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